WASHINGTON STATE (1-0)
at Santa Clara (2-0) | Tue., Nov. 12 | 7 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougs opened the 2019-20 season with an 85-54 point win over Seattle U. The win ran the Cougs record to 24-straight wins in season openers at Beasley Coliseum.
> Head Coach Kyle Smith earned his first win at WSU. The 31-point win was the largest margin of victory in a coaching debut at WSU in modern history.
> CJ Elleby, named to the Julius Erving and Wooden Award watch lists, scored a career-best 27 points in the opener.
> WSU's starting backcourt of Isaac Bonton and Jaylen Shead combined for 21 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals in their WSU debut. Off the bench, Noah Williams was a one-man wrecking crew on the glass in his collegiate debut grabbing nine rebounds.
> The Cougs committed just three turnovers against Seattle U, the lowest since total 2015. On the boards WSU held an 11-rebound advantage while grabbing 50 total rebounds.

GAME INFORMATION - AT SANTA CLARA
The Cougs hit the road for the first time in the new year with a trip to Santa Clara Tuesday. The two teams met last year in Spokane (a technical home game for WSU) with the Broncos coming out on top 79-71. The Cougs were without star Robert Franks for the contest. In the loss, CJ Elleby and Marvin Cannon led the way with 19 points a piece. Santa Clara enters the matchup Tuesday night having won twice at home to begin the year with games against Santa Cruz and Cal Poly. Wake Forest transfer DJ Mitchell leads the attack with 18.0 ppg while Tahj Eaddy has chipped in 11.5 ppg. Eaddy led the Broncos in last year's meeting with 16 points and eight rebounds.

LAST TIME OUT
Washington State 85 - Seattle U 54 | Nov. 7, 2019 | Beasley Coliseum
The Cougs opened the 2019-20 season in dominant fashion downing Seattle U 85-54 at home. WSU hit its first five shots of the game and ran out to a 14-4 lead, never looking back en route to a 31-point win, the largest margin of victory for a WSU head coach in his debut in modern basketball history. CJ Elleby led the way with a career-high 27 points in 30 minutes of action including a 14-point first half, tying his career best half. Despite an average shooting night the Cougs dominated thanks to just three turnovers and a +11 rebound advantage on the glass.

A DEBUT FOR THE AGES
Head Coach Kyle Smith made an immediate impact on the sidelines for the Cougars as the first year head coach had a debut for the ages leading his squad to an 85-54 win over Seattle U, Nov. 7, in his inaugural game at WSU. The 31-point win marked the largest margin of victory in the modern era for a Coug head coach in his debut. The debut was the second biggest win for a freshman head coach trailing only legendary head coach Jack Friel's 44-point win in his debut against Lewiston State (62-18) in 1928.

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