Washington State 62, at Pepperdine 78

MALIBU, Calif. (Interstat) — The Pepperdine Waves used a dominant second quarter and a relentless interior attack to pull away from the Washington State Cougars for a 78-62 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Saturday at Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves, improving to 15-9, outscored the Cougars 23-15 in the second period to build a 42-26 halftime lead and never looked back, avenging a three-point loss to Washington State in late December. The Cougars, who had won two of their last three, fell to 5-21. Pepperdine’s control was established in the paint, where it outscored Washington State 48-30, and through… Read more...