The Washington State Cougars cruised past the California Golden Bears in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament, 69-52.
WSU (17-15) jumped on Cal (3-29) early and didn’t let off the gas. The Cougars played with a well balanced scoring attack, with five players finishing in double digit points and nearly held Cal to the magical under 49 points number. T.J. Bamba scored nine in the final three minutes to push the game well out of reach.
Mouhamed Gueye opened things up with a pair of buckets to give WSU the early lead, which they never surrendered.