Unselfish Missouri beats Cal

COLUMBIA, Mo. — DeMarre Carroll is such a believer he said it twice: Missouri is the most unselfish team in the country.

The Tigers combined for 22 assists, dazzling California with their quickness on both ends of the court in a 93-66 victory Sunday.

"It just shows how much trust we have in each other," Carroll said. "It's a whole new team and it's a whole new era, and we're looking forward to bigger and better things."

Progress starts with the senior big men for Missouri (7-1). Carroll had 19 points and six rebounds, and Leo Lyons added 18 points and eight rebounds. Both played pivotal roles in an early 18-point run that put Missouri in control.

"I'm always looking for quality minutes," Tigers coach Mike Anderson said. "And that's what they gave us."

Jerome Randle had 15 points for California (6-2), which shot a season-worst 35.9 percent and committed 20 turnovers against the Tigers' press, often creating easy baskets on the opposite end. Missouri ended with 20 offensive boards while outrebounding California 48-38.

"I would just say, as a general rule, they were quicker than we were across the board," said first-year California coach Mike Montgomery, a former Stanford coach. "To the ball, to the boards, to the basket, in every phase. We didn't compete very hard at stretches out there, so we got pretty much what we deserved."

Other Pac-10 games

At No. 12 UCLA 85,

Cal State Northridge 67

Josh Shipp and Jrue Holiday each scored 14 points for the Bruins (5-2), who shot 58 percent in beating the Matadors (1-6).

At No. 19 Arizona St. 64, Nebraska 44

James Harden finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Sun Devils (7-1) beat the Cornhuskers (6-1) in a Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series game.

At Oregon 75, Kansas St. 70

Tajuan Porter scored a season-high 28 points and the Ducks (4-4) defeated the Wildcats (5-3) in a Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series game.

Other game

No. 6 Oklahoma 69, at Tulsa 44

Blake Griffin collected 19 points and nine rebounds to help the Sooners (8-0) defeat the Golden Hurricane (4-4). Tulsa coach Doug Wojcik apologized to the 12,671 fans that watched the first college game played at the downtown BOK Center.