The Washington State Cougars’ run in the Pac-12 tournament came to an end on Thursday when they lost to the second-seeded UCLA Bruins in the second round, 75-65, in Las Vegas.
WSU (19-14) hung around with UCLA (24-6) through much of the first half, as the two teams were tied with 6:32 to go. But the Bruins’ length and depth began to separate the eighth-ranked Bruins from the Cougars, as they finished the half on a 19-7 run to take a 12-point lead into the half before building a lead after the break that reached up to 20.