PULLMAN – The bricks piled up for both No. 9 Oregon State and Washington State, but the Beavers shot and defended a bit better.
Mikayla Pivec had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Oregon State beat Washington State 52-35 for its ninth win in 10 games.
Destiny Slocum scored nine points for Oregon State (17-3, 7-1 Pac-12), which has won its past 11 games against Washington State.
The game was a defensive battle as both teams had off-days from the field. Oregon State shot 37 percent while the Cougars shot just 25 percent.
“I was really happy for the team that they got to experience a defensive, grind-it-out type of win,” Oregon State coach Scott Rueck said.