Cameron Brink had a career-high 23 rebounds and 25 points as No 4 Stanford claimed the Pac-12 regular-season title with a 67-63 victory over No. 11 Oregon State on Thursday night. Brink, a 6-foot-4 senior forward who leads the nation in blocked shots, was 11 of 15 from the field, pulled down eight offensive rebounds, and had four assists and one block. The Cardinal (25-4, 14-3) beat Oregon State (22-6, 11-6) for the 14th straight time, and locked up the No. 1 seed in next week’s Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
ouisiana completes play in the Lone Star State Invitational at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Sunday, February 25 facing off with host-No. 2 Texas in the tournament finale at 12:30 p.m.
With the game tied late and a chance for Arizona to win on the road at No. 3 Stanford for the first time since 2001, Jada Williams got the ball off a dribble-handoff, went between the legs with a dribble and let it go. “The bank was open," Williams said. Williams scored 14 points in the last four minutes — including the game-winning 3-pointer and led Arizona (15-12, 7-8 Pac-12) in scoring with 23 points.
No. 23 Syracuse lost to No. 15 Louisville by 12 points in their previous matchup on Feb. 1, but SU is set for a boost in the rematch with Izabel Varejão’s return. More on both sides.