PULLMAN — Mariah Cooks came off the bench to score 15 points and grab nine rebounds to lead Washington State to a 67-46 win over Arizona on Friday night.
Borislava Hristova added 14 points for the Cougars (11-4, 2-2 Pac 12), who had 12 different players score to overcome a slow start and poor shooting from 3-point range.
Washington State shot 33 percent in the first half but went 13 of 28 (46 percent) in the second half when the Cougars broke the game open. They hit 3 of 5 behind the arc in the third quarter but 1 of 17 in the other three.
Destiny Graham had 13 points for Arizona (10-5, 1-2), which shot 37.5 percent, going 1 of 8 behind the arc.
The Cougars hit 10 of 18 shots in the third quarter and outscored the Wildcats, who went 3 of 13, to extend a three-point halftime lead to 58-38. Cooks had seven points.
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