San Francisco defeats Washington State 86-75 in West Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinal
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sophomore Ryan Beasley scored a career-high 29 points and San Francisco defeated Washington State 86-75 on Sunday night in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
The third-seeded Dons (24-8) move on to play No. 2 seed Gonzaga in a Monday semifinal. No. 1 seed Saint Mary's plays No. 9 seed Pepperdine in the other semifinal.
Beasley, who entered play averaging 7.7 points per game while shooting 26% from 3-point range, made 4 of 8 from distance. Malik Thomas finished with 18 points and six rebounds. Tyrone Riley IV and Junjie Wang both scored 10 with Wang adding 10 rebounds.
Ethan Price made three 3-pointers and totaled 26 points and six rebounds to pace the sixth-seeded Cougars (19-14). LeJuan Watts added 20 points and four steals. Nate Calmese pitched in with 16 points and 11 assists.
The Dons outrebounded the Cougars 49-25 and that led to a 21-4 advantage in second-chance points.
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