Posted at 7:50 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2007
Low held to two as WSU falls to No. 2 UCLA
Associated Press
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Arron Afflalo scored 14 points to help No. 2 UCLA beat No. 13 Washington State 53-45 tonight in a showdown of the top two teams in the Pacific 10 Conference.UCLA (26-3, 15-2) wrapped up a second consecutive Pac-10 title with the win. They had already clinched at least a tie with WSU and the top seed in the tournament.
Kyle Weaver scored 14 points for Washington State (23-6, 12-5), which saw its hopes for the first Pac-10 title in its history end.
'Iolani alum Derrick Low, Washington State's leading scorer, was held to two points on 1-for-8 shooting. He was 0-for-4 from three-point range.
After trailing by one at the half, the Bruins made 11 of their first 14 shots to open the second half and pulled away from the Cougars in a game matching the top two defenses in the conference.
