Lee scores 19, UCLA beats Oregon State 69-61

By Beth Harris

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Feb. 12 2011 4:30 p.m. MST

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UCLA's Joshua Smith (34) is congratulated by teammates Reeves Nelson, left, Malcolm Lee, second from right, and Lazeric Jones, right, after dunking the ball and drawing a foul during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oregon State in Los Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.

Danny Moloshok, Associated Press

Summary

Malcolm Lee scored 19 points before fouling out and UCLA defeated Oregon State 69-61 Saturday, extending the Bruins' winning streak against the Beavers to 13 games.

LOS ANGELES — Malcolm Lee scored 19 points before fouling out and UCLA defeated Oregon State 69-61 Saturday, extending the Bruins' winning streak against the Beavers to 13 games.

Joshua Smith added 15 points for UCLA (18-7, 9-3 Pac-10), which won its fifth in a row and ninth in 10 games.

Of course, it helped that the Bruins were playing the Beavers, who haven't beaten them since the 2005 Pac-10 tournament, making UCLA's domination the longest active streak by a league team against another.

Oregon State (9-15, 4-9) was led by Jared Cunningham with 14 points, and Devon Collier and Roberto Nelson had 10 each. The young Beavers — who started one senior, two sophomores and two freshmen — have lost three in a row and nine of 11. Third-year coach Craig Robinson has beaten every other Pac-10 team, but he's 0-6 against the Bruins.

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