Huskies upset No. 10 Cardinal

Cameo Hicks scored 23 points and Washington answered Stanford’s 14-0 scoring run in the second half with one of its own to eventually upset the 10th-ranked Cardinal 77-72 Thursday night in Seattle.

Brooke Smith scored a career-high 24 points for Stanford but missed a free throw with 9.8 seconds left that would have cut Washington’s lead to three. The Huskies’ Andrea Plouffe then made two free throws to seal the win.

Washington (9-2, 2-0 Pac-10) won its 11th straight game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Its last home loss was Jan. 27 to Stanford, 82-60. The Huskies’ only two losses this season have been on the road, against Texas A&M and national-champion Baylor.

Stanford (6-3, 1-1), winner of the last five Pac-10 regular-season championships, had beaten Washington four straight times.

California 53, Washington State 47: At Pullman, Devanei Hampton scored 15 points, and Ashley Walker and Alexis Gray-Lawson added 14 apiece to lead the Bears. Charmaine Jones led WSU (6-4, 0-2) with 13 points. Kate Benz added 12 rebounds for the Cougars, but she scored just five points on 2-of-11 shooting. Washington State shot just 16 of 59 (27 percent) from the field, including 6 of 27 (22 percent) from 3-point range. Cal (9-3, 1-1) shot 22 of 44 (50 percent) from the field.

Texas A&M 94, Eastern Washington 40: At College Station, Texas, Morenike Atunrase scored 15 points off the bench and Danielle Gant had 13 points and eight rebounds as the Aggies routed the Eagles. The Aggies (8-2) won their sixth straight game by scoring 52 points off 38 Eagles turnovers. The 54-point margin of victory is the fifth highest in A&M history. Sydney Benson had nine points and seven rebounds to lead the Eagles (4-7), who trailed 50-19 at halftime and dropped their fourth straight.