National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona 79, Washington St. 70
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 17, 2011
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Verne Harris, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance: 14456

Derrick Williams had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 13 Arizona to its seventh straight Pac-10 victory, 79-70 over visiting Washington State on Thursday.

Williams was again dominating in the post for Arizona (22-4, 11-2 Pac-10), which also got 12 points from Solomon Hill and 10 from Lamont Jones. Williams finished 7 for 10 from the field and 12 for 12 from the free throw line.

Klay Thompson scored a game-high 30 points, and DeAngelo Casto had 14 points and five rebounds for Washington State (17-9, 7-7 Pac-10).

Arizona led by as many as 17 points early in the second half before Washington State got as close as 64-59 on a Thompson layup with 6:35 left.

Arizona hosts Washington (10-4 Pac-10) on Saturday.

Top Game Performances
 
Washington St.   Arizona
Klay Thompson 30 Scoring Derrick Williams 26
DeAngelo Casto 3 Assists Kyle Fogg 7
DeAngelo Casto 6 Rebounds Derrick Williams 8
DeAngelo Casto 4 Free Throws Made Derrick Williams 12
Faisal Aden 2 Steals Kyle Fogg 2
DeAngelo Casto 1 Blocks Solomon Hill 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Washington St. 70 43.3 7-19 11-15 12 26 1 5
Arizona 79 48.1 5-17 24-26 17 32 5 5