Sabally leads No. 5 Oregon over Washington State 79-64

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) – Satou Sabally scored a career-high 33 points, including eight 3-pointers, as No. 5 Oregon beat Washington State 79-64 on Friday night for its 11th consecutive victory.

Ruthy Hebard added 20 points and Sabrina Ionescu 14 for Oregon (18-1, 7-0 Pac-12), which is enjoying the best Pac-12 start in its history.

Borislava Hristova scored 29 points for Washington State (7-12, 2-6), which led at halftime. Chanelle Molina added 18 points and Alexys Swedlund scored 14.

Taylor Chavez hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Oregon to an 18-17 lead after the first quarter. Swedlund had 10 points in the first for Washington State.

Molina hit consecutive 3-pointers as Washington State built a 30-24 lead midway through the second quarter.

The Cougars outscored Oregon 17-12 in the second quarter to take a 34-30 lead at halftime. Hristova had 16 points at halftime to lead all scorers.

Oregon took control in the third, when they outscored the Cougars 30-12.

Ionescu scored seven points as Oregon opened the third with an 18-2 run to take a 48-36 lead. Sabally hit four 3-pointers in the third.

While the Cougars did not hit a field goal in the first five minutes, Oregon made 11 of 15 shots in the third to take a 60-46 lead heading into the final quarter.

The Ducks pulled away in the fourth quarter.

BIG PICTURE

Oregon: The Ducks came in averaging 90.4 points per game, second in the nation … Sabally, Ionescu and Hebard average better than 17 points per game in league play … all five starters average in double figures … Ionescu’s 16 career triple-doubles are the most in NCAA history for a man or a woman.

Washington State: The Cougars came in having lost five of their previous six games, including a 40-point loss at Oregon … They are allowing 71.5 points per game … Hristova is averaging 21.3 points per game, third in the league.

UP NEXT

Oregon plays at Washington on Sunday.

Washington State hosts No. 9 Oregon State on Sunday.