Roundup: TSU downs Vandals

Whitworth Treasure scored 21 points and Texas Southern rallied in the second half to beat Idaho 72-65 Sunday night in Houston.

Treasure scored 14 of his points in the final 20 minutes, when the Tigers (1-1) outscored the Vandals 42-33.

Mac Hopson led Idaho (1-1) with 14 points, and Kashif Watson added 13.

Justin Ray had 14 points, Travele Jones finished with 11 and DeAndre Hall 10 for TSU, which took advantage of 16 Idaho turnovers. The Tigers committed only eight turnovers.

“We just didn’t do what we needed to do,” Vandals coach Don Verlin said. “I thought our effort was good, I just don’t think our execution was very good, especially on the offensive end.”

After trailing 32-30 at halftime, Texas Southern took control in the second half and led by as many as 10 points.

“They did a nice job in forcing us into some turnovers and taking advantage of our mistakes down the stretch,” Verlin said.

(14) Washington 111, Portland State 55: Quincy Pondexter scored 20 of his career-high 29 in the first half, and the Huskies (3-0) overwhelmed the Vikings in Seattle.

The Vikings had no answer in trying to slow down the Huskies lone senior. Whether it was following up missed shots, finding open space without the ball or taking it himself off the dribble, Pondexter put in perhaps one of the most efficient performances in Washington history.

He made 11 of 12 shots, missing only a tip-in that he immediately followed up for a basket. He made his first seven free throws before clanking his final attempt off the back of the rim to leave him at 29 points. He matched his career high with 13 rebounds and checked out with 11 minutes remaining.

Isaiah Thomas added 21 for Washington (3-0), which swept the three-day, round-robin Athletes in Action Classic.

Women’s basketball

True freshman Kiki Moore scored a career high 17 points as Washington State beat UC Davis 64-54 on Sunday in Pullman.

April Cook scored 14 points, grabbed a game-high eight rebounds and had two steals for Washington State (1-0).

The Cougars won their season opener for the first time since 2005-06.

UC Davis (1-1) was led by Paige Minton, who scored 19 points and went 6 of 7 from the line.

After being down 18 with just under eight minutes to play in the first half, Washington State outscored the Aggies 20-6 to take a 37-31 lead into halftime.

High school football

Pairings have been announced for Washington State Class 2A, 1B and 2B playoff games involving area teams.

Cusick will play Colton in a 1B matchup Friday, 7 p.m. at Newport. There will be a doubleheader on Saturday at Gonzaga Prep: South Bend will play Colfax at 1 p.m. in a 2B game, followed by Othello vs. West Valley at 4 p.m. in a 2A matchup.

College cross country

Washington State’s Lisa Egami was selected to compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Egami will compete as an at-large qualifier in Terre Haute, Ind., on Nov. 23. She finished 11th at the West Regional Championship on Saturday.

Wrestling

Roger McCobey of North Idaho College finished second in the heavyweight division at the Michigan State Open in East Lansing, Mich. He lost to Curtis Blaydes of Northern Illinois 4-3 in the championship match.

North Idaho’s Kyle McCrite placed sixth at 125 pounds.

Junior hockey

Travis Ludwar’s second goal of the game with 14 seconds left in overtime gave the Creston Valley Thunder Cats a 4-3 win over the Spokane Braves at Eagles Ice-A-Rena.

Spokane did all of its scoring in the second period. Goals by A.J. King, Nick Redding and Chase Wharton gave the Braves a 3-0 lead before the Thunder Cats rallied in the third period to force overtime.