That lesson helped the Wildcats withstand another strong challenge from Washington State last night, with Ivan Radenovic sinking two free throws with 9 seconds left in overtime to give No. 9 Arizona a 57-56 victory.

Freshman Derrick Low's 3-point shot for Washington State (10-14, 5-10) rimmed out with one second left and Radenovic rebounded for the Wildcats (24-4, 14-2).

It was the seventh straight win for the Wildcats since losing to Washington State in late January.

"Earlier in the year, we would have lost this game," said Frye, who led all scorers with 26 points, and added eight rebounds and four blocked shots.

Arizona coach Lute Olson was happy to see Radenovic at the line.

"If you noticed, neither one of those touched the rim," Olson said.

The win gave Olson 304 wins in the Pac-10, tied with legendary UCLA coach John Wooden for most wins ever in the league.

"It's really an honor for me to have been in here long enough to have the opportunity to tie him," Olson said.

The score was tied at 49 at the end of regulation after Frye scored inside with 51 seconds left.

Low, an Iolani graduate from Honolulu, finished with 12 points and five assists.

RANKED MEN

No. 10 Michigan State 77, No. 20 Wisconsin 64: Alan Anderson was 10 of 10 from the field and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line en route to 28 points, leading the Spartans (20-4, 11-2 Big Ten) over the Badgers (17-7, 8-5) at East Lansing, Mich.

No. 12 Gonzaga 84, Portland 68: Ronny Turiaf had 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Bulldogs (22-4, 13-2) clinched the West Coast Conference title for the fifth straight season with a victory over the Pilots (15-14, 4-10) at Portland, Ore.

No. 14 Washington 90, Arizona State 82: Tre Simmons scored 29 points, including 12 during a 4-minute span in the second half, and Nate Robinson added 21 points as the Huskies (22-4, 12-3 Pac-10) held off the Sun Devils (18-10, 7-9) in Seattle.

RANKED WOMEN

No. 1 LSU 90, Arkansas 64: Temeka Johnson scored 28 points and Seimone Augustus added 18, helping the Lady Tigers (26-1, 13-0) roll past the Razorbacks (15-11, 3-10) at Fayetteville, Ark., to earn at least a share of the Southeastern Conference title.

No. 2 Duke 95, Miami 61: Mistie Williams scored 23 points, Jessica Foley and Monique Currie added 18 apiece and the Blue Devils (26-2, 12-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) raced to a 10-0 lead and never looked back in routing the Hurricanes (12-14, 4-9) at Durham, N.C.

No. 3 Stanford 76, Oregon 45: The Cardinal (25-2, 16-1 Pac-10) avenged their only conference loss, getting 13 points apiece from Candice Wiggins and Brooke Smith in a rout of the Ducks (18-8, 11-6) at Stanford, Calif.

No. 4 Ohio State 57, Purdue 51: Jessica Davenport scored 21 points and played all 40 minutes for the fourth consecutive game, helping the Buckeyes (26-3, 13-2 Big Ten) hold off the Boilermakers (15-11, 8-7), who never led in the game at West Lafayette, Ind.

No. 5 Tennessee 78, Mississippi State 56: Shyra Ely had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and scored six points to spark a 16-2 run midway through the second half, helping the Lady Vols (22-4, 12-1 Southeastern Conference) pull away from the Lady Bulldogs (16-10, 5-8) at Knoxville, Tenn.