Missed FTs costly for No. 9 Washington St.

Stanford coach Trent Johnson had some sound advice for his players in the heat of the No. 14 Cardinal's heart-stopping overtime win at Washington State on Saturday in Pullman, Wash.

"I told the entire team to keep playing with poise," Johnson said after the 67-65 victory. "If there was any guy who was going to lose his composure, that would be me."

Actually, both teams lost their composure at the free throw line late in the second half, when either could have won it by making one more free throw.

The No. 9 Cougars made just 4 of their final 9 free throws over the final 2:23 of regulation. Kyle Weaver missed one with 9.8 seconds left that would have been the winning point, and another in overtime that would have tied the game in the closing seconds.

"We had the game in our hands," said Weaver, who finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds. "When you've got free looks, you've got to sink them."

Stanford missed 3 of its last 6 free throws.

Robin Lopez hit a spinning layup with 12 seconds left in overtime that gave Stanford a 66-63 lead. Weaver had a chance to tie the game with 3 free throws on the next possession, but missed the second one to leave the Cardinal with a 66-65 lead.

Mitch Johnson made 1 of 2 free throws with 5.4 seconds left for the final score.

Washington State had a chance to tie in the closing seconds when Taylor Rochestie took the inbound pass and drove the length of the floor. But his layup bounced off the rim and Stanford won its fifth consecutive game.

Brook Lopez and Lawrence Hill led Stanford (18-3, 7-2 Pac-10) with 18 points each.

Derrick Low added 19 points for Washington State (17-4, 5-4), which lost its second straight home game. The Cougars have lost four of their past seven overall after opening the season with 14 wins.

Memphis 70, Texas-El Paso 64: Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, and No. 1 Memphis remained the country's only undefeated team by pulling out a victory over Texas-El Paso (13-7, 4-3 C-USA) in Memphis, Tenn. The Tigers (21-0, 7-0) are enjoying their best start ever, topping the 20-win start by the 1985-86 squad.

Kansas 72, Colorado 59: Darnell Jackson scored 18 points and second-ranked Kansas (21-1, 6-1 Big 12) overcame a poor start to turn back the Buffaloes' (9-12, 1-6) upset bid.

Duke 88, Miami 73: DeMarcus Nelson scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half to lead third-ranked Duke past visiting Miami (15-6, 2-5 ACC).

Greg Paulus had 16 points for the Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0), who scored on nine of their first 10 possessions of the second half. Duke faces archrival North Carolina on Wednesday night.

UCLA 82, Arizona 60: Freshman Kevin Love had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 13th double-double, and No. 5 UCLA (20-2, 8-1 Pac-10) routed visiting Arizona (15-7, 5-4) for its 20th victory of the season.

The Bruins built a 20-point halftime lead and cruised on 57 percent field-goal shooting.

Georgetown 73, Seton Hall 61: Jessie Sapp had 17 points, reserve Patrick Ewing Jr. scored 11 of his career-high 16 in the second half, and sixth-ranked Georgetown (18-2, 8-1 Big East) defeated visiting Seton Hall (15-7, 5-4).

Tennessee 76, Mississippi St. 71: Chris Lofton scored 20 points, JaJuan Smith added 15 and seventh-ranked Tennessee (19-2, 6-1 SEC) turned back a late rally to beat host Mississippi State (14-7, 5-2).

Texas 80, Baylor 72: Damion James came off the bench to score 17 points and grab 8 rebounds, and 10th-ranked Texas (17-4, 4-2 Big 12) rallied from 14 down early to beat No. 25 Baylor in Austin, Texas.

Baylor (16-4, 4-2), ranked in consecutive weeks for the first time in school history, dropped its second straight.