WASHINGTON STATE (13-4, 4-5)
vs Arizona (14-6, 4-3) | Sat., Feb. 1 | 5 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougs improved to 13-9 and 4-5 in Pac-12 play with their 11th home win of the year Thursday. The 13 wins ties the most wins in a season since 2011-12. WSU has won 4-straight home Pac-12 games.
> WSU looks to make it two-consecutive desert sweeps when they take on Arizona. Last season, the Cougs upset the Wildcats in Tucson, 69-55.
> CJ Elleby moved to 10th in sophomore scoring all-time at WSU with 414 points. He tied a career-high with 27 to beat Arizona State Wednesday night.
> Isaac Bonton has been the Cougs best player in Pac-12 play going for double-figures in every game in conference play including posting 12 against ASU. His overall streak sits at 11-straight games.
> WSU has found its outside shot hitting 42.0% (47-112) in the last five games. In those games, CJ Elleby leads the way with 15 made on 44.1% while Isaac Bonton has hit 11 on 50.0% shooting. On the year, the Cougs are at 32.1% (172-535)

GAME INFORMATION - VS ARIZONA 
WSU remains at home to take on the Wildcats Saturday on the Pac-12 Network. Arizona enters the week coming off of a shocking loss to Arizona State in the rivalry game as the Wildcats gave away a 22-point advantage to lose 66-65 in Tempe last week. The Wildcats rebounded Thursday to defeat Washington, 75-72. Arizona is one of the best offensive teams in the country ranking 10th in efficiency at 115.1 points per 100. Last season, the Cougs stunned the Wildcats in Tucson, 69-55, to complete the desert sweep.

LAST TIME OUT
WSU 67 - ASU 65 | Jan. 29, 2020 | Pullman, Wash.
Continuing their run at home, the Cougs held serve against Arizona State thanks to a last second three-pointer by CJ Elleby as the sophomore scored 27 to hold off the Sun Devils comeback efforts. In addition to his scoring, Elleby grabbed 12 rebounds to post his second double-double in Pac-12 play leading the Cougs to their fourth-straight home win in conference play.

HOME SWEET HOME
In a new era under head coach Kyle Smith, the Cougs have made the most of their time at home this year going an impressive 11-2 coming into the week (10 at Beasley Coliseum). The 11 wins ties for the most in a single season since winning 12 in 2006-07.
On their face, the stats are almost identical shooting 41.7% at home and 39.7% on the road while hitting 32.9% from deep both at home and away. The big difference being turnover margin as WSU is +4.8 at home and just +1.2 on the road. Additionally, the Cougs score nearly 10 points more per game going 74.5 ppg at home and 64.7 ppg on the road.
Individually, the change can be seen in star CJ Elleby who scores 21.2 ppg on 45.4% shooting at home while notching just 12.5 ppg on 34.2%shooting on the road.

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