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Presley hits 32 in win again

Associated Press

Tia Presley scored 32 points for the second consecutive game, leading Washington State to an 80-77 win over Colorado on Sunday in Boulder, Colo.

Sage Romberg had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars (14-12, 8-6 Pac-12) with Lia Galderia adding 10 points, including four free throws in the final 2 minutes.

Jen Reese and reserve Jamee Swan had 19 each for the Buffaloes (14-11, 4-10) with Ashley Wilson adding 12.

Colorado used an 11-3 run to take the lead at 74-73 with 2 minutes, 52 seconds remaining. But Galderia made two free throws at 2:01, fed Presley for a layup and made two more with 12 seconds to go to make it 79-75.

Washington 67, Utah 66: Kelsey Plum scored 19 points, including three clutch free throws, as the Huskies (15-10, 8-6 Pac-12) defeated the Utes (10-15, 3-11) at Salt Lake City.

Plum’s free throws allowed the Huskies to survive a 3-pointer from Chiera Dunbar with 2 seconds left for Utah.

Jazmine Davis added 17 points for Washington, which made 19 of 24 free throws while the Utes were 3 of 5.