Nick Young scored 19 points, and freshman center Taj Gibson had 18 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks as the Trojans handed Oregon its first loss of the season, 84-82, on Thursday night.

Gabe Pruitt scored 18 points for the Trojans (12-4, 2-1 Pac-10), who shot 55 percent from the field, while Lodrick Stewart added 14.

“We were fortunate to win this game against a great basketball team,” Southern Cal coach Tim Floyd said. “I can see why they (were) undefeated. They are going to have a great chance to win this league.”

Aaron Brooks scored 31 points for the Ducks (13-1, 1-1), who made 11 three-pointers and committed just four turnovers. But Brooks missed a chance to tie the game with 1.4 seconds left when he was fouled taking a desperation three-point attempt. He went to the line for three free throws and Oregon down, 84-81.

Brooks swished his first attempt, missed the second, then intentionally missed the third. The loose ball was picked up by Oregon’s Chamberlain Oguchi, but he couldn’t get a shot off before time expired.

“It was routine free throws at the end of the game,” Brooks said. “You have to hit the three to tie it up and go into overtime. (The second attempt) felt good, it just hit the back of the rim.”

The loss denied the Ducks a chance to tie the best start in school history and remain one of just three Division I unbeatens, along with Clemson and UCLA. It also took a bit of the luster off Saturday’s game against the Bruins.

“No. Not at all,” Brooks said when asked if the Ducks had looked past the Trojans in anticipation of UCLA. “We don’t look ahead to nobody. It’s our first Pac-10 (home) game. We wanted to send a message. We just didn’t get it done at the end.”

“We had some guys play huge,” Floyd said. “Gibson’s line is tremendous and this kid’s been doing it all year long. He’s a terrific young player.”

No. 1 UCLA 71, Oregon St. 56

Corvallis, Ore. – Josh Shipp had 18 points, and all five UCLA starters scored in double figures, and the top-ranked Bruins cruised.

Arron Afflalo scored 14 points for the Bruins (14-0, 3-0 Pac-10), while Darren Collison had 11 points and six assists. Luc Richard Mbah a Moute had 11 points and nine rebounds, and Lorenzo Mata added 10 points for UCLA, which won its first road game of the season. All of the Bruins’ previous games were either at home or on a neutral court.

No. 10 Pittsburgh 74, Syracuse 66

Syracuse, N.Y. – Levance Fields scored a career-high 24 points, and Pittsburgh beat Syracuse in the Big East opener for both teams.

The Panthers (13-2) have won nine of the last 12 meetings with Syracuse (11-4) and three of the last four in the Carrier Dome.

Aaron Gray had nine points and nine rebounds for Pitt, while Ronald Ramon had 12 points.

Eric Devendorf had 17 points, and Darryl Watkins added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Orange, who lost at home for the third time this season.

Syracuse rallied within 60-58 with 6:22 to go on a three-pointer and another long jumper, both from the left corner, by Andy Rautins. But Graves hit a three from the right corner as the shot clock was winding down, Cook converted a finger roll, and Ramon drained a three from right wing to give Pitt a 68-62 lead with 2:52 left.

Providence 74, No. 15 Marquette 59

Providence – Herbert Hill had 23 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots to lead Providence in the Big East opener for both teams.

Geoff McDermott had 11 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and Weyinmi Efejuku had 18 points and 10 boards for Providence (11-3). The Friars played without guard Sharaud Curry, the team leader in points and assists per game, who missed his third consecutive game for violating team rules.

No. 22 Memphis 88, Cincinnati 55

Memphis, Tenn. – Senior Jeremy Hunt matched his career-high with 24 points, and freshman Willie Kemp added 21 to lead Memphis.

Hunt and Kemp were a combined 12-of-16 from three-point range for the Tigers (11-3), who won their third straight.

Robert Dozier had 13 points for the Tigers, who scored the game’s first 11 points and were up 31 at halftime.

Cedric McGowan led Cincinnati (9-5) with 20 points, while John Williamson added 11.

No. 7 Arizona 96, No. 24 Washington 87

Seattle – Freshman Chase Budinger scored 23 points, and Marcus Williams and Jawaan McClellan each scored 22 to lead Arizona to its 12th consecutive victory.

Mustafa Shakur added 21 points for Arizona (12-1, 3-0 Pac-10).

Quincy Pondexter matched his career high with 25 points for Washington (10-4, 0-3), which lost its third straight. He had scored 22 points in his three previous games combined.