UCLA hires Johnson as offensive coordinator

By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer

UCLA hired Mike Johnson as offensive coordinator Saturday, several hours before Norm Chow officially left for the same job at Utah.

Chow is a respected coaching veteran who built powerful offenses at BYU and USC, but struggled through the last three seasons with the Bruins. He even received a lucrative contract extension a year ago when the Trojans showed interest in rehiring him, but split with Neuheisel after UCLA finished 116th in passing offense last season while going 4-8.

Chow had two years left on his UCLA contract at $1 million in his extension, which was finalized in November even while the Bruins foundered. Negotiations on Chow's buyout apparently delayed the biggest change to Neuheisel's staff before what might be a make-or-break season at his alma mater.

Neuheisel's housecleaning began Dec. 18, when he fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough and receivers coach Reggie Moore.

``I think we've always had good coaches, we've always had good people, but sometimes the chemistry of the staff isn't exactly right,'' Neuheisel said. ``I think dysfunction may be too strong of a word, but when it's not functioning at the highest level, it leaks down into the program. I've been working to put back together what I think will be a formidable staff.''

Johnson also will coach the Bruins' receivers, and Neuheisel will coach UCLA's quarterbacks while endeavoring to put his own stamp on the offense. Neuheisel is 15-22 after losing six of the final seven games last season, and the coach has led the Bruins to just one minor bowl game in three seasons since returning to Westwood.

``I certainly have zero problem in turning the keys over to Mike, and he gets it done,'' said Neuheisel, who isn't sure whether he'll call every play.

UCLA didn't even wait for Chow to leave before replacing him with Johnson, the up-and-coming coach who ran the San Francisco 49ers' offense for most of last season. UCLA also is expected to interview former Miami coach Randy Shannon on Sunday for its vacant defensive coordinator job.

Johnson agreed Thursday to reunite with Neuheisel, his fellow assistant with the Baltimore Ravens from 2006-07.

``I'm a believer that you look at the personnel you have, and then you develop an offense around the people,'' Johnson said. ``I think the talent level here is good. My goal as the recruiter in Los Angeles is to make sure we upgrade that and make it better, but there's the talent here to do some positive things.''

Johnson immediately planned to contact several recruits in Los Angeles, where he was born. Johnson's recruiting prowess caught Neuheisel's attention at Washington a dozen years ago when Johnson landed several prized Los Angeles prospects as an Oregon State assistant.

Since-fired San Francisco head coach Mike Singletary promoted Johnson, then his quarterbacks coach, to his first coordinator job on Sept. 27, early in the 49ers' eighth consecutive non-winning season. Johnson was moderately successful with San Francisco's talent-laden offense, but wasn't retained by new coach Jim Harbaugh.

Shannon is an intriguing candidate to take over the Bruins' middling defense. He was fired by Miami in November after going 28-22 over four seasons at his alma mater, but he is a respected defensive coach and an outstanding recruiter.

The Bruins' biggest problem has been their offense, which was pathetic for most of last season. UCLA ranked 100th out of 120 FBS teams in total offense, passing for just 141 yards per game.

UCLA spent the past offseason installing Nevada's pistol formation, which was seen as a surprising admission of desperation by Chow and Neuheisel, two experienced coaches who couldn't build a consistent Pac-10 offense.

``I think we all bought into the pistol offense,'' Neuheisel said, the apparent driving force behind the experiment that improved UCLA's running game, but crippled its passing game. ``There's no finger-pointing at all with regard to that. I think retrospectively, we'd wonder if it was exactly the thing to do, but we all bought in.''

Although it's still early, Neuheisel and Johnson appear ready to retire the pistol for the upcoming season.

``I don't know that we'll have the flashy name for our offense, but hopefully we'll develop one as it starts producing,'' Neuheisel said. ``We feel we can put together something that's special.''

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Utah hires Chow as offensive coordinator

By LYNN DeBRUIN
AP Sports Writer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Norm Chow is returning to his alma mater as Utah's offensive coordinator.

