PULLMAN, Wash. --  Azuolas Tubelis had 18 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 Arizona beat Washington State 63-58 on Thursday night. It was his ninth double-double of the season, tops in the Pac-12.

Kerr Kriisa added 15 points to help Wildcats (18-3, 7-3 Pac-12) split the season series with the Cougars (9-13. 4-7).

"They were a handful, so getting a road victory here is really meaningful," Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said. "There's games like this that come down to matchups. So, I was really proud of our guys for getting off to a good start and then just kind of hanging with it."

Washington State beat a Top 5 team on the road for the first time when it upset the Wildcats 74-61 in Tucson this month. The Cougars ended Arizona's 28-game home winning streak with the biggest victory of Kyle Smith's coaching tenure.

Justin Powell and Mouhamed Gueye each scored 15 points for Washington State. The Cougars shot 19 of 58 and made just four 3-pointers.

Arizona broke out of a scoring slump midway through the second half, scoring on five straight possessions to open a double-digit lead. The Wildcats overcome 16 turnovers and a sub-par shooting night.

UP NEXT

Arizona: At Washington on Saturday.

Washington State: Hosts Arizona State on Saturday.

 

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POSTGAME MEDIA

 

 

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POSTGAME NOTES via Pac-12 Research Dept.

• 2nd straight season with at least 18 wins through 21 games (19 through 21 last season)
        o 6th time in Pac-12 era with at least 18 wins through 21 games
• 11th straight win in Pullman
        o 33-8 all time in Pullman
• 2nd fewest PT in a win under Tommy Lloyd
        o Fewest was 58 in their prior game vs UCLA (58 on Saturday)
• 5-0 in games decided by 6 PT or fewer this season
        o 10-1 in 2 possession games under Tommy Lloyd, 4-0 in 2 possession conference games in the Lloyd era
• Never trailed in the game, led for all but 11 seconds
• -2 in TO margin (16-14), but +9 in PT off TO (17-8)
• 19-3 advantage in bench PT despite playing only 2 bench players
        o Kylan Boswell (9) & Pelle Larsson (10)
• Azuolas Tubelis 18 PT, 9/16 FG, 12 Reb
        o 9th double-double, 3rd straight game with a double-double
        o 6th double-double in last 7 games, had a previous stretch of 3 straight double-doubles (1/5 to 1/12)
• Kerr Kriisa 15 PT, 5/10 3PT, 5 Reb, 2 Ast
        o 3rd game with at least 5 made 3s
        o Most PT in a conference game this season