No. 8 Arizona Routs California 88-63

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Channing Frye scored 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting and No. 8 Arizona routed California 88-63 Thursday in the opening game of the Pac-10 tournament.<br> <br> Frye was perfect until missing a 15-footer with 13:05 remaining in the game. He sat down for good moments later, only because the Wildcats led by 28 points.<br> <br> The game was all but decided at halftime, when they led 42-23.<br> <br> Their comfortable lead allowed coach Lute Olson to give his starters a lengthy rest in the second half, when the Wildcats&#39; lead ballooned to 30 points. <br> <br> Arizona (26-5) advanced to Friday&#39;s semifinals, where they&#39;ll play the winner of the UCLA-Oregon State game. The Wildcats have won 14 of their last 16 games.<br> <br> The eighth-seeded Golden Bears (13-16) ended the season with seven losses in their final eight games. Cal has lost in the tournament&#39;s first round five times, including last year.<br> <br> Arizona, the regular season Pac-10 champions, are seeded No. 1 in the tournament for the second time in three seasons. The Wildcats improved to 14-3 in the tournament, which they&#39;ve won four times - both are conference bests.<br> <br> Jawann McClellan added 14 points off the bench for the Wildcats. Mustafa Shakur and Hassan Adams had 10 points each. Salim Stoudamire, who joined Frye on the All-Pac-10 team, was held to seven points. <br> <br> Dominic McGuire led the Bears with 13 points and Richard Midgley added 10.<br> <br> Arizona controlled the boards, 39-27, and shot 58 percent from the field.<br> <br> The Wildcats dominated the first half, opening the game with a 10-0 run in which all five starters scored. They shot 57 percent in the half.<br> <br> Midgley scored six of Cal&#39;s first 12 points to get the Bears within four points.<br> <br> The Bears cut Arizona&#39;s lead to six points before the Wildcats ran off nine straight points, including four by Frye, to take a 32-17 lead. Stoudamire scored four of his seven points in the final 1:57 for the Wildcats.<br> <br> Shakur hit a 3-pointer from the left corner with 1 second left to keep Arizona comfortably in front at the break.

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