The 64-year-old Chow was hired Saturday after spending the past three years in the same role at UCLA. He left after a 4-8 season, but the move comes as Utah is about to join the new Pac-12 Conference in 2011.

UCLA will play at Utah on Nov. 12.

``I am awfully excited to be going back to my alma mater,'' Chow said. ``The University of Utah is where I started my career. I met my wife there. How many people get to go back to their alma mater? This is an exciting day for me.''

Chow, a BYU assistant for 27 years, may be best known for helping develop star quarterbacks Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Ty Detmer, Philip Rivers, Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Detmer, Palmer and Leinart won Heisman Trophies under his tutelage.

``Adding Norm Chow to our offensive staff was an opportunity that we couldn't pass up,'' Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. ``Norm is widely considered one of the top offensive coordinators in the country and his experience at both USC and UCLA will aid us in our transition into the Pac-12 conference. I have a long-standing relationship with Norm and have a tremendous amount of respect for him and what he has accomplished over the course of his career. His hiring will obviously mean some restructuring within our offensive staff and those details will be announced when they are finalized.''

Dave Schramm and Aaron Roderick served as co-coordinators this past season. Schramm, also tight ends coach, and Roderick, also wide receivers coach, remain on the staff.

Chow was with BYU when the Cougars when they won their only national championship in 1984, and was coordinator at Southern California when the Trojans won national titles in 2003 and 2004.

He left USC in 2005 to be offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, but was fired after three seasons.

Rick Neuheisel brought Chow to UCLA in 2007. Earlier Saturday, former San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Johnson replaced Chow on Neuheisel's staff.

``Norm is a fine man and an outstanding coach and I have enjoyed working with him,'' Neuheisel said. ``He will do a great job at Utah. I thank him for his contributions to our program and wish Norm and his family well.''

Speculation that Chow might be headed to Utah surfaced weeks ago. He is a longtime friend of Whittingham's from their days as BYU assistants.

But Chow's UCLA contract complicated matters. Chow received a two-year extension worth $1 million in July.

Details about his contract were not released.

The announcement follows a move this month in which former Utes offensive tackle Tim Davis was hired to coach Utah's offensive line.

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Women's Top 25 Capsules

By The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Freshman Chelsea Gray hit a driving layup with 12 seconds left and No. 3 Duke rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat rival North Carolina State 65-64 on Sunday.

Jasmine Thomas scored 14 points for the Blue Devils (19-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had to fight to the final horn to remain the nation's last unbeaten team. Duke trailed by 18 at halftime and 42-22 a minute into the second half before turning up its full-court pressure to finally get back in the game.

Gray's layup against Amber White gave the Blue Devils the lead for good, though the Wolfpack had two good looks at the end to steal back the win. First, Marissa Kastanek missed a straightaway 3-pointer, then Bonae Holston hit the front of the rim on a mid-range stickback attempt.

Kastanek and Kody Burke each had 14 points for N.C. State (9-10, 1-4), which shot 52 percent in the first half but just 32 percent (8 for 25) after halftime.

No. 5 Tennessee 73, Auburn 53

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Shekinna Stricklen scored 18 points, Glory Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Tennessee earned its 10th consecutive victory.

The Lady Vols (19-2, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) used a late 19-4 spurt to pull away, even with leading scorer Meighan Simmons held to five points.

Stricklen helped overcome the freshman's sub-par outing with her second straight big game. She made 8 of 14 shots after getting 18 points and 16 rebounds Thursday night at South Carolina.

Alli Smalley and Morgan Toles had 13 points apiece for Auburn (12-8, 5-2). Jordan Greenleaf added 10 points and nine rebounds.

No. 15 Maryland 88, No. 10 North Carolina 65

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Alyssa Thomas had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Maryland had four other players score in double figures in a surprisingly easy victory over North Carolina.

Diandra Tchatchouang scored 13, Lynetta Kizer and Alicia DeVaughn each had 12, and Laurin Mincy added 10 points for the Terrapins (16-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). Maryland committed a whopping 28 turnovers but shot 48 percent from the floor and finished with a 55-32 rebounding advantage.

