JJ Quinerly and Jordan Harrison scored 14 points apiece and No. 24 West Virginia snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak by defeating visiting TCU 57-49 on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.
Madison Conner posted 18 points and Sedona Prince scored 15 points for TCU (19-10, 6-12 Big 12), which had a four-game winning streak snapped. The Horned Frogs’ previous loss also came against West Virginia, which posted a 77-52 rout of host TCU on Feb. 13.
West Virginia (23-6, 12-6) built a 37-17 halftime lead. But when TCU posted the first eight points of the fourth quarter, the gap was down to 48-38. It took the Mountaineers nearly six minutes to post their first points of the fourth quarter. TCU shot 3-for-14 on 3-pointers.
No. 5 Southern Cal 70, Arizona State 55
At Tempe, Ariz., JuJu Watkins poured in 26 points and the Trojans were in control most of the way.
Rayah Marshall added 15 points and 15 rebounds for Southern Cal (23-5, 13-5 Pac-12), which has won two straight and nine of its last 10. Watkins shot 10-for-22 from the field.
Jalyn Brown’s 17 points and Trayanna Crisp’s 16 points led Arizona State (11-19, 3-15), which shot 32.8 percent from the field. The Sun Devils trailed 39-26 at halftime.
No. 11 Oregon State 79, Cal 58
At Corvallis, Ore, Timea Gardiner poured in 19 points to help the Beavers (23-6, 12-6 Pac-12) snap a two-game losing streak.
Raegan Beers added 14 points and Donovyn Hunter posted 13 points for Oregon State, which shot 54.4 percent from the floor. The Beavers held a 40-29 rebounding advantage, with Gardiner pulling in eight boards.
Marta Suarez had 14 points and Leilani McIntosh added 13 points for Cal (17-13, 7-11), which shot 32.2 percent from the field.
Washington State 72, No. 13 Colorado 63
At Boulder, Colo., Eleonora Villa racked up 20 points as the Cougars picked up the road upset against the skidding Buffaloes.
Astera Tuhina added 14 points for the Cougars (18-13, 7-11 Pac-12), who were efficient by making 8 of 17 3-pointers.
The Buffaloes (21-8, 11-7), who’ve lost five of their last six games, were undone by shooting 36.2 percent from the field and committing 11 turnovers.
Jaylyn Sherrod’s 18 points led Colorado, but she shot 3-for-16 from the field to go with 11-for-12 on free throws. Aaronette Vonleh’s 15 points and Frida Formann’s 10 points kept the Buffaloes within range.
Washington 62, No. 18 Utah 47
At Salt Lake City, Lauren Schwartz scored 18 points, Sayvia Sellers had 13 and Dalayah Daniels added 12 points as the visiting Huskies won for the fourth time in their last five games.
The Huskies (16-13, 6-12 Pac-12) rode a big second half, outscoring Utah 35-26 after the break. Washington shot 50.9 percent from the field for the game compared to the Utes’ 31.5. The Huskies had 18 assists on 27 baskets.
Matyson Wilke scored 17 points for Utah (21-9, 11-7).
The outcome avenged Utah’s 83-65 road victory on Feb. 2.
–Field Level Media
