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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Lawrence Hill scored 20 points and Stanford snapped a three-game losing streak, beating Washington State 65-54 on Thursday night.
Anthony Goods added 13 points and a career-high seven assists as the Cardinal (14-6, 4-6 Pac-10) avoided their longest losing streak in 16 years. Will Paul contributed a career-high 13 points.
Klay Thompson scored 18 points and Aron Baynes added 16 for the Cougars (12-10, 4-6), who lost their fourth in five games.
The Cougars held Stanford without a field goal the first four minutes in building a seven-point lead. Hill scored 11 of Stanford's first 17 points to keep things close.
Paul hit a 3-pointer with 1:36 left in the first half to give the Cardinal a slim lead, which they held the rest of the way. It was one of three long range shots for Paul, who made all five of his shots overall. Paul had never made more than one 3-pointer in any previous game.
Stanford led by as many as 15 points in the second half.
The victory reversed Stanford's 55-54 loss at Washington State earlier in the season, one of three 1-point setbacks for the Cardinal on the road in conference play.
Washington State has dropped eight of the past 11 meetings with Stanford.
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Stanford's victory snapped a three-game losing streak and the Cardinal avoided dropping four straight games for the first time since an 0-6 finish to the 1992-93 campaign.
Lawrence Hill put on an offensive clinic, reaching the 20-point mark for the third time this year thanks to 8-9 shooting from the field. He connected on a pair of three-point opportunities, pulled down six rebounds and played 30 minutes.
Hill has enjoyed success against Washington State in nine career games, making 33-74 from the field for a 44.5 percentage. He is averaging 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game all-time against the Cougars.
Will Paul was also impressive, scoring a career-high 13 points on 5-5 shooting from the field with three treys in 26 minutes of playing time.
Paul is shooting 58.1 percent (18-31) from the field and 50 percent (5-10) from beyond the arc in 10 home games this year.
Stanford shot 60 percent in the second half, making 12-20 shot attempts. In its two road losses last week, the Cardinal shot 32.7 percent (18-55) over the final 20 minutes combined.
Mitch Johnson matched a career-high with his 6-6 performance from the charity stripe. He also dished out three assists, bumping his career total to 470.
22 of Stanford's 24 rebounds came on the defensive glass.
Stanford is 14-0 when leading with five minutes remaining.