Italee Lucas scored 17 for the Tar Heels (17-3, 3-2). After opening the season with 14 straight wins, North Carolina has since gone 3-3.

It was the Tar Heels' most lopsided loss to Maryland since an 84-62 defeat in 1998.

No. 11 Notre Dame 69, St. John's 36

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Devereaux Peters dominated inside with 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, leading Notre Dame to the victory.

Becca Bruszewski scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting for the Fighting Irish (17-4, 6-1 Big East).

The Red Storm (14-6, 3-4) shot 32 percent, with no player reaching double figures. Leading scorer Shenneika Smith was held to seven points on 3-of-8 shooting. Da'Shena Stevens had nine rebounds, but missed all seven free-throw attempts.

Notre Dame outrebounded the Red Storm 42-31.

No. 12 Michigan State 66, Minnesota 54

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Lykendra Johnson had 20 points and 17 rebounds to help Michigan State continue the best start in school history.

Johnson had a double-double by halftime with 10 points and 10 rebounds, leading the first-place Spartans (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten) to the victory.

Kalisha Keane had 14 points, and Cetera Washington added 10 points and eight rebounds in Michigan State's 17th straight win in the Breslin Center.

Kiara Buford scored 24 points for the last-place Golden Gophers (8-12, 0-7), who twice cut a 12-point halftime deficit to five before the Spartans got going in the final minutes.

No. 14 Oklahoma 75, Kansas 57

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Aaryn Ellenberg had 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and Oklahoma got the big conference road win.

Whitney Hand added 21 points for Oklahoma (15-3, 5-0 Big 12). Hand and Ellenberg combined for 37 of Oklahoma's 43 points in the first half, boosting the Sooners to 17-point lead at the break.

Carolyn Davis had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Jayhawks (15-4, 1-4), who lost their fourth Big 12 home game this season. Davis was 8 for 15 from the free-throw line and the Jayhawks were 19 for 32.

Ellenberg and Hand scored all the points in a 16-3 run midway through the first half that gave Oklahoma control.

No. 19 Kentucky 78, Vanderbilt 68

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Victoria Dunlap had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Kentucky used a 20-0 run in the first half to take a big lead.

Trailing 21-17, the Wildcats (15-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) got their game-turning run over a 6-minute span.

Kentucky led by 23 in the second half before Vanderbilt (13-7, 4-3) rallied to pull to 68-59 with 2:04 remaining. But Commodores coach Melanie Balcomb was called for a technical for arguing with an official and the Wildcats held on.

Kentucky shot just 37.5 percent from the field, but had 24 offensive rebounds and outworked Vanderbilt 41-31 on the boards overall.

Christina Foggie led the Commodores with 15 points.

Mississippi 69, No. 23 Arkansas 65

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Valencia McFarland scored 21 points and hit two late free throws to seal Mississippi's upset victory.

Nikki Byrd scored to spark an 11-2 run late in the second half that gave Ole Miss a 63-56 lead. The Razorbacks closed to 67-65 with 58.8 seconds remaining on Ashley Daniels' layup. Daniels had a chance to tie the game seconds later, but missed an open layup after a steal.

Arkansas (15-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) had another chance to tie, but sophomore center Sarah Watkins missed a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds left. Watkins scored 21 points for the Razorbacks, who dropped back-to-back games for the first time all season.

McFarland made two foul shots with 2.7 seconds to go to clinch the win.

Ole Miss (9-9, 2-4) rallied from an early 14-2 deficit to snap a four-game losing streak.

No. 24 Georgia 78, Mississippi State 58

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Anne Marie Armstrong scored 17 points, Porsha Phillips had 16 points and 11 rebounds and No. 24 Georgia cruised to its seventh straight win.

Khaalidah Miller added 13 points and Ronika Ransford had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Georgia (16-3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference).

Kathryn Govero had 17 points and Diamber Johnson had 10 for Mississippi State (8-10, 0-6).

Georgia used a 13-0 run to take a 27-13 lead with about 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half. The Lady Bulldogs scored the final five points of the opening half to stretch the lead to 40-20 at the break.

