No. 5 seed Washington State extended its winning streak to seven with a 69-52 victory over 12th-seeded California on Wednesday in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
It was the second straight season Washington State beat Cal in the opening round of the conference tournament. The Cougars will look for their second straight win over the fourth-seeded Ducks on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Mullins scored five straight points during an 8-0 run that put Washington State ahead 53-32 with 8:48 left. Cal scored 10 unanswered points to cut it to 53-42 before Andrej Jakimovski ended Washington State's four-minute field-goal drought with a 3-pointer. The Cougars led by as least 12 points the rest of the way.
Rodman had 10 points and six rebounds in the first half and Washington State outrebounded Cal 24-14 with a 10-3 edge on the offensive glass. The Cougars finished with 43 rebounds compared to 29 for Cal.
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