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FROM PULLMAN -- We have our usual next-day recap of our coverage of Washington State's basketball game against Colorado on Saturday, as well as a look around the Pac-12. And today, we'll be in attendance to see whether the WSU women can end their losing streak against UW. Read on.

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We have our game story (shortened a bit for space purposes) in today's newspaper, along with our tale of the tape and our postgame quotes posted on the blog. ... Howie Stalwick covered the game for the Kitsap Sun. ... Here's the AP story. ... Here's the story from the Boulder Daily Camera. ... WSU's next opponent, Oregon, took a big win over UCLA yesterday to remain unbeaten in Pac-12 play.

Around the Pac-12 ... Utah stunned Washington yesterday, 74-65, to pick up its first Pac-12 win. ... USC used a late bucket to take a 69-68 win over Oregon State, which remains winless in conference play. ... Stanford won its rivalry game over California, 69-59. ... Arizona won its matchup with Arizona State, 71-54, using its depth to power past the Sun Devils. ... In football news, it was reported by several outlets yesterday that Oregon has decided on Mark Helfrich to fill its head coaching vacancy, as expected.

That's all for this morning. We'll be at Beasley Coliseum this afternoon for the WSU women's game against UW.

Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com. Twitter: @ChristianCaple

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