College Basketball roundup

The Golden Bears blew a 10-point lead in the final seven minutes of regulation but outscored the Trojans 16-13 in overtime to win and split the season series with USC.

Christopher and freshman Jorge Gutierrez sank two free throws apiece to put Cal ahead 79-75 in overtime with 16.4 seconds left before Daniel Hackett made a 3-pointer to pull the Trojans within 79-78.

Christopher was then fouled while trying to dribble out the clock and made both free throws. Hackett missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end it.

Hackett matched his career-high of 26 points and added four assists for USC (16-11, 7-8).

No. 22 UCLA 76, Stanford 71

STANFORD -- Josh Shipp hit four 3-pointers while scoring 24 points, and No. 22 UCLA stayed in the race for its fourth consecutive Pac-10 Conference title with a 76-71 victory over fading Stanford on Thursday night.

Alfred Aboya hit four free throws in the final 14 seconds to finish with 16 points for the Bruins (21-7, 10-5), who hung on despite making just one field goal over the final 4 1/2 minutes and won for the second time in their last five games.

The slump has endangered the chances of another conference crown for UCLA, which trails Washington and Arizona State. With 9-of-12 shooting, Shipp made sure the Bruins didn't fall any farther, beating Stanford (15-11, 4-11) for the eighth time in the last nine meetings.San Jose State 72, Idaho 64

SAN JOSE -- Justin Graham scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half to lead short-handed San Jose State to a 72-64 victory over Idaho on Thursday night.

The Spartans (12-14, 5-8 WAC) won without starting forward Tim Pierce, who was out for what the school called academic reasons. Pierce had started every game this season and he was second on the team in scoring and third in rebounding.

The Spartans had five players score in double-figures, including Adrian Oliver (14 points), C.J. Webster (12), Robert Owens (11) and DeVonte Thomas (10).

Mac Hobson scored 20 points to lead Idaho (13-14, 6-7).

Loyola Marymount 61,

San Francisco 57

LOS ANGELES -- Jarred DuBois scored 17 points and Loyola Marymount held on for a 61-57 victory over San Francisco on Thursday.

Vernon Teel made one of two free throws with 16.3 seconds remaining for a three-point lead, and the Dons turned the ball over on the next possession.

Corey Counts added a free throw with 5.1 seconds left to seal the win for the Lions (3-26, 2-11 West Coast Conference). Loyola Marymount avenged a 73-53 loss on Jan. 31 in San Francisco (10-18, 2-11).

The Lions led by 14 points in the first half before San Francisco cut the deficit to 35-28 at halftime.

Kwame Vaughn led San Francisco with 18 points and Dior Lowhorn added 16 points and eight rebounds.

Counts added 13 points for the Lions and Kevin Young had a game-high 12 rebounds.

St. Mary's 62, Pepperdine 49

MALIBU -- Diamon Simpson had 13 points and 14 rebounds and Omar Samhan had 14 points to lead Saint Mary's past Pepperdine 62-49 on Thursday.

Four players scored in double-figures for the Gaels (23-5, 8-5 West Coast Conference), who won their fourth straight game and 11 of the last 12 meetings against Pepperdine.

Mychel Thompson had 15 points and Lorne Jackson 10 for the Waves (8-21, 5-8).

Pepperdine pulled as close as 38-34 when Keion Bell hit a floater, but then Saint Mary's responded with 11 unanswered points.

Unlike the first meeting between the two teams that Saint Mary's won 96-56, neither team exploded offensively to start the game.

Pepperdine missed 15 of its first 18 shots and didn't score in double digits until Thompson made one of two free throws with 5:44 in the first half, trimming Saint Mary's lead to 20-10.

The Gaels, who led by as many as 14 in the first half, led 27-20 at halftime.