Georgia increased the advantage to 70-35 with about 7 minutes to go.

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Top 25 Capsules

By The Associated Press

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) - Wisconsin freshman Josh Gasser had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in school history, leading the 19th-ranked Badgers to a 78-46 victory over Northwestern.

Jon Leuer scored 19 points, Keaton Nankivil had 16 and Jordan Taylor 14 as the Badgers (15-4, 5-2 Big Ten) won their third straight game.

John Shurna and Luka Mirkovic scored 13 points apiece for the Wildcats (13-6, 3-5).

Gasser's baseline 3-pointer at the 13-minute mark snapped a tie and sparked the Badgers to a 15-4 run over the next 5:10. Wisconsin opened its biggest lead at 45-26 just before the half when Gasser picked up the ball in a scramble under the basket and put it in.

Leuer had just two points in the first half, but scored 15 of Wisconsin's first 20 in the second half as the lead grew to 65-30.

The 32-point loss was Northwestern's largest of the season.

No. 21 West Virginia 56, South Florida 46

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Casey Mitchell had 13 points and 14 rebounds to power West Virginia to the conference win.

John Flowers and Kevin Jones added 13 points apiece for West Virginia (13-5, 4-2 Big East). The Mountaineers bounced back from a 75-71 loss to Marshall on Wednesday after entering the Top 25 for the first time this season.

Augustus Gilchrist had his third straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds for South Florida (7-14, 1-7). The Bulls lost for the 11th time in 13 games and remain winless in nine road games.

Despite a solid defensive effort, West Virginia's 56 points were well below its season average of 75 and eight fewer than its previous low for the season, a 64-61 win at Duquesne on Dec. 12.

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Stanford hires David Shaw as football coach

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Sports Writer

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - If David Shaw has his way, he will never have to interview for another Click Here!">football coaching job. He is right where he has always felt he belonged: Stanford.

A head college coach at age 38, Shaw is ready to turn Stanford into a Click Here!">football powerhouse despite its tough academic standards.

``Since the day I started coaching, this is the job I always knew that I wanted,'' Shaw said. ``Today's finally the day.''

Shaw arrived as an assistant on the Stanford coaching staff with Jim Harbaugh four years ago with the task of rebuilding a one-win team.

He was promoted Thursday to replace Harbaugh and maintain the Cardinal's place as a national contender following their most successful season in decades.

``We've got a good Click Here!">football team. We've got a team that's tough, that's physical, that's eager to pick up where we left off,'' Shaw said during his introductory news conference. ``Our schemes are going to be the same. It's going to be very similar. We're going to be aggressive on defense. We're going to get after people on defense. We're going to be aggressive on offense.''

Shaw won out over fellow assistants Greg Roman and Vic Fangio, among others, to take over the program less than a week after Harbaugh left to become coach of the San Francisco 49ers last Friday.

Athletic director Bob Bowlsby said he interviewed four in-house candidates and had lengthy conversations with three others from outside the program.

``His contribution to the current state of affairs of our Click Here!">football program is immeasurable,'' Bowlsby said of Shaw. ``It has been an interesting and exciting fall. This is, in my estimation, the most logical step that we can take. Having David Shaw take over the Click Here!">football program at this university speaks volumes about Stanford. I think it speaks volumes about the experience student-athletes have. ... He is the guy who is going to lead Stanford Click Here!">football for a long, long time.''

Shaw could have to replace much of the coaching staff as Harbaugh is interested in bringing Fangio, Roman and others with him to the NFL. Shaw acknowledged there would be changes but wouldn't elaborate.

The job Shaw inherits is a much more desirable one than Harbaugh took over after Stanford went 1-11 in 2006 under Walt Harris.

The Cardinal improved each season under Harbaugh, making a bowl game in his third year and going 12-1 this past season, capped by a 40-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. That helped Stanford finish fourth in the final AP poll, its best ranking since the unbeaten 1940 team finished No. 2.

