The Washington State Cougars (8-1) overcame a hot shooting start from the Boise State Broncos in a 62-55 comeback win on Sunday afternoon in Pullman.
After Boise State (3-6) shot a red-hot 64% from the field in the first half, the Cougar defense limited the Bronco offense to just 35% in the second half and outscored the Broncos 33-17. The offensive rebounding was the story for the Cougars who reeled in 42.5% of their misses.
The Broncos began the game knocking down 73% of their first quarter shots. Broncos sophomore forward Elodie Lalotte had 10 of the Broncos 24 first-quarter points, leading the Broncos to a 24-16 advantage at the end of the first 10 minutes of play.