Cal’s Anigwe double-double trouble for Washington
Kristen Anigwe had 23 points, on 11-of-18 shooting, and 12 rebounds, Kianna Smith added 16 points and eight assists and the Cal women beat Washington 83-67 in the regular-season finale on Sunday.
Cal (20-9, 11-7 Pac-12) clinched the fifth seed in the conference tournament and will play the 12thseeded Huskies (7-22, 1-17) in the first round on Thursday in Seattle. Cal swept the season series winning the first game 69-60.
Smith hit two 3-pointers and Anigwe made back-toback jumpers during a 16-2 opening run and the Bears led by double figures the rest of the way. STANFORD-WASHINGTON STATE >> The scheduled game between the No. 16 Cardinal and Cougars was canceled after the death of the Cougars’ director of strength and conditioning David Lang.
Lang, a longtime member of the athletics department, worked directly with the women’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf programs. Stanford (20-9, 14-3) entered the day a game behind No. 8 Oregon for the Pac-12 Conference championship. The Ducks clinched their first regular-season title in 18 years with a victory over Arizona.
OREGON 74, ARIZONA 61 >> Ruthy Hebard scored 24 points and the Ducks beat the Wildcats.
Oregon (27-4, 16-2 Pac12) won 24 games last season and took a big step this season, breaking school records for overall and conference wins. The Ducks closed the regular season with six straight wins. TENNESSEE 65, SOUTH CAROLINA 46 >> Rennia Davis had 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and the No. 15 Volunteers rallied for an upset victory over the No. 7 Gamecocks, playing without star center A’ja Wilson.
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MICHIGAN STATE 68, WISCONSIN 63 >> Cassius Winston scored 20 points and went 6 for 6 from 3-point range and the No. 2 Spartans beat the Badgers. Miles Bridges hit two late foul shots to clinch it.
The Spartans (28-3, 16-2) clinched the top seed in this week’s Big Ten Tournament in New York.
Bridges was cleared by the NCAA following a Yahoo! Sports article on Friday that identified him as one of many players who may have received improper benefits. Michigan State didn’t get the go-ahead from the NCAA until Saturday, about an hour before the team left for Madison. SAN DIEGO COACH ARRESTED >> University of San Diego coach Lamont Smith was arrested at the Oakland Airport Sunday on domestic violence charges, 10News of San Diego reported.
According to 10News, the 42-year-old Smith faces charges for “domestic violence, assault with force likely to commit great bodily injury and false imprisonment” after an incident at the team’s hotel near Union Square late Saturday night after their game at USF. Officers were called to the hotel and a woman was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.