Arizona rolls thanks to second-half surge

Azuolas Tubelis had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Oumar Ballo added 21 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 6 Arizona used a big second-half run to pull away for a 95-72 win over Washington on Saturday.

The Wildcats (19-3, 8-3 Pac-12) won their fourth in a row and picked up their first road sweep in conference play this season. Arizona also won for the eighth time in its last nine trips to Seattle, each of the last three victories by 20 points or more.

Tubelis topped 20 points for the first time in five games and his rebound putback while being fouled with 4:29 remaining gave the Wildcats a 78-63 lead and sent Washington fans headed for the exits.

Kerr Kriisa added 18 points, hitting six threepointers, and Courtney Ramey scored 14.

Keion Brooks Jr. led Washington with 25 points and Keyon Menifield added 21. But the Huskies (13-10, 5-7) suffered from too many scoring droughts and didn’t have an answer for Arizona’s 19-1 run in the early stages of the second half.

Arizona’s scoring run was a wave of contributions, but was punctuated by key three-pointers. Tubelis and Ballo scored baskets on the interior, and it was a pair of threes from Kriisa and Ramey’s first made basket of the game — also a three — that helped the Wildcats push the lead to 53-44 with 13:33 remaining.

After a Washington timeout, the Huskies committed a turnover and Kriisa and Ramey again connected from deep. Tubelis finally capped the run with a layup, giving the Wildcats a 61-45 lead with 11:25 remaining.

at Washington State 75, Arizona State 58: Andrej Jakimovski scored a careerhigh 22 points, Justin Powell added a season-high 20 and Mouhamed Gueye had his second consecutive doubledouble to help the Cougars end a three-game skid.

at Oregon 68, Utah 56:

Jermaine Couisnard scored 18 points and the Ducks beat the Utes for their 11th consecutive win in the series.

at Stanford 75, California 46:

Maxime Raynaud scored 15 points, Harrison Ingram had 14 and the Cardinal rolled to their fourth win in a row.

at Oregon State 60, Colorado 52:

Glenn Taylor Jr. had 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Beavers pulled away in the second half.