Post Game Notes

POSTGAME NOTES
Washington State vs. Northwestern - March 23, 2011 - Pullman, Wash. (Beasley Coliseum)
NIT Quarterfinals

Final Score: No. 2 Washington State 69, No. 4 Northwestern 66 (OT)

Washington State Notes:

Washington State advances to the NIT Semifinals for the first time in school history.
The Cougars become just the fifth Pac-10 team to advance to New York and it marks the sixth time it will happen (Oregon went twice).
WSU is the first Pac-10 team in the NIT Semifinals since Oregon in 2004.
Klay Thompson led the Cougars in scoring (17), rebounds (nine) and assists (four).
Five Cougs scored in double figures for just the third time this season (Thompson-17), Motum-13, Casto, Moore and Aden all with 11)...also had five players in double figures against Baylor and California.
Marcus Capers tied his season high with three blocked shots.
The WSU bench outscored Northwestern's 24-2.
Cougars move to 2-2 in overtime games this season...losses at Cal and at home to UCLA and victories over Santa Clara and now Northwestern.
For the first time in eight games, Klay Thompson did not reach the 20-point plateau.
Brock Motum tied his career first-half high with 11 points in the first 20 minutes...also scored 11 against Sacramento State this season (Nov. 30).
Thompson has 1,750 career points, ranking 43rd in the Pac-10 in career scoring.
Thompson's 727 points this season are the most by a Pac-10 player since Eddie House of Arizona State scored 736 in 1999-2000.
Washington State will face Wichita State Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 in the first semifinal...Alabama and Colorado meet at 9 p.m. in the other semifinal game.

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