WASHINGTON STATE (12-9, 3-5)
vs Arizona State (12-7, 3-3) | Wed., Jan. 29 | 8 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougs return home where they are 10-2 on the year (9-2) inside of Beasley, to take on the Sun Devils. Cougs have won 3 of the last 5 against ASU, however the Sun Devils have won 2 of the last 3 in Pullman.
> WSU dropped a pair on the road last week at the Mountain Schools and fell to 3-5 in Pac-12 play and 12-9 overall.
> Isaac Bonton has been the Cougs best player in Pac-12 play going for double-figures in every game in conference play including posting a 21 point effort on Saturday at Utah. He score 34 the last time the Cougs were inside Beasley.
> WSU has found its outside shot hitting 43.0% (49-114) in the last five games. Daron Henson has hit 61.5% (8-for-13) in just three of those games while Isaac Bonton has hit 50.0% (12-of-24) in the five contests.
> WSU ranks 28th nationally in turnover per game (11.3) and 16th in turnover margin (4.3). WSU turns the ball over just 16.0% of its possessions (20th best in the nation).

GAME INFORMATION - VS ARIZONA STATE
WSU returns to Beasley Coliseum to take on the Arizona Schools with a midweek tilt against Arizona State Wednesday night on ESPNU. The last time the two teams met the Cougs ran past the Sun Devils in Tempe, 91-70, kicking off a road sweep of the two desert schools. The Sun Devils are 3-3 in Pac-12 play, winning two-straight, sitting just ahead the Cougs in the standings. They are coming off the second-biggest comeback this season in DI overcoming a 22-point deficit to upset Arizona last week. The Sun Devils are one of the best defensive teams in the nation giving up just 93.4 points per 100 (32nd in the nation).

LAST TIME OUT
UTAH 76 - WSU 64 | Jan. 25, 2020 | Salt Lake City
Leading early but trailing at the half, the Cougs overcame a 12-point deficit early in the second half to take a 43-42 lead with just under 14 minutes to play. However, despite 21 points from Isaac Bonton, the road win was not to be as the Cougs struggled down the stretch allowing the Utes to pull away for the win in the lone game between the two sides in the regular season.

BONTON SCORING AND DISHING
Transferring in to WSU from Casper College, junior Isaac Bonton has had his ups and downs adjusting but is second on the team in scoring at 14.7 ppg. Bonton has scored in double-figures in 17 of 20 games played while leading the team in scoring seven times including five Pac-12 games.  
Bonton came into his own against Incarnate Word with his first double-double posting career-highs in points (19) and rebounds (12) while also adding 6 assists. He would score 18 points (7-for-26 and 4-for-9 from deep) against USC in his first Pac-12 contest while adding 17 against UCLA including scoring eight of the final 10 points in overtime to beat the Bruins. He added the Cougs' first 30-pt game against Oregon State dropping 34 against Beavers. At Utah he would score 21 to lead the Cougs.
He is riding a 10-game double-digit scoring streak including all 8 games in Pac-12 play. During those 10 games, Bonton is averaging 17.2 ppg while shooting 40.8% (58-142) from the floor and 43.6% (24-33) from deep in 33.8 minutes per game.
In addition to his own scoring, Bonton leads the team with 76 assists on the season, 3.8 per contest while also sporting a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio. He ranks 9th in the Pac-12 in assists per game.

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