SportsMarch 6, 2014

Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. - Seattle Seahawks All-Pro cornerback and former Stanford standout Richard Sherman gave the Cardinal a pep talk about "seizing the moment" before facing Colorado on Wednesday night.

Instead, Sherman sat in the stands with fellow alum Andrew Luck and watched the visitors take it away.

Josh Scott had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Xavier Johnson scored 14 points and the Buffaloes boosted their chances for a first-round bye in next week's Pac-12 Conference tournament with a 59-56 victory over Stanford.

Xavier Talton added nine points and five rebounds to help the Buffaloes (21-9, 10-7 Pac-12) break a two-game losing skid and hand the Cardinal another late-season setback under coach Johnny Dawkins.

COLORADO (21-9)

Booker 3-10 1-2 7, Gordon 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 5-16 4-6 14, Talton 3-6 1-2 9, Scott 4-6 9-11 17, Stalzer 1-1 2-2 5, Thomas 0-3 0-2 0, Hopkins 1-3 0-0 3, Mills 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-49 17-25 59.

STANFORD (18-11)

Nastic 2-3 2-5 6, Randle 9-18 2-4 24, Brown 3-9 0-0 6, Huestis 3-10 3-4 9, Powell 3-8 2-3 8, Lemons 0-2 0-0 0, Mar. Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Verhoeven 0-0 0-0 0, Gage 1-6 1-1 3. Totals 21-57 10-17 56.

Halftime-Colorado 33-28. 3-Point Goals-Colorado 4-17 (Talton 2-4, Stalzer 1-1, Hopkins 1-2, Thomas 0-2, Booker 0-3, Johnson 0-5), Stanford 4-17 (Randle 4-7, Huestis 0-1, Lemons 0-1, Mar. Allen 0-1, Brown 0-3, Gage 0-4). Fouled Out-Powell. Rebounds-Colorado 39 (Scott 11), Stanford 31 (Huestis 13). Assists-Colorado 7 (Booker 3), Stanford 8 (Brown 4). Total Fouls-Colorado 18, Stanford 22. A-4,558.

Utah 63, Cal 59 - At Berkeley, Calif., Brandon Taylor converted the go-ahead free throws with 1:46 remaining and hit a 3-pointer with 51.2 seconds left, and Utah held off California to give coach Larry Krystkowiak his first 20-win season in three years at the school.

UTAH (20-9)

Onwas 2-7 2-6 6, Taylor 4-8 2-2 13, Loveridge 3-17 6-7 12, Bachynski 3-5 0-0 6, Wright 3-10 5-7 11, Kovacevic 2-3 2-2 6, Lenz 1-3 1-2 3, Tucker 0-1 0-0 0, Ogbe 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 20-57 18-26 63.

CALIFORNIA (18-12)

Cobbs 2-6 1-4 6, Wallace 2-7 6-6 11, Kreklow 2-8 0-0 5, Solomon 6-10 7-8 19, Kravish 4-9 0-0 8, Singer 0-0 0-0 0, Behrens 0-0 0-0 0, Mathews 1-4 4-6 7, Bird 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 18-46 18-24 59.

Halftime-Utah 26-24. 3-Point Goals-Utah 5-18 (Taylor 3-6, Ogbe 2-2, Tucker 0-1, Onwas 0-2, Wright 0-2, Loveridge 0-5), California 5-16 (Bird 1-1, Cobbs 1-2, Mathews 1-3, Wallace 1-4, Kreklow 1-6). Fouled Out-Kreklow. Rebounds-Utah 39 (Wright 9), California 34 (Solomon 14). Assists-Utah 10 (Wright 4), California 13 (Cobbs 7). Total Fouls-Utah 22, California 17. A-8,267.

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No. 3 Arizona 74, Oregon State 69 - At Corvallis, Ore., Nick Johnson scored 25 points and Arizona beat Oregon State in a back-and-forth game.

ARIZONA (28-2)

Gordon 3-9 2-4 8, Tarczewski 3-4 6-9 12, York 4-9 0-0 12, McConnell 2-9 0-0 4, N. Johnson 8-18 6-9 25, Mayes 0-1 0-0 0, Hollis-Jefferson 4-7 5-8 13, Pitts 0-0 0-0 0, Korcheck 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 19-30 74.

OREGON ST. (15-14)

Moreland 2-4 0-3 4, Brandt 2-5 2-2 6, Cooke 4-7 0-0 10, Morris-Walker 0-2 0-0 0, Nelson 7-22 9-13 25, Duvivier 2-2 1-2 5, Gomis 1-1 0-0 2, Schaftenaar 1-2 0-0 3, Collier 5-9 4-9 14. Totals 24-54 16-29 69.

Halftime-Arizona 36-33. 3-Point Goals-Arizona 7-19 (York 4-9, N. Johnson 3-6, Hollis-Jefferson 0-1, McConnell 0-3), Oregon St. 5-13 (Cooke 2-2, Nelson 2-7, Schaftenaar 1-1, Morris-Walker 0-1, Brandt 0-2). Fouled Out-Gomis, Gordon. Rebounds-Arizona 34 (Tarczewski 9), Oregon St. 43 (Moreland 12). Assists-Arizona 15 (McConnell 8), Oregon St. 8 (Nelson 3). Total Fouls-Arizona 18, Oregon St. 21. Technical-Gomis. A-5,651.

Wake Forest 82, No. 4 Duke 72 - At Winston-Salem, N.C., Tyler Cavanaugh scored a career-high 20 points and Wake Forest pulled away to upset No. 4 Duke.

No. 8 KANSAS 82, TEXAS TECH 57 - At Lawrence, Kan., Tarik Black scored 19 points on perfect shooting in his final game at Allen Fieldhouse, and No. 8 Kansas managed just fine without injured center Joel Embiid in a romp over Texas Tech.

No. 9 WISCONSIN 76, PURDUE 70 - At Madison, Wis., Frank Kaminsky scored 22 points, Traevon Jackson added 14 and Wisconsin finished off its home schedule with a victory over Purdue.

No. 10 SAN DIEGO STATE 73, UNLV 64 - at Las Vegas, Xavier Thames scored 19 points to lead San Diego State to a win over UNLV.

No. 11 LOUISVILLE 84, No. 18 SMU 71 - At Dallas, Russ Smith scored 22 of his 26 points after halftime, including six 3-pointers, and Louisville became the first opponent to win in SMU's renovated home.

DAYTON 72, No. 17 SAINT LOUIS 67 - At St. Louis, reserve Jalen Robinson scored all 10 of his points in the second half, including two key 3-pointers in the put-away run, helping Dayton upset Saint Louis, the Billikens' third straight loss.

No. 19 CONNECTICUT 69, RUTGERS 63 - At Storrs, Conn., Shabazz Napier scored 26 points in his final home game, leading UConn to a win over Rutgers.

No. 21 NEW MEXICO 80, AIR FORCE 52 - At Albuquerque, N.M., seniors Cameron Bairstow and Kendall Williams put on a show in their final home game for New Mexico, combining for 34 points to lead the Lobos to a victory over Air Force.

No. 23 OKLAHOMA 72, WEST VIRGINIA 62 - At Norman, Okla., Cameron Clark had 19 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game to help Oklahoma defeat West Virginia.

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