Pac-10 Men | USC gets past Oregon in OT

EUGENE, Ore. — USC may have relinquished its lead at the end of regulation, but it hadn't lost any confidence.

The Trojans outscored Oregon 21-12 in overtime as they held on to defeat the Ducks 95-86 on Saturday.

Daniel Hackett scored 26, O.J. Mayo had 25 points and Dwight Lewis scored a career-high 24 points for USC, which lost a nine-point lead in the final 1:26 as Oregon forced overtime with a 17-8 run.

"We were pretty mad about giving up that lead," Hackett said. "We just pulled together and refused to lose."

The Trojans (13-6, 4-3) were nearly perfect in the overtime session, going 5 for 5 from the field, all three-pointers, and 6 for 8 from the free-throw line as they quickly broke away from a tie at 77.

"It was about as difficult a set of circumstances as you can possibly overcome," said USC coach Tim Floyd, who had two starters foul out and went into OT with multiple players suffering from leg cramps, including Mayo who needed an IV after the game. "It always helps when you make every shot."

It was the fourth straight win for USC, while the Ducks (12-8, 3-5) have now lost four in a row since they upset then-No. 23 Stanford two weeks ago.

Malik Hairston scored 21 to pace Oregon, which sent the game into overtime when Bryce Taylor made a layup as time expired.

Taylor finished with 16 points, while Tajuan Porter scored 17 points, Joevan Catron had 15 points and Maarty Leunen had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

"It would have been a big win for us with us being on the skid," Catron said. "But they came out and their shots fell for them."

Other games

No. 20 Stanford 82, at California 77

Brook Lopez had 23 points, four rebounds and two blocks, all in the second half after sitting 15 minutes of the first in foul trouble, and Stanford won its third in a row.

Robin Lopez had nine points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Cardinal (16-3, 5-2).

Patrick Christopher scored 16 points for Cal (11-7, 2-5).

Jerome Randle had 12 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and reserve Jamal Boykin had 14 points and eight rebounds for Cal, which outshot Stanford 47 percent to 41 percent but was out-rebounded 42-35.

No. 8 UCLA 85, Oregon St. 62

In Portland, Darren Collison had a career-high 33 points and UCLA (18-2, 6-1) easily defeated Oregon State for the Beavers' 10th consecutive loss.

Kevin Love, an Oregon native who drew some criticism for leaving his home state in favor of the Bruins, scored 16 points and had 21 rebounds, besting his own record for a UCLA freshman. Love's previous best was 18, set Thursday at Oregon. Love has 11 double-doubles.

Freshman guard Lathen Wallace had a career-high 18 points for Oregon State (6-14, 0-8), which trailed by as many as 25 points.

The Bruins were coming off an 80-75 victory over Oregon, where Love's father, Stan Love, played. Love had 26 points and 18 rebounds in the game, during which he was mercilessly taunted by the fans.