Jordan HillA dominating first half put Arizona on cruise control the rest of the way against Oregon State.

Jordan Hill led five players in double figures with 16 points and Arizona swamped the Beavers 87-56 in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament Wednesday night.

The Wildcats needed at least one more win to extend their 23-year streak of NCAA tournament appearances, the longest in the nation, and they got it easily against the Beavers (6-25).

The Wildcats (19-13) advanced to play No. 11 Stanford (24-6) in Thursday night’s quarterfinals at Staples Center. They were swept by the Cardinal in the regular season.

“We’ve been close to beating them twice,” Arizona interim coach Kevin O’Neill said. “We’re going to have to play great on the defensive end. If you finish second in this league this year, you’re damn good.”