PULLMAN – Borislava Hristova had 13 of her 21 points in the second half and Washington State beat No. 25 USC 73-61 on Friday night.
Maria Kostourkova and Louise Brown added 10 points each for Washington State (12-5 overall, 3-3 Pac-12).
Dawnyelle Awa assisted on Hristova’s basket that made the score 68-61 with 1:41 left and the Cougars made 5 of 10 free throws while USC (14-3, 2-3) missed its last seven field-goal attempts.
The Cougars outscored USC 23-11 in the third quarter to take a 54-49 lead. The Women of Troy trailed by one after scoring the first four points of the fourth quarter, but Washington State answered with a 7-0 run to lead 61-53.