Washington State vs. Mississippi State Game Notes

Dec. 22, 2010

Recap | Final Stats

POSTGAME NOTES

Washington State vs. Mississippi State
Dec. 22, 2010 - Honolulu (Stan Sheriff Center)
Diamond Head Classic

Final Score: Washington State 83, Mississippi State 57

Washington State Notes:

WSU is 11-1 in its last five tournaments (including the Diamond Head Classic) and improves to 2-0 against Mississippi State.
Abe Lodwick scored a season-high nine points and tied his career high of three 3- pointers made (3-for-5).
Klay Thompson has scored 143 points in his six regular season tournaments of his career, averaging 23.8 points per game in those six games.
For the first time this season WSU has trailed at the half in back-to-back games.
Thompson came one point shy of his first-half season high with 17 points in the first period.
Thompson moved into 15th on the WSU scoring list passing Ron Bennink...he now has 1,240 points, just two out of 14th.
WSU outrebounded its opponent for the first time since a +11 rebound margin against Sacramento State (Nov. 30)...WSU had 42 rebounds to Mississippi State's 29.
WSU got 24 points off of MSU's 21 turnovers compared to just four for MSU off of WSU's 12 turnovers.
The Cougars have scored 80 or more points in seven of their 10 games this season, while holding their opponent under 60 six times.

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