Vandals top Wolf Pack

Rachele Kloke had 26 points and eight rebounds and Charlotte Otero chipped in 18 points and five assists to power the Idaho Vandals to a 69-62 victory over the Nevada Wolf Pack in Western Athletic Conference play in Reno on Saturday.

Idaho (10-19) evened its record at 8-8 in conference play and will be the fourth seed at this week’s WAC tournament. The Vandals will play No. 5 seed New Mexico State on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Reno.

The Vandals led from the 17:41 mark of the first half until the finish, but they weathered a scare when Nevada (16-13, 10-6) pulled within 56-55 with 6:23 left.

However, Idaho answered with a 3-pointer by Yinka Olorunnife and two free throws by Kloke to go ahead 61-55 and end the threat.

Pac-10 tournament

No. 9 seed Washington State (8-20, 3-14), which closes out the Pac-10 season against Oregon State (9-19, 1-16) tonight at 5 in Pullman, will take on No. 8 seed Arizona (13-16, 6-12) in the conference tournament opener at 6 p.m. Thursday in Los Angeles.

Washington (11-16, 6-11), the No. 7 seed, will play No. 10 seed Oregon State in the second game at 8:15 p.m.