Ionsecu’s 15th triple-double leads Oregon past Washington St.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Sabrina Ionescu extended her NCAA record to 15 triple-doubles and Ruthy Hebard scored a career-high 34 points to help No. 5 Oregon race past Washington State 98-58 on Sunday.

Ionescu had 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for the Ducks (13-1, 2-0 Pac-12), who won their fifth straight game. She became the 11th player in conference history to surpass 600 assists, and her 607th tied Oregon’s career record.

Hebard dominated inside, making 16 of 21 shots and grabbing nine rebounds, as the Ducks enjoyed a 62-30 edge in points in the paint and 45-26 in rebounds. Satou Sabally added 25 points, mostly on driving layups, and seven rebounds.

Hebard had 19 points and Sabally 14 in the first half as Oregon rode a 10-0 run to open a 49-29 lead at the break. The Ducks then shot 21 of 34 in the second half for 72.2 percent to put the game away.

The only glitch in Hebard’s game was a 2-for-10 effort on free throws. She came in shooting 75.9 percent from the foul line.

Chanelle Molina led the Cougars (6-8, 1-2) with 14 points and Borislava Hristova had 13, 10 below her average. WSU finished 22 of 57 for 38.6 percent, its second-worst shooting performance of the season.

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Washington State couldn’t stop the Ducks inside and saw their 17 turnovers result in 21 points. The Cougars, who opened Pac-12 play with three road games, head home for two games before closing the month against four ranked teams, including rematches with the Ducks and Beavers.

Oregon takes care of business at home before heading to Los Angeles to try to duplicate last season’s road sweep of USC and UCLA, the first in program history. The Ducks have won five straight from the Trojans and four in a row against the Bruins.

UP NEXT

Washington State: Hosts Utah on Friday night.

Oregon: At USC on Friday night.