Pinelopi Pavlopoulou drives past Kennedy Leonard at Colorado.
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69
Washington State WSU 10-18,3-13 Pac12
72
Winner Colorado COLO 14-13,5-11 Pac12
Washington State WSU
10-18,3-13 Pac12
69
Final
72
Colorado COLO
14-13,5-11 Pac12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Washington State WSU 17 17 14 21 69
Colorado COLO 17 18 17 20 72

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Last Second Shot Falls Short as WSU Falls at Colorado

The Cougs ran out of time to complete the comeback in Boulder.

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BOULDER, Colo. – A split second proved to be the difference between salvation and suffering for the Cougs (10-18, 3-13 Pac-12) who fell 72-69 at Colorado (14-13, 5-11 Pac-12) Sunday afternoon. With a chance to tie, a last second effort from deep by Pinelopi Pavlopoulou found the bottom of the net only to be waved off as the senior's shot came a moment after the final buzzer. The shot was a microcosm of the game as a whole as the Cougs seemed to be a split second late throughout, chasing the Buffs from the beginning of the game until the final seconds. Three times in the game the Cougs would run down Colorado after trailing by eight or more points while chasing down the Buffs from seven down with just over four minutes to play in the game. A three from the corner by Chanelle Molina tied the game at 67-67 with 1:15 to play, but the Buffs would knock down their free throws in the final minute while the Cougs last ditch efforts in the final seconds came up just short.
 
Stat of the Game
Colorado converted 18 offensive rebounds in to 21 second-chance points compared to 10 offensive rebounds for the Cougs that turned into eight second-chance points.

Moments of the Game Things You Need To Know
  • The Cougs split the season series with Colorado for the second-straight season as both teams took victories at home.
  • Four WSU players hit double-figures led by Alexys Swedlund with 14 points. Louise Brown chipped in 13 points while Pinelopi Pavlopoulou added 12 and Chanelle Moline scored 10, five coming in the final moments of the game.
  • Pavlopoulou tied her career high with four three-pointers as the Cougs hit 8-of-17 from deep. The Cougs now have 178 triples on the year, sixth most in a single season.
  • Colorado had four in double-figures with Kennedy Leonard and Alexis Robinson each scoring 15 points while Annika Jank scored 12 and Quinessa Caylao-Do added 11.
  • The Cougs were without leading scorer Borislava Hristova for the majority of the game as the Pac-12's leading scorer went down injured after just seven minutes of action.
  • Colorado won the game at the line hitting 22-of-28 free throws compared to the Cougs 11-of-16 effort.
  • WSU heads home for the final time to take on Cal Friday, Feb. 23 at Beasley Coliseum at 7 p.m.
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