WASHINGTON STATE (7-15, 2-9)
vs #20/18 Arizona State (15-6, 6-4) | Thr., Feb. 7 | 7 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougs come home to begin the final month of the regular season, a time in which WSU will play 5 of 7 inside of Beasley Coliseum. Thursday's game marks the lone contest of the year against the Sun Devils, a team that has won 7-straight in the series including a nail-bitting 61-58 decision last year in Pullman.
> WSU dropped a tough one at USC Sunday despite a 24-point double-double from Borislava Hristova and a shooting clinic from deep from the starting back court.
> Borislava Hristova, a Cheryl Miller Watch List nominee, moved into 3rd all-time in scoring at WSU and enters the week with 1,559 points. Her 20.8 ppg ranks 14th in the country.
> Chanelle Molina is storming her way into the single-season 3pt top-10 after going 11-of-14 from distance over the weekend. She has 49 on the year, one from tying for #10.
> The Cougars big three of Molina (38.1 min), Hristova (36.0 min), and Swedlund (33.9) are on pace to play the most minutes in single season history with Swedlund on pace to become the only Coug to play 1,000 min in multiple seasons.

GAME INFORMATION - VS ARIZONA STATE    
The Sun Devils enter the week one of five Pac-12 teams ranked in the top-25 checking in at #20/18. Arizona State has won three of their last five including picking up wins over USC and Arizona in their last two contests. The Sun Devils have won the last seven against the Cougars including a nailbitter, 61-58, last season at Beasley Coliseum. Thursday's game marks the lone contest between the two teams in 2018-19. ASU has been productive on the year by not making mistakes, entering the game 12th in the nation in fewest turnovers per game (12.4) and are #1 in the Pac-12 in scoring defense holding teams to just 57.7 ppg on the year.

LAST TIME OUT
A blazing start and strong shooting was not enough for Washington State (7-15, 2-9) to overcome some key mistakes late as USC (13-8, 3-7) rallied to defeat the Cougars, 81-73, Sunday afternoon at the Galen Center. Up one at halftime, the Cougars would push their lead to as much as eight midway through the third but saw the Trojans rally, closing the quarter on a 17-4 run that gave USC the lead for good heading into the final quarter. While the Cougars would close the gap to just four late in the game, the Trojans would finish out the contest at the line to end any hopes of a comeback by WSU.

IRON WOMEN OF WSU
Playing with a short bench, the Cougs have relied on Chanelle Molina, Borislava Hristova, and Alexys Swedlund to carry the team all season long. The three iron women have been up to the task playing nearly every minute of every game on the year.
Chanelle is averaging a program record 38.1 mpg (ranked 5th in the nation) and is on pace to play 1143 min., shattering the Cougars record for minutes played in a year.
Borislava, averaging 35.8 mpg (ranked 54th in the nation) is on pace for 1079 min, the second-most in program history.
Swedlund, one of just three players in program history to eclipse 1000 min already in her career, is on pace for 1017 min. making her the first Cougar to ever play multiple 1000 min seasons.

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