No. 1 Stanford is 'Cat nipped From wire reports STANFORD, Calif. - Arizona's quickness overcame the power and depth of top-ranked Stanford as the No. 5 Wildcats gave coach Lute Olson his 600th college victory with a 68-65 win Saturday over the previously undefeated Cardinal. Jason Gardner had 22 points, and Loren Woods added 16 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks as the Wildcats (13-2, 2-0 Pac-10) survived a frantic Stanford rally down the stretch. Stanford nearly overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 30 seconds, pulling within 66-65 on David Moseley's long 3-pointer with 3 seconds left. But Gardner calmly sank two free throws for the final margin. Moseley had 14 points, Jarron Collins had 13 and twin brother Jason Collins had 11 for Stanford (12-1, 1-1), which has lost 20 of its last 24 against Arizona. It was the second time in recent years Arizona has knocked off the nation's top-ranked team. No. 8 Duke 80, No. 12 Maryland 70: Chris Carrawell reflects on events like one of those veterans well into his second decade as a pro rather than a college senior. After scoring 20 points and doing just about anything else No. 8 Duke needed in an 80-70 victory over No. 12 Maryland on Sunday, Carrawell sat in a crowded locker room and talked of the many streaks the latest win kept alive. The Blue Devils (11-2, 2-0) have won 11 straight games since opening the season 0-2 and have won 24 in a row in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including 13 on the road. Duke has six straight wins over Maryland (11-4, 0-2), winning 29 of the last 34 meetings. This one was closer than the previous two in Cole Field House, where the Terrapins had won 14 straight. Duke won those two games by 32 and 18 points, the latter Maryland's last home loss before Sunday. Terence Morris had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Terrapins, while Lonny Baxter added 14 points and 16 rebounds. But the shooting statistics were the most telling numbers. Morris finished 6-for-15 from field and Baxter was 7-for-23. The Terrapins were 29-for-85 from the field (34.1 percent), while Duke shot 43.8 percent (28-for-64). No. 13 Ohio St. 71, Minnesota 63: Michael Redd scored 25 points and Scoonie Penn added 20 -including four free throws in the final 21.4 seconds - as No. 13 Ohio State held off Minnesota 71-63 Sunday. The Buckeyes (9-3, 1-1 Big Ten), last in the conference in foul shooting last year, hit 10 of 12 free throws in the final 5 minutes and outscored the Golden Gophers 14-5 at the line. Minnesota (9-3, 1-1) finished with 20 turnovers (to Ohio State's 11) and shot 40 percent from the field to the Buckeyes' 39 percent. No. 11 Michigan St. 75, Iowa 53: Morris Peterson scored 20 of his 29 points in the first half and Mateen Cleaves tied Michigan State's career assist record as the 11th-ranked Spartans whipped Iowa 75-53 Saturday night. Cleaves, playing his second game after sitting out 10 weeks following surgery to his right foot, dished out three assists to tie the mark of 645 set by Scott Skiles from 1982-86. Cleaves also scored three points in 20 minutes off the bench for the Spartans (11-4, 2-0 Big Ten), whose 20th consecutive conference victory tied Indiana (1952-53) for the fourth-longest streak in league history. The victory over Iowa (7-6, 1-1) was Michigan State's sixth straight over the Hawkeyes, equaling its best run of the series (1977-80). Iowa, which hit just 9-of-21 free throws and shot 39 percent from the field last Wednesday in a 58-52 victory over Northwestern, again shot horribly. The Hawkeyes made just 18 of 33 free throws, or 54.5 percent, while shooting 28.1 percent from the field for the game. No. 10 Indiana 85, Penn St 78: Kirk Haston scored a career-high 28 points and outplayed Jarrett Stephens, the Big Ten's top scorer, as No. 10 Indiana beat Penn State 85-78 Saturday night for its sixth straight victory. Haston, with Larry Richardson, made converted a series of layups to protect the Hoosiers' narrow lead down the stretch. Haston added 13 rebounds. A.J. Guyton had 15 points and Richardson 11 for Indiana (12-1, 2-0 Big Ten), which shot 57 percent in defeating the Lions for a sixth straight time. Michael Lewis had eight assists and Jeffrey Newton blocked five shots. Joe Crispin led Penn State (8-5, 0-2) with 24 points and went 11-of-11 from the line. He was the only bright spot however, as the Hoosiers held the Lions to 39 percent shooting. - Compiled by Daily Sports Writer Joe Smith Originally on page 4B in the 1-10-2000 issue of the Daily.