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Men's Basketball Edges Oklahoma State
June 21, 1999 | Men's Basketball
December 5, 1998
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Youth, speed and a timely block by UCLA overcame the experience of Oklahoma State.
Sophomore Baron Davis got a hand on a tying 3-pointer by Joe Adkins with about eight seconds remaining as the 18th-ranked Bruins held on to upset the 11th-ranked Cowboys 69-66 Saturday in the second game of the Wooden Classic.
Davis, playing only his second game and making his first start since missing eight months recovering from knee surgery, dribbled the length of the court and scored on a drive that made it 69-63 with 1:22 remaining.
Adrian Peterson hit his fourth 3-pointer to draw the Cowboys within three with one minute to play. Davis got fouled at UCLA's end, but missed the free throw to set up the late suspense.
Peterson led the Cowboys (4-2) with 22 points and Adkins added 18, including four 3-pointers. They combined to score 15 of their team's final 17 points. The Cowboys started one senior and four juniors against a UCLA lineup that is the second-youngest in the country.
Sophomore Earl Watson led the Bruins (4-2) with 14 points. Freshman Jerome Moiso added 13 and reserve Travis Reed 12. Davis had seven points in 19 minutes. He sat out most of the second half and played the final minutes with three fouls.
The Bruins, who are 4-0 playing in four Classic appearances, never trailed. They built their largest lead of 15 points on a slam dunk by freshman JaRon Rush with 7:27 remaining.
Each team traded scoring runs in the second half. The Cowboys scored eight straight points to trail 64-57 with 5:32 remaining.
After two free throws by Rush, Adkins hit his fourth 3-pointer and Peterson completed a three-point play that cut Oklahoma State's deficit to 67-63 with 2:10 remaining.
Davis weaved and bobbed upcourt in a furious drive capped by a basket that kept UCLA ahead 69-63. Peterson hit his final 3-pointer before Davis took over in the closing seconds.
The Bruins, who twice led by 14 in the first half, opened the second half by scoring the first six points.
The Cowboys ran off the next 11 points, including 3-pointers by Peterson and Adkins, to close to 47-44 with 15:08 remaining. UCLA regrouped again and outscored Oklahoma State 17-5 over the next seven minutes for their largest lead, 64-49.
Oklahoma State starting guard Doug Gottlieb was ejected at the end of the first half when he received his second technical foul for arguing with a referee.
No. 7 Kansas defeated Pepperdine 62-55 in the opener of the fifth annual doubleheader that honors Hall of Fame coach John Wooden.
