No. 14 UCLA crushes Washington State for fifth straight win
LOS ANGELES -- Atonye Nyingifa scored 17 points and No. 14 UCLA pulled away to start the second half in beating Washington State 78-52 on Friday night for its fifth straight victory.
Thea Lemberger added 13 points, and Nirra Fields scored all 10 of her points in the first half for the Bruins (12-2, 3-0 Pac-12). They improved to 47-7 in the all-time series, having won all 27 games played in Los Angeles.
Tia Presley scored 16 points to lead the Cougars (5-9, 1-2), who got 11 points from Lia Galdeira in losing for the fourth time in six games.
The Bruins stretched a four-point halftime lead into a 55-35 advantage to open the second half. Markel Walker scored six points, and Nyingifa and Lemberger had four points each in the 18-4 run that gave them the lead for good.
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2022-23 Pac-12 Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 15-3 | - | 27-5 |
| Stanford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| Colorado | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| UCLA | 11-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
| Arizona | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| USC | 11-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
| Washington State | 9-9 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Oregon | 7-11 | 8 | 20-15 |
| Washington | 7-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
| California | 4-14 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Oregon State | 4-14 | 11 | 13-18 |
| Arizona State | 1-17 | 14 | 8-20 |
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