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          Washington StateCougarsWSU
          5-9, 1-2 Conf
          52
          Final
          12T
          WSU312152
          UCLA354378
          78
          14UCLABruinsUCLA
          12-2, 3-0 Conf

          No. 14 UCLA crushes Washington State for fifth straight win

          Jan 12, 2013
          • Associated Press

          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.