Noah Williams scored 24 points in the first half en route to one of the best individual performances in program history — 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists — as the Washington State Cougars easily dispatched the California Golden Bears, 82-51 on Thursday night in Pullman.
WSU improved to 13-10 overall and 6-10 in the Pac-12, while Cal dropped to 8-16 and 3-14, remaining last in the Pac-12.
The Cougars have played a handful games that were over by halftime this year, but virtually all of those were games where the Cougars were on the wrong end of the score line, particularly in Pac-12 play.