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Washington State women fall to Colorado fourth-quarter rally

Washington State’s Johanna Muzet, left, and Colorado’s Haley Smith, go to the floor for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Boulder, Colo. (Cliff Grassmick / Associated Press)
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Kennedy Leonard scored 16 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to help Colorado pull away and beat Washington State 70-58 in Pac-12 play in Boulder, Colorado, on Friday night.

Washington State (9-13, 4-7) led 49-39 before Colorado outscored the Cougars 31-9 in the fourth quarter. Leonard added two rebounds, two assists, and three steals in the final period.

Colorado (13-9, 3-8) led 57-51 with 5:36 remaining. Ivana Kmetovska made a layup and Pinelopi Pavlopoulou hit a 3 to pull Washington State to 57-56 with 3:20 to play. The Buffaloes closed on a 13-2 run, with Leonard scoring nine points during the stretch.

Leonard was 8 of 20 from the field, made eight free throws and finished with six assists and four steals. Ariana Freeman added 14 points for Colorado.

Kmetovska had 16 points and Pavlopoulou had 13 to lead the Cougars, who have lost five of their last six games.