Arizona Ends Oregon State's Nightmare Season

The Wildcats advanced to play No. 11 Stanford in Thursday night's quarterfinals.

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LOS ANGELES - Reserve Lathen Wallace scored 19 points and Marcel Jones had 12 rebounds to lead Oregon State as the Beavers fell to Arizona, 87-56, in action on Wednesday at the Pac-10 Tournament.

Jordan Hill led five players in double figures with 16 points to lead Arizona.

The Wildcats needed at least one more win to extend their 23-year streak of NCAA tournament appearances, the longest in the nation.

The Wildcats (19-13) advanced to play No. 11 Stanford (24-6) in Thursday night's quarterfinals at the Staples Center.

Hill hit all of his shots, going 7-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the line while grabbing eight rebounds.

Nic Wise added 15 points and eight assists, Jerryd Bayless 15 points, Chase Budinger 14 points and Jawann McClellan 10 for the Wildcats, who had lost seven of their last 10.

Wise left the game late in the second half and watched with his left knee wrapped in ice and propped on the scorer's table.

Arizona led all the way, racing to leads of 23-4 and 40-12. The Wildcats shot over 70 percent from both the floor and 3-point range while holding Oregon State to 27 percent from the field in first 20 minutes.

Source: OSU Athletics

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