Washington State routs UCLA, 73-55
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Que Johnson scored 14 points and hit four 3-pointers to help Washington State rout UCLA 73-55 Saturday night and secure an 11th-place Pac-12 Conference finish.
After falling to Southern California Thursday, the Cougars fell into the conference cellar, but the Trojans fell to Washington Saturday, allowing WSU (10-20, 3-15 Pac-12) to climb one notch.
Ike Iroegbu had 14 points and D.J. Shelton scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as WSU snapped its eight-game losing streak.
UCLA jumped out to a 9-0 lead, but then the Bruins then went cold from the field.
Washington State went on an 8-0 run of its own to take its first lead, 26-24, on an Iroegbu 3-pointer with 3:36 left in the half. The Cougars finished the half on a 16-2 run to lead 34-26.
Kyle Anderson scored 19 points and Bryce Alford had 10 for UCLA (23-8, 12-6).
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2020-2021 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UCLA | 8-0 | - | 12-2 |
Oregon | 4-1 | 2.5 | 9-2 |
USC | 5-2 | 2.5 | 11-3 |
Arizona | 5-3 | 3 | 11-3 |
Colorado | 5-3 | 3 | 11-4 |
Stanford | 4-3 | 3.5 | 8-5 |
Oregon State | 3-3 | 4 | 7-5 |
Utah | 3-5 | 5 | 6-6 |
Washington State | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-5 |
California | 2-7 | 6.5 | 7-9 |
Arizona State | 1-4 | 5.5 | 4-7 |
Washington | 1-7 | 7 | 2-11 |