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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Jeremy Senglin scored 24 points and Weber State downed Portland State 87-78 on Saturday. Continue to Article

February 13, 2016 11:41:pm EST

The white-knuckle grip Oregon had on first place in the Pac-12 entering the week is no longer nearly so tight anymore.  In fact, by the time the weekend is over, the Ducks may not be alone in first place anymore. Two nights after wholly non-competitive 20-point loss at Cal, Oregon didn't show up for the first 35 minutes Saturday against a Stanford team that will need a late-season surge to reach the NIT. The Ducks rallied from an 11-point deficit to briefly tie the game, but their comeback stalled and they fell 76-72. Oregon was within one in the final minute when Dillon Brooks missed a jumper from the wing and Oregon sent Stanford's Marcus Allen to the foul line with 13 seconds to play. Allen split a pair of free throws, but Brooks again could not come through, this time because he didn't get a call when Stanford's Michael Humphrey blocked his difficult runner. Allen sank two free throws with three seconds remaining, sealing a Stanford win and narrowing Oregon's lead in the conference standings to just a half game. Arizona could tie the Ducks for first place on Sunday if the Wildcats are able to defeat USC at home. Oregon's two-loss week also opens the door for other teams to get back into the Pac-12 title chase. In addition to the Wildcats, USC, Utah, Colorado and Cal are all now within a game of the Ducks in the loss column. What went wrong for Oregon on Saturday was a listless defensive performance. The Ducks allowed Stanford to shoot 55 percent from the field and let the Cardinal's leading scorer Allen erupt for 25 points on 9-for-12 shooting. Big man Grant Verhoeven also scored 13 points, 11 above his season average. Brooks led Oregon with 24 points and Tyler Dorsey had 14 but it wasn't enough to overcome Stanford's efficient attack. As a result, the Ducks return home in far shakier position than they were when they arrived in the Bay Area 72 hours ago. - - - - - - - Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @JeffEisenberg Continue to Article

February 13, 2016 9:03:pm EST

Arizona isn't saying whether it has bitter memories of losing to Southern California in the longest game in college basketball this season. The 17th-ranked Wildcats can avenge last month's quadruple-overtime loss to the No. 23 Trojans by winning at home for the seventh straight time in this series Sunday night. USC (18-6, 7-4 Pac-12) served notice that it is a contender for the conference crown by outlasting Arizona 103-101 at home Jan. 9. Continue to Article

February 13, 2016 4:16:pm EST

On Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Marquette student Jamey Schilling was just an obnoxious voice in a crowd near the end of hard-fought college basketball game. As Providence star Kris Dunn approached the free throw line in the final minute of a close game, Schilling screamed, "I will literally give you $10 if you miss this shot." Dunn missed one of two free throws keeping Marquette in the game and the Golden Eagles eventually won in double overtime. On Thursday, Schilling proved he wasn't just shouting random nonsense trying to get a laugh out of his friends. He sat down and wrote a check, to Providence athletics not Dunn, along with an explanation for his donation. Dear @PCAthletics , The check is in the mail. #providenceCollegeAthletics pic.twitter.com/JlXgZfukam — Jamey Schilling (@captainJAMErYca) February 11, 2016 [ Anthony Collins can't save Texas A&M from fourth straight SEC loss ] The victory was an important one for Marquette because it kept the Golden Eagles in the hunt for a possible at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament next month, assuming they add to it in a big way in the final month of the season. Marquette is 16-9 overall but just 5-7 in the Big East. Yet, beating the 20th-ranked Friars gives Marquette students like Schilling a reason to keep cheering for their team. So with that in mind, it seems like money well spent. And we give him credit for handling it in a classy way, even wishing the Friars luck with the rest of their season. [ College basketball's All-time Starting Five: Arizona Wildcats ] Schilling also shared his note to Providence on Twitter and by Thursday evening it had been retweeted nearly 700 times and favorited almost 1,000 times. So Schilling managed to raise his profile on campus in the process. Who knows how Providence will receive the note and whether it will actually cash the check. We'll have to do a little follow up once we give the check time to work its way through the snail mail. - - - - - - - [ Kyle Ringo is the assistant editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at kyle.ringo@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KyleRingo Continue to Article

February 11, 2016 11:47:pm EST