PULLMAN, Wash. — 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 yesterday.

"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 four of their final nine 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 three of its last six 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 three free throws on the next possession, but missed the second one to leave the Cardinal with a 66-65 lead.

Mitch Johnson made one of two free throws with 5.4 seconds left for the final score.

Washington State's Taylor Rochestie's driving layup slipped off the rim at the buzzer.

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

'Iolani alum Derrick Low added 19 points for Washington State (17-4, 5-4), which lost its second straight home game.

"We all just lost focus," Low said. "It hurts to lose two games at home. I thought we played good."

NO. 1 MEMPHIS 70, UTEP 64

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 24 points, and the host Tigers (21-0, 7-0 Conference USA) outscored the Miners (13-7, 4-3) 12-4 in the final 3 1/2 minutes to remain the country's only undefeated Division I men's team. They also extended the nation's longest home-court winning streak to 44 in the first of a four-game homestand.

NO. 2 KANSAS 72, COLORADO 59

BOULDER, Colo. — Darnell Jackson scored 18 points, Brandon Rush added 15 points and the Jayhawks (21-1, 6-1 Big 12) held the Buffaloes (9-12, 1-6) scoreless for more than five minutes to start the second half and used an 8-0 run to take control.

NO. 3 DUKE 88, MIAMI 73

DURHAM, N.C. — DeMarcus Nelson scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half, including 10 during a 17-6 run that opened up a 62-44 lead with 13 1/2 minutes remaining, as the Blue Devils (19-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated the Hurricanes (15-6, 2-5) for their ninth straight win.

NO. 5 UCLA 82, ARIZONA 60

LOS ANGELES — Freshman Kevin Love had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 21 points, and the Bruins (20-2, 8-1 Pac-10) built a 42-22 halftime lead in cruising past the Wildcats (15-7, 5-4), who had their four-game winning streak snapped and lost their sixth in a row to UCLA.

NO. 6 GEORGETOWN 73, SETON HALL 61

WASHINGTON — Jessie Sapp had 17 points and reserve Patrick Ewing Jr. scored 11 of his career-high 16 in the second half, helping the Hoyas (18-2, 8-1 Big East) improve to 11-0 at home with their fifth straight victory, while ending the Pirates' (15-7, 5-4) five-game winning streak.

NO. 7 TENNESSEE 76, MISSISSIPPI STATE 71

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Chris Lofton scored 20 points, JaJuan Smith added 15, and the Volunteers (19-2, 6-1 SEC) opened a 62-45 lead with 7:02 remaining, then held off the Bulldogs (14-7, 5-2), who closed to 73-71 with 41 seconds remaining before Jordan Howell made three free throws in the final 15 seconds.

PENN STATE 85, NO. 8 MICHIGAN STATE 76

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Stanley Pringle scored 19 points and the Nittany Lions (11-10, 3-6 Big Ten) went 16-of-20 from the foul line in the closing minutes to snap the Spartans' (19-3, 7-2) five-game winning streak for their first win over a ranked team in two years.

NO. 10 TEXAS 80, NO. 25 BAYLOR 72

AUSTIN, Texas — Damion James came off the bench to score 17 points and grab eight rebounds, and the Longhorns (17-4, 4-2 Big 12) rallied from a 31-17 deficit with a 24-9 run bridging halftime to beat the Bears (16-4, 4-2) for the 21st straight time, a streak that started in the 1997-98 season.

ELSEWHERE IN THE TOP 25

No. 15 Xavier 75, La Salle 62: C.J. Anderson scored 16 points to lead five teammates in double figures, and the host Musketeers (18-4, 6-1 Atlantic 10) made 22 of 29 free throws to turn back the Explorers (8-12, 3-4) in Cincinnati.