``Take the 2010 season - outstanding, phenomenal - we're going to put it in a box. We're going to put a ribbon on it, we're going to put it up on a shelf for everybody to admire,'' Shaw said. ``We're going to let everybody else admire and talk about how great it was. Our goals are not that. We're not done yet. We did not win our conference. Oregon did that. Now, going into the new era of the Pac-12. We have the desire to be the first Pac-12 champions.''

The Orange Bowl trophy was on display for Shaw's formal introduction, a day before some 20 recruits will be on campus for visits. It was important for Bowlsby to get the head coach in place before this key recruiting period.

Expectations will be high again next season following last week's decision by Heisman Trophy runner-up and Orange Bowl MVP quarterback Andrew Luck to return for another season.

``We've got a pretty good quarterback you might have heard of,'' Shaw said.

Luck set school records for TD passes (32), completion percentage (70.7 percent) and passing efficiency (170.2) this season. With him at quarterback, the Cardinal are expected to be highly ranked again next season.

Luck was one of a large number of players who spoke to Bowlsby about the job over the past week. The quarterback said he appreciated Bowlsby hearing out the players - and he is thrilled not to have to learn a new play book heading into spring ball.

``He's a Stanford man. I've known that since he was recruiting me coming out of high school - a deep, abiding love and respect for Stanford. You can really tell that,'' Luck said. ``He's going to do a wonderful job with this program and the players are behind him 100 percent.''

Shaw is the son of Willie Shaw, a former Stanford and longtime NFL assistant. David was a receiver at Stanford from 1991-94 under Dennis Green and Bill Walsh. Willie Shaw was a finalist for the head coaching job when Walsh was hired for the second time in 1992.

``I will do what I can to help this place be successful,'' Shaw said. ``Two years of good Click Here!">football is not enough.''

Shaw was an assistant in the NFL for Philadelphia, Oakland and Baltimore, before joining Harbaugh as an assistant at the University of San Diego. As passing game coordinator and receivers coach, he helped lead the Toreros to an 11-1 record and the top marks in what was then Division I-AA in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense.

He joined Harbaugh at Stanford the following year and has coached receivers and running backs, while also serving as offensive coordinator the past four years.

How will he differ from the intense, ultra-competitive Harbaugh?

``Schematically, you'll see in September,'' Shaw said with a smile.

Shaw's father and mother, Gay, his wife, Kori, sister, Tawnya, and two of his three children were on hand to support and cheer him Thursday - along with former Stanford coach Tyrone Willingham and a number of Cardinal players. Luck was in class and did not attend, but later turned up to talk about Shaw.

``As far as what Stanford needs, we're not going to miss a beat,'' cornerback Michael Thomas said. ``He knows Stanford. He knows the system. The offense will be the same and he said he will run the same defense. We knew coach Shaw would be a great head coach. We're ready for the next chapter.''

The Cardinal showed immediate improvement, winning four games in 2007 and five the following season, before breaking through with Luck and 2009 Heisman runner-up Toby Gerhart last season.

Stanford set a single-season scoring record with 461 points in 2009 and topped that with 524 this season.

The Cardinal lose three starting offensive linemen, fullback Owen Marecic and leading receivers Doug Baldwin and Ryan Whalen. But they have plenty of other key offensive players returning, including 1,000-yard rusher Stepfan Taylor, running back Anthony Wilkerson, speedy receiver Chris Owusu and tight end Coby Fleener.

``I'm delighted,'' Stanford President John Hennessy said. ``We couldn't have made a better choice.''

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Mac2Matt: Oregon opens Matthew Knight Arena

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - With a gala celebration capped by a victory, Oregon christened Matthew Knight Arena, the $227 million replacement for aged but beloved McArthur Court.

The debut of the Ducks' court with its distinctive floor was originally supposed to happen at the start of the Pac-10 season, but it was delayed back in August just in case the school's Click Here!">football team went to a bowl game. Smart move, because it turns out that Oregon went to the BCS championship.

The Ducks played their last game at Mac Court, as it was known, on New Year's Day. Oregon fell 60-55 to Arizona State.

