Rodman, Gueye help Washington State beat Cal 66-51

PULLMAN — DJ Rodman hit four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points, Mouhamed Gueye also scored 14 points and Washington State beat California 66-51 Wednesday night.

Justin Powell added 12 points for Washington State (8-10, 3-4 Pac-12).

The Golden Bears made seven of their last 11 field-goal attempts in the first half, including 3-pointers by Grant Newell and DeJuan Clayton that trimmed their deficit to 31-30 at halftime. Kymany Houinsou made a layup 15 seconds into the second half and Rodman made three 3s in a span of 2 minutes, 12 seconds to cap a 15-2 run that made it 46-32 for WSU with 15:34 to play.

California (3-14, 2-4 Pac-12), which was 2-of-12 shooting to open the second half, trailed by double figures the rest of the way.

Marsalis Roberson — the lone Golden Bears player to score in double figures — had a career-high 11 points. Cal shot just 28.6% (8 of 28) and went 0 for 11 from 3-point range, in the second half.

The Cougars shot 46% (23 of 50) from the field and made 9 of 21 (43%) from 3-point range but hit just 11 of 20 (55%) from the free-throw line.

The Golden Bears had won three of three of their last four games following a 15-game overall skid, including 12 straight losses to open the season.

Washington State was coming off a 74-61 win Saturday over No. 5 Arizona that snapped the Wildcats’ 28-game home win streak and gave the Cougars their first road win over a top-5 opponent in the 122-year history of the program.

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WASHINGTON STATE 66, CALIFORNIA 51

CALIFORNIA (3-14) — Kuany 3-5 0-0 7, Newell 3-12 0-0 7, Thiemann 2-6 2-2 6, Brown 0-3 0-0 0, Clayton 2-7 0-0 6, Bowser 2-5 0-0 4, Roberson 3-4 4-5 11, Anyanwu 3-3 1-2 7, Alajiki 0-3 0-0 0, Okafor 0-2 0-0 0, McCloskey 0-1 0-0 0, Robinson 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 19-53 8-10 51.

WASHINGTON ST. (8-10) — Gueye 5-9 4-8 14, Jakimovski 2-5 0-0 5, Rodman 4-8 2-4 14, Houinsou 4-8 1-2 9, Powell 4-9 2-3 12, Mullins 2-5 0-0 5, Darling 1-2 0-0 3, Diongue 1-1 2-3 4, Rosario 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Olesen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-50 11-20 66.

Halftime—Washington St. 31-30. 3-Point Goals—California 5-20 (Clayton 2-6, Roberson 1-1, Kuany 1-2, Newell 1-4, Brown 0-1, McCloskey 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Alajiki 0-2, Bowser 0-2), Washington St. 9-21 (Rodman 4-5, Powell 2-5, Darling 1-1, Jakimovski 1-3, Mullins 1-3, Houinsou 0-2, Olesen 0-2). Fouled Out—Kuany. Rebounds—California 27 (Thiemann 7), Washington St. 31 (Rodman 6). Assists—California 10 (Brown, Clayton 4), Washington St. 13 (Gueye, Mullins 3). Total Fouls—California 19, Washington St. 15. A—3,208 (11,671).