WASHINGTON STATE (10-5, 1-1)
at Cal (6-8, 0-1) | Thr., Jan. 9 | 7:30 p.m.
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OPENING FIVE
> The Cougs enter the week 10-5 overall and 1-1 in Pac-12 play after splitting their opening series with the LA school last week including a 79-71, OT, win over UCLA Saturday.
> WSU hits the road for the first time in over a month's time as the team heads to the Bay Area to take on Cal and Stanford. The Cougs have won three of the last five against the Bears but fell in Berkeley last season in their final road game.
> Tony Miller has been one of the Cougs most reliable players over the last month averaging 9.7 ppg and 4.2 rpg in the last 9 contests. He tallied a 15 pt, 11 rbd, double-double against USC, his first double-double at WSU. He earned a scholarship for the spring semester.
> WSU ranks 7th nationally in turnover per game (10.6) and 5th in turnover margin (6.1). WSU turns the ball over just 14.7% of its possessions (5th best in the nation).
> Coug freshmen Noah Williams and Ryan Rapp have begun to make their presence felt with Williams spearheading the Cougars' defensive efforts while Rapp was an impressive +16 in 12 min. against UCLA Saturday, turning the game around.

GAME INFORMATION - VS CAL
WSU hits the road for the first time since playing at Idaho Dec. 4 when the Cougs head to the Bay Area to take on Cal (Jan. 9) and Stanford (Jan. 11). Cal sits below the Cougs in the conference standings and was picked to finish 12th in the preseason poll. WSU has won 3 of the last 5 against the Bears, however Cal won the last matchup, 76-69, at Berkeley last March. Cal has lost four-straight heading into Thursday's matchup and rank just ahead of the Cougs in offensive efficiency (99.0 pp100) and well below defensively (101.4 pp100).

LAST TIME OUT
Washington State 79 - UCLA 71 (OT) | Jan. 4, 2020 | Pullman, WA
CJ Elleby made a clutch corner 3 to tie the game at the end of regulation and Isaac Bonton scored eight points in overtime to help Washington State pull off a 79-71 come from behind victory over UCLA on Saturday night. In overtime, Washington State outscored UCLA 14-6 with Bonton leading the way. He scored eight of the Cougars' last 10 points to close out the Bruins.

MILLER TIME
Originally a walk-on, Miller earned a scholarship for the spring semester.
After seeing limited minutes to open the season, junior transfer Tony Miller has played his way into a super-sub role for the Cougars as the 6-6 forward has shown off his athleticism and gritty playmaking in the front court. In the last nine games, Miller has scored in double-figures five times including going for his first WSU double-double against USC with 15 points and 11 rebounds. He had 16 double-doubles at Seattle Pacific.
In nine games, Miller is averaging 9.7 points on 66.7% (34-of-51) shooting in 18.1 minutes per game. He has grabbed 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 steals on the defensive end.
On the year, Miller is averaging 7.2 ppg and has been the most effective scorer for the Cougs shooting an effective FG% of 66.4%.


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