Kelsey Plum scores 22 points and No. 10 Washington women rout Arizona
Kelsey Plum had 22 points and seven assists, helping No. 10 Washington rout Arizona 91-55 on Friday in Seattle.
Plum, who was averaging 30.9 points coming into the night, was 6 for 12 from the field and 8 for 8 from the line. She also had five rebounds.
The Huskies (22-3, 11-2 Pac-12) had four players score in double figures in their third straight win since a 72-68 loss to Stanford. Chantel Osahor had 14 points, and Natalie Romeo and freshman Aarion McDonald each finished with 13.
LaBrittney Jones led Arizona with 18 points on 7 of 17 shooting. The Wildcats (11-13, 2-11) have lost seven in a row.
Washington pulled away by scoring the last 21 points of the first half. Arizona was held scoreless for the final 7:26 of the second quarter.
Romeo’s 3-pointer from the wing ran Washington’s lead to 25 points, and the Huskies led 51-20 at the break.
The Huskies kept pace atop the Pac-12 standings in pursuit of the program’s first regular-season conference title since 2001. Washington began the day tied for second with Stanford, one game back of Oregon State.