Washington St. stuns No. 20 Colorado for Pac-12 title berth
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charlisse Leger-Walker scored 15 points and seventh-seeded Washington State stunned No. 20 Colorado 61-49 to earn a berth in the Pac-12 Conference championship game for the first time in program history. The Cougars will face fifth-seeded UCLA in Sunday’s title game. It will be the first time none of the conference’s top four seeds have reached the finals. Aaronette Vonleh led the Buffaloes with 18 points.
No. 19 UCLA races past No. 6 Stanford, reaches Pac-12 final
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kiki Rice scored 22 points and No. 19 UCLA shocked No. 6 Stanford 69-65 to advance to the championship game of the Pac-12 Tournament. Rice finished 12 of 13 from the free-throw line, including 5 of 6 down the stretch to seal the win and send the Bruins to Sunday’s title game against the winner of the semifinal matchup between No. 20 Colorado and Washington State. Emily Bessoir scored 14 points, Charisma Osborne added 13 and Gina Conti 11 for UCLA, which erased a 16-point third-quarter deficit. Cameron Brink scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Cardinal (28-5).