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Cal beats Oregon at home for 5th straight time

Cal and coach Ben Braun beat Oregon at Berkeley, Calif., for the fifth straight time. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Cal and coach Ben Braun beat Oregon at Berkeley, Calif., for the fifth straight time. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Marquise Kately scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half and California hung on for its fifth straight home victory over Oregon, 65-62 on Thursday night at Berkeley, Calif.

Rod Benson had 15 points and six rebounds for the Golden Bears (10-8, 3-5 Pac-10), who built on their momentum from last weekend’s road win over UCLA, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Dominic McGuire matched his career high with 12 points in the first half, and Cal then held off several rallies by the Ducks in the final minutes for its seventh win in the rivalry’s last 10 games.

Malik Hairston scored 15 points for the Ducks (11-6, 3-5), who lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Bay Area road trip has been ugly for the Ducks, who haven’t won in Berkeley since Feb. 12, 2000 — and haven’t won at Stanford since Jan. 13, 1986.

But Oregon wasted several chances for a win at Haas Pavilion. The Ducks trailed by 12 early in the second half, but Aaron Brooks’ 3-pointer with 2:06 to play capped an 18-8 run that cut Cal’s lead to one point.

Brooks and Hairston hit two 3-pointers apiece, but Oregon made 18 turnovers.

California 65, Oregon 62

Oregon (11-6, 3-5)—Hairston 6-10 1-2 15, Crosswhite 2-4 2-2 6, Platt 0-2 2-2 2, Brooks 3-9 3-4 11, Taylor 1-4 0-0 2, Kent 4-7 2-2 10, Leunen 0-0 2-2 2, Lincoln 4-6 1-2 10, Zahn 0-0 2-2 2, Schafer 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 21-47 15-18 62.

California (10-8, 3-5)—Benson 4-8 7-8 15, McGuire 6-11 0-0 12, Paris 1-5 0-0 2, Ubaka 3-9 2-2 9, Smith 2-6 1-3 5, Vierneisel 1-4 0-0 3, Kately 4-7 7-7 15, Langford 0-1 0-0 0, Hardin 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 23-53 17-20 65.

Halftime—California 37, Oregon 27. 3-point goals—Oregon 5-15 (Hairston 2-3, Brooks 2-6, Lincoln 1-3, Kent 0-3), California 2-14 (Vierneisel 1-4, Ubaka 1-6, Kately 0-2, Smith 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon 28 (Crosswhite 10), California 31 (Benson, Kately 6). Assists—Oregon 12 (Brooks 7), California 13 (Smith 6). Total fouls—Oregon 17, California 17. A—8,101.

Stanford 69, Oregon St. 65

Chris Hernandez scored 23 points and made six free throws in the final 21 seconds, lifting the Cardinal to a victory over the Beavers at Stanford, Calif.

Hernandez’s free throws with 21 seconds left broke a tie and gave the Cardinal (11-7, 5-3 Pac-10) their fifth straight win.

Dan Grunfeld added 15 points as Stanford beat Oregon State (11-8, 3-5) for the 11th straight time. Matt Haryasz had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Rob Little scored all 10 of his points in the first half.

Nick DeWitz scored 19 points to lead the Beavers, who lost their seventh straight Pac-10 game on the road and 15th in 16. They lost their fifth in six overall.

Oregon State (11-8, 3-5)—DeWitz 9-18 3-5 21, Lucas 7-18 3-3 17, Hurd 0-3 0-0 0, Stephens 2-7 0-0 4, Nash 3-4 2-2 8, Fontenet 3-10 2-2 8, Hanchett 0-1 2-4 2, Cuic 0-4 1-2 1, Jeffers 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-68 13-18 65.

Stanford (11-7, 5-3)—Robinson 2-6 4-4 8, Haryasz 6-11 1-3 13, Little 5-8 0-8 10, Hernandez 5-12 12-14 23, Grunfeld 7-14 1-2 15, Finger 0-0 0-0 0, Haas 0-3 0-0 0, Washington 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 18-31 69.

Halftime—Stanford 38, Oregon State 28. 3-point goals—Oregon State 0-5 (DeWitz 0-1, Nash 0-1, Fontenet 0-1, Stephens 0-2), Stanford 1-6 (Hernandez 1-3, Haas 0-1, Grunfeld 0-2). Fouled out—Lucas, Haryasz. Rebounds—Oregon State 42 (Lucas 9), Stanford 37 (Haryasz 11). Assists—Oregon State 10 (Fontenet 5), Stanford 15 (Grunfeld 6). Total fouls—Oregon State 21, Stanford 19. Technicals—Hanchett, Oregon State bench. A—5,479.