Stanford women roll past WSU to open Pac-12

The fifth-ranked Stanford women topped visiting Washington State (7-7, 0-2 Pac-12) for the 66th consecutive time Friday night, beating the Cougars 77-58 at Maples Pavilion in the Pac-12 opener for the Cardinal.

Nadia Fingall led Stanford (12-1) with a seasonhigh 20 points, and Haley Jones added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. The Cardinal has won 20 consecutive conference openers.

Chenelle Molina led Washington State with 27 points.

WASHINGTON EDGES CAL >> Jaelyn Brown scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds for Cal (8-4, 0-1 Pac12), but the visiting Huskies (10-3, 2-0) scored the last six points of the game to pull out a 67-64 win. Washington’s Amber Melgoza scored 31 points, including a tying 3-pointer with a minute left and the go-ahead layup with 15 seconds remaining.

Men

WISCONSIN UPSETS NO. 5 OHIO STATE >> Nate Reuvers scored 17 points, and Wisconsin rallied late to upset No. 5 Ohio State 61-57 on the road. Reuvers’ jumper gave the Badgers (9-6, 2-1 Big Ten) a 52-51 lead with 1:54 left, and late free throws from Reuvers and D’Mitrik Trice sealed the win.

Ohio State (11-3, 1-2) became the second top-5 team in the AP Top 25 to lose this week after No. 4 Oregon fell at Colorado on Thursday.

Kaleb Wesson had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Buckeyes.

Late Thursday highlights

DAVIS LEADS STANFORD PAST CAL >> Daejon Davis scored a season-high 20 points with six rebounds and five assists in helping Stanford beat Cal 68-52 at Maples Pavilion in the Pac12 Conference opener. Tyrell Terry added 14 points and five rebounds for the Cardinal (12-2).

Grant Anticevich scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Bears (6-8), who lost their fourth straight.

California’s two leading scorers Matt Bradley and Kareem South were a combined 2-of-17 shooting for eight points early in the second half. Bradley finished with 13 points and has reached double figures in all but one game.

SAINT MARYS ROLLS >> Malik Fitts scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Saint Mary’s topped USF 69-58 in the West Coast Conference opener at Memorial Gym. Jordan Ford added 16 points for Saint

Mary’s (14-2). Charles Minlend had 15 points for the Dons (11-5).

NORTH CAROLINA FRESHMAN

HARRIS (KNEE) OUT FOR SEASON >> North Carolina freshman guard Anthony Harris, who sustained a torn ACL in his right knee on Monday, will miss the rest of the 2019-20 season. Harris, whose surgery is scheduled for next week, was injured in a 7067 victory over Yale on Monday night.

UTEP COACH TERRY RELEASED

FROM HOSPITAL >> UTEP coach Rodney Terry was discharged from a Miami hospital after being admitted in critical condition. A statement issued by the university said Terry was taken to the hospital on Wednesday night suffering from anaphylactic shock caused by an allergic reaction. On Friday, the university said he was released.