Now that the big Click Here!">football game - a 22-19 loss to Auburn on Monday night - is over, Oregon's focus turned to the opening Thursday night of the 12,500-seat facility, named after the late son of Nike co-founder and Ducks benefactor Phil Knight and his wife, Penny.

Nike made special ``Mac2Matt'' T-shirts to commemorate the even. Knight even addressed the crowd.

``I've got to believe Matthew's looking down pleased, as my grandmother would say, pleased as punch,'' Knight said.

Click Here!">Football coach Chip Kelly sat courtside. Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott was also in attendance.

The Ducks celebrated beating USC 68-62.

First-year head coach Dana Altman said the team had its first practices this week on the intricately designed floor, which is designed to look as if its shadowed by fir trees. Some have suggested that it make take some time for players to get used to.

The half-court line, for example, is very faint.

``The floor is something I think they like, and I don't think they'll have problems with it at all,'' Altman said.

Fan Ken Womer from Klamath Falls, Ore., got back from his bowl trip to Arizona on Wednesday night and drove to Eugene for the opening on Thursday morning. An alum, he used to sneak into Mac Court at night for pickup games.

He praised Matt Court as ``first class.''

``It was neat to see (Knight) him do that. He doesn't get out front much, so I was glad to see the fans give him a standing ovation,'' Womer said. ``He deserves it.''

The Knights donated $100 million to the athletic department's Legacy Fund, which helped jump-start the new arena project. Their son Matthew died in a 2004 scuba diving accident in El Salvador, where he was working for an orphanage.

Mac Court was the second oldest active on-campus arena in Division I, just two years younger than Fordham's Rose Hill Gym. The first men's game was played there on Jan. 14, 1927, when Oregon defeated Willamette 38-10.

The building was later home to the Oregon's famed ``Tall Firs'' team, which beat Ohio State 46-33 to win the first NCAA basketball championship in 1939.

What Mac Court lacked in modern conveniences, it made up in character. Known as one of the more intimidating courts in the Pac-10, the raucous ``Pit Crew'' could shake the baskets just by stomping.

Altman said the new arena, with a state-of-the-art video scoreboard that has been dubbed ``Knight Vision,'' should stand the test of time too, and will likely help with recruiting.

``Great venue,'' he said in a conference call with Pac-10 coaches earlier this week. ``I think our fans will really enjoy it. I think our players definitely will - new locker rooms, the player's lounge, all those things will make it a great home for us.''

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Top 25 Capsules

By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Blake Hoffarber's 26 points and Minnesota's improved perimeter defense helped the Golden Gophers outlast eighth-ranked Purdue 70-67 on Thursday night.

JaJuan Johnson had 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Boilermakers (15-2, 4-1 Big Ten), whose 10-game winning streak ended. They also lost for the first time in nine conference road games, dating to last January.

Hoffarber went 10 for 15 from the field and Al Nolen added 13 points, eight assists and three steals for the Gophers (13-4, 2-3), who have had a tumultuous week.

Leading scorer and rebounder Trevor Mbakwe, dropped from the starting lineup due to a misdemeanor charge of violating a harassment restraining order, played plenty after entering the game less than 4 minutes in - just seconds after students started a ``We want Trevor!'' chant.

Mbakwe had seven points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Stanford 58, No. 17 Washington 56

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Josh Owens scored the go-ahead basket on a left-handed tip-in with 29 seconds left and Stanford stunned Washington to stay unbeaten in Maples Pavilion this season.

Scott Suggs missed a baseline 3-pointer moments later for Washington after he knocked down a tying 3 with 1:08 left. Stanford's Jeremy Green was whistled for a foul against Justin Holiday on the rebound, but Holiday missed both free throws with 2.5 seconds on the clock.

The Huskies (12-4, 4-1 Pac-10) tied up Dwight Powell on the rebound, giving them the ball back for one final try. Holiday missed a long jumper from the right wing as the buzzer sounded.

Owens had 14 points and Green added 12 for Stanford (10-5, 3-1) in the biggest victory yet for third-year coach Johnny Dawkins. It was the Cardinal's first game against a ranked opponent this season.

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