National Basketball Association
Arizona 79, Washington St. 70
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 17, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Verne Harris, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance:
14456
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Derrick Williams had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Arizona to its seventh straight Pac-10 victory, 79-70 over visiting Washington State on Thursday.
Williams was again dominating in the post for Arizona (22-4, 11-2 Pac-10), which also got 12 points from Solomon Hill and 10 from Lamont Jones. Williams finished 7 for 10 from the field and 12 for 12 from the free throw line.
Klay Thompson scored a game-high 30 points, and DeAngelo Casto had 14 points and five rebounds for Washington State (17-9, 7-7 Pac-10).
Arizona led by as many as 17 points early in the second half before Washington State got as close as 64-59 on a Thompson layup with 6:35 left.
Arizona hosts Washington (10-4 Pac-10) on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Washington St. |
|
Arizona |
|
Klay Thompson 30 |
Scoring |
Derrick Williams 26 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 3 |
Assists |
Kyle Fogg 7 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 6 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Williams 8 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Williams 12 |
|
Faisal Aden 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Fogg 2 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 1 |
Blocks |
Solomon Hill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington St.
|
70 |
43.3 |
7-19 |
11-15 |
12 |
26 |
1 |
5 |
|
| Arizona
|
79 |
48.1 |
5-17 |
24-26 |
17 |
32 |
5 |
5 |
|