No. 23 Cal pulls away, beats Washington St. 87-70
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Reshanda Gray scored 24 points and Brittany Boyd added 23 as No. 23 California pulled away for an 87-70 win over Washington State on Sunday.
California (16-7, 8-4 Pac-12) trailed by as many as eight in the second half and was down 55-51 with 11 1/2 minutes to play. The Golden Bears then went on a 24-2 run to mount a 75-57 lead and put the game out of reach as Washington State (12-12, 6-6) went nearly nine minutes down the stretch without scoring from the field.
Afure Jemerigbe added 18 points and Gennifer Brandon scored 13 for Cal, which held a 55-27 rebounding advantage. Brandon led the Golden Bears with season-high 20 rebounds while Gray had 10.
Tia Presley led Washington State with 20 points. The Cougars have now dropped six of seven games after beginning conference play 5-0.
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2020-2021 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Stanford | 9-2 | - | 12-2 |
Arizona | 9-2 | - | 11-2 |
UCLA | 7-2 | 1 | 9-2 |
Oregon | 9-3 | 0.5 | 11-3 |
Washington State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 8-4 |
Arizona State | 4-4 | 3.5 | 8-4 |
USC | 4-6 | 4.5 | 6-7 |
Colorado | 4-6 | 4.5 | 6-7 |
Oregon State | 2-5 | 5 | 4-5 |
Utah | 3-9 | 6.5 | 4-9 |
Washington | 1-7 | 6.5 | 4-7 |
California | 0-8 | 7.5 | 0-11 |