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Anderson leads No. 23 Arizona to 79-64 win over Cougars
Washington State's Josh Hawkinson (24) shoots against Arizona's Kaleb Tarczewski (35) and Mark Tollefsen during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Pullman, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Ryan Anderson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 Arizona to a 79-64 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night.
Gabe Marks added 14 points and Mark Tollefsen had 12 for the Wildcats (18-5, 6-4 Pac-12).
Ike Iroegbu led Washington State (9-13, 1-9) with 20 points. Josh Hawkinson added 14 points and 17 rebounds for the last-place Cougars, who have lost eight straight.
Anderson, a senior transfer from Boston College, was 10 of 16 from the field and 11 of 17 from the free throw line. Anderson helped limit Washington State to 34.9 percent shooting from the field. The Cougars came into the game shooting 47.9 percent.
Arizona led 39-30 at halftime. The Wildcats missed 12 of their first 15 shots before hitting 12 of 19 the remainder of the opening half.
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