PULLMAN – Cate Reese scored 26 points on Friday night and the 21st-ranked Arizona women beat Washington State 74-67.
Reese made all 11 of her free throws and the Wildcats (14-3 overall, 3-3 Pac-12) made 21 of 22 from the foul line. Aari McDonald, who started her college career at Washington, added 19 points and eight rebounds.
Arizona led 35-32 at halftime and scored the first nine points of the third quarter. The Wildcats led 64-46 with 8:43 left, then didn’t have a field goal for the rest of the game.
WSU coach Kamie Ethridge said, “I liked how we finished the game and how we fought.