The Washington State women’s defense led the way to a 74-47 win over Santa Clara in a West Coast Conference game on Saturday at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, California. The Cougars (12-8, 7-2 WCC) ran away in the second quarter, outscoring the Broncos (9-11, 3-7) 22-3 in the period and limiting SCU to 1 of 14 shooting from the field.

Santa Clara hosts the Washington State Cougars after Tyeree Bryan scored 35 points in Santa Clara's 103-99 win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Assists_Washington St. 17 (Tuhina 5), Santa Clara 5 (Naro 2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Washington St. 48 (Kpetikou 8, Mendes 8, Tuhina 8), Santa Clara 34 (Pollerd 6). Total Fouls_Washington St ...

Santa Clara is shooting 40.5% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 39.2% Washington State allows to opponents. Washington State averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Santa Clara allows.

Washington State Cougars (11-8, 6-2 WCC) at Santa Clara Broncos (9-10, 3-6 WCC) Santa Clara, California; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tara Wallack and Washington State visit Olivia Pollerd and Santa Clara on Saturday.

Carlos Stewart Jr.’s 25-point second half led Santa Clara past San Francisco last weekend as the Broncos have won nine of their last 10 games.

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Washington State Cougars (15-5, 5-2 WCC) at Santa Clara Broncos (13-7, 5-2 WCC) Santa Clara, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara hosts Washington State after Tyeree Bryan scored 35 points in Santa Clara's 103-99 victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

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Significant movement took place in the logjam at the top of the West Coast Conference women’s basketball standings last weekend. A week ago six teams were knotted at the top of the WCC. A week later just two remained deadlocked – Gonzaga and Washington State. Both teams swept a pair of games last week to gain a little separation.

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m. Manhattan at Niagara, 1 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 1 p.m. UMBC at Maine, 1 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 1 p.m. Army at Boston U., 2 p.m.

Santa Clara visits Gonzaga on Saturday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Santa Clara-Gonzaga prediction and pick.