No. 16 Drake 83, Indiana State 77: Adam Emmenecker scored 20 points, Josh Young 18, Leonard Houston 16, and the Bulldogs (20-1, 11-0 Missouri Valley) made 7 of 11 3-pointers in the second half to beat the Sycamores (10-11, 5-6) at Terre Haute, Ind. for their 19th straight victory,

No. 17 Marquette 75, Cincinnati 60: Lazar Hayward scored 19 points and the Golden Eagles (16-4, 6-3 Big East) rallied from a nine-point deficit in the first half to beat the Bearcats (10-12, 5-5) in Cincinnati for their first conference road win this season.

Connecticut 60, No. 18 Pittsburgh 53: A.J. Price scored 21 points and the Huskies (16-5, 6-3 Big East) closed the game on a 9-2 run to beat the Panthers (17-5, 5-4) at Hartford, Conn. for their fifth straight win, three of them coming against ranked teams.

No. 19 Vanderbilt 78, Auburn 71: A.J. Ogilvy scored 19 points and the Commodores (18-3, 3-4 SEC), who blew a 14-point lead, got seven straight points from Jermaine Beal after the Tigers (12-8, 2-5) closed to 63-62 with 6:35 remaining at Nashville, Tenn.

Arkansas 80, No. 20 Florida 61: Sonny Weems scored 17 points, Gary Ervin added 15 points and six assists, and the Razorbacks (16-5, 5-2 SEC) raced to a 25-point halftime lead en route to an easy victory over the Gators (18-4, 5-2) at Fayetteville, Ark.

No. 21 Saint Mary's 86, Portland 49: Ian O'Leary scored 20 points, Diamon Simpson had 13 points and 15 rebounds, and the Gaels (18-3, 5-1) routed the Pilots (7-15, 1-5) at Moraga, Calif., in their final tuneup before facing West Coast Conference rival Gonzaga (17-5, 6-0) tomorrow.

Missouri 77, No. 22 Kansas State 74: J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 20 points, including two free throws with 6 seconds left, as the Tigers 13-9, 3-4), playing without three starters who were suspended Tuesday for a nightclub altercation, shocked the Wildcats (15-5, 6-1) at Columbia, Mo.

No. 23 Texas A&M 60, Oklahoma 52: Joseph Jones scored 18 points and Bryan Davis completed a three-point play for a 58-52 lead with 21 seconds left, helping the Aggies (18-4, 4-3 Big 12) beat the Sooners (15-6, 3-3) at College Station, Texas, for their third straight win.

South Carolina 80, No. 24 Mississippi 77: Devan Downey scored 25 points and Dominique Archie added 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left, as the Gamecocks (11-10, 2-5 SEC) upset the Rebels (16-4, 3-4) at Oxford, Miss.

WAC

BOISE STATE 78, IDAHO 64: Reggie Larry had 21 points and nine rebounds, Tyler Tiedeman and Matt Nelson added 17 points each, and Anthony Thomas had a steal and layup for a 6-5 lead the Broncos (16-5, 7-2 Western Athletic Conference) never lost in beating the Vandals (5-15, 2-7) at Boise, Idaho.

Utah State 77, Nevada 63: Jaycee Carroll scored 24 points, Gary Wilkinson added 23, and the Aggies (16-6, 6-1) raced to a 47-36 lead at intermission and the Wolf Pack (13-8, 5-3) got no closer than eight — 49-41 with 16:45 to play — the rest of the way at Logan, Utah.

New Mexico State 83, San Jose State 81: DeVonte Thomas' putback with 7.3 seconds left tied the score at 81, but Jonathan Gibson, who scored 19 points, hit a jumper from the right corner with two seconds left to lift the Aggies (12-12, 6-3) over the Spartans (10-11, 2-6) at San Jose, Calif.

MILESTONE

San Francisco 85, Pepperdine 82: Eddie Sutton became just the fourth coach to win 800 games as the Dons (6-15, 2-4 West Coast Conference) rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat the Waves (7-15, 1-5) at Malibu, Calif.