The Washington State Cougars fell to 0-6 in games not played at Beasley Coliseum after the Santa Clara Broncos handed them a 79-71 defeat at Spokane Arena on Saturday.
The loss dropped the Cougs to 7-6 overall as the non-conference season came to a close, despite WSU playing the ninth-easiest schedule in the country. Santa Clara improved to 8-6 and picked up its second win over a Pac-12 school in the last three games.
WSU played without Robert Franks for the second time this season, this time being held out with a hip contusion.