Motum, Enquist fuel WSU rout

| December 12, 2011 8:00 PM

PULLMAN (AP) - Brock Motum scored a career-high 27 points to lead Washington State to a 93-55 victory against Santa Clara on Sunday.

Charlie Enquist had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (6-4).

"He (Enquist) has been really impressive," WSU coach Ken Bone said. "He's been playing really good basketball and he did it tonight in 22 minutes against a very good ball club."

Kevin Foster scored 16 points, Niyi Harrison 14 and Evan Roquefort 12 for the Broncos (5-3).

Washington State dominated inside, posting a 33-25 rebounding advantage and outscoring Santa Clara 44-22 in the paint.

"Brock and I are roommates and we hang out and talk about these situations," Enquist said. "If he doesn't get the ball all the way to the hoop, I know he's looking for me."

The Cougars had runs of 9-2 and 8-0 in the final seven minutes of the first half to take a 48-27 lead into the break.

Washington State shot 67.4 percent (31 of 46) from the field, including 46.2 percent (6 of 13) from 3-point range.

Bone credited the Cougars' defense for holding the Broncos' hot perimeter game to three 3-pointers on 15 attempts.

"They average 28 points (off 3-pointers) a game," Bone said. "(Stopping that) was a high priority to us, and I thought our guys did a nice job."

WSU plays host to Western Oregon next Sunday.

SANTA CLARA (5-3)

McArthur 1-2 0-0 2, Harrison 6-9 2-8 14, Roquemore 4-11 3-5 12, Foster 5-12 4-5 16, Cowels III 0-2 0-0 0, Clark 1-5 0-0 2, Akwenuke 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Clarke 0-1 0-0 0, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0, Atanga 3-7 3-4 9. Totals 20-50 12-22 55.

WASHINGTON ST. (6-4)

Motum 9-13 8-11 27, Enquist 7-7 4-4 18, Capers 2-3 4-7 8, Moore 6-8 3-3 16, Lacy 3-7 0-0 8, DiIorio 0-0 0-0 0, Shelton 1-1 3-4 5, Wink 0-1 0-0 0, Kernich-Drew 1-3 3-3 5, Simon 2-3 0-0 6. Totals 31-46 25-32 93.

Halftime_Washington St. 48-27. 3-Point Goals_Santa Clara 3-15 (Foster 2-6, Roquemore 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Cowels III 0-1, Clarke 0-1, Clark 0-2), Washington St. 6-13 (Simon 2-3, Lacy 2-5, Moore 1-1, Motum 1-2, Kernich-Drew 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Santa Clara 24 (Atanga 10), Washington St. 33 (Enquist 10). Assists_Santa Clara 7 (Roquemore 4), Washington St. 19 (Capers, Moore 5). Total Fouls_Santa Clara 21, Washington St. 15. Technical_Roquemore. A_2,711.