Once again, turnovers bog down Washington State in fourth consecutive Pac-12 loss

Washington State coach Ernie Kent, right, speaks with forward Isaiah Wade before Wade entered the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oregon in Pullman, Wash., Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (Young Kwak / AP)PULLMAN – Oregon scored 20 points off 17 Washington State turnovers and even as the Cougars returned closer to full-strength Wednesday night, the self-inflicted wounds that hurt them last week in the Bay Area were too much to overcome on the Palouse in a 72-61 loss to the Ducks at Beasley Coliseum.

Robert Franks scored a team-high 16 points for WSU and made all eight of his free throw attempts, but the Pac-12’s top scorer shot just 3-of-13 from the field and was…