PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - TJ Shorts II scored 20 points, Chima Moneke had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and UC Davis defeated Washington State 81-67 Saturday.
UC Davis (5-2) finished the first half on a 12-2 run for a 17-point lead. Moneke set the tone when he slid the baseline and slammed down a monster dunk. Moneke had another dunk with 9:28 remaining in the second half extending the lead back to 17.
Shorts II sealed the game with a steal and an easy fast-break layup with one minute remaining in the game.
Siler Schneider added 12 points for UC Davis.
Washington State (6-1), which returned home after winning the Wooden Legacy Tournament, went 1-for-7 from 3-point range in the first half, shooting only 35 percent from the field. The Cougars made several runs throughout the second half, trying to make one of their famous early-season comebacks, but fell short.
Robert Franks had 32 points and eight rebounds for the Cougars. Franks went 12 of 18 from the field with five 3-pointers. Flynn, who was the MVP in the California tournament, was cold early, but finished with 19 points and five assists. Flynn entered the game with only four turnovers and 28 assists on the season. Against the Aggies, Flynn committed five.
Freshman Milan Acquaah, who has been a spark at times during the season for the Cougars, had six assists and five turnovers.
Cougs suffer first loss of season
