Pac-12 Tournament: Semifinals

Stanford vs Arizona State

Awful game!

A sluggish slugfest with lots of turnovers, lots of fouls (some called, some not), long-g-g-g possessions. The Cardinal attempted only 51 field goals today (they average 65) and made just 29.4% of them., They made zero from beyond the arc. Somehow they survived all that and defeated the Wildcats 52-43.

That's the fewest points the Cardinal have scored this season. They were held to under 50 just one other time – by UConn.

The sisters saved the day with a double-double apiece. Nneka had 24 points, 12 rebound, four assists, two blocks and three steals. Chiney had 12 points, 13 rebounds and a steal.

Here are game reports:

• No. 2 Stanford Overcomes Poor Shooting to Beat ASU 52-43, Advance to Championship from the Associated Press
• Stanford women survive Arizona St. in tourney by Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Dhronicle)
• Sun Devils Unable to Upend No. 2 Stanford, Fall 52-43 from Arizona State Athletics

And the box score and play-by-play

California vs Washington State

The Cougars continued today where they left off yesterday – full of energy and confidence.

They pitted their offense against the Bears' defense successfully for almost 32 minutes — the score was tied with 7:43 left to play.

Then the Cougars ran out of gas and succumbed to the Bears' superior defense (they were out-rebounded 49-16), and the Bears won 64-49.

Here are game reports:

• California Advances to Pac-12 Championship from Cal Athletics
• WSU's Pac-12 Tournament Run Ends In Semifinals Against Cal from Washington State Athletics

And the box score and play-by-play.

Wrap-up

• Stanford, Cal win ugly, force rematch by Michelle Smith (espnW)
• Cal women beat Washington State; will play Stanford in tournament final by Jeff Faraudo (Bay Area News Group)