Originally published February 9, 2012 at 10:16 PM | Page modified February 9, 2012 at 11:25 PM
Oregon St. overtakes Cougars in 2nd half
Thais Pinto scored 12 points and Oregon State defeated Washington State 51-39 Thursday night despite making just 1 of 24 three-point shots.
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PULLMAN — Thais Pinto scored 12 points and Oregon State defeated Washington State 51-39 Thursday night despite making just 1 of 24 three-point shots.
Sage Indendi added 10 points for the Beavers (16-7, 7-5), who shot 32 percent overall from the floor.
Sage Romberg led Washington State (10-14, 4-8) with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Cougars weren't much better beyond the arc, hitting 4 of 24 three-pointers, and had a dismal second half.
Washington State led 26-22 at halftime and was still on top 33-30 with 13:30 remaining. But the Cougars went scoreless for nearly 12 minutes as the Beavers went on a 15-0 run to take a 45-33 lead with 2:01 left. April Cook finally ended the drought with two free throws.
Washington State shot 12 percent in the second half and was outrebounded 50-35 for the game.
Other games
At No. 4 Stanford 69, USC 52
Chiney Ogwumike had 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots as Stanford extended its school-record home winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 75.
Older sister Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Cardinal (21-1, 12-0), which moved closer to a 12th straight regular-season conference crown.
Ashley Corral from Vancouver and Briana Gilbreath each scored 11 points to lead USC (12-11, 6-6).
At Utah 50, Arizona State 46
Michelle Plouffe scored 14 points and Rachel Messer added 11 as Utah held off a late Arizona State rally. Utah (11-12, 4-8) weathered a back-and-forth second half that saw ASU (15-8, 6-6) erase a six-point deficit and lead by three with 8:54 remaining, only to succumb to a 9-0 run by the Utes.
At Cal 67, UCLA 58
Reshanda Gray had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lift the Golden Bears (18-6, 9-3). Markel Walker led the Bruins (12-11, 7-5) with 18 points.
At Colorado 69, Arizona 59
Chucky Jeffery hit five three-pointers and scored 21 points as the Buffaloes (16-7, 5-7) beat the Wildcats (13-11, 2-10).

