WASHINGTON STATE (15-15, 6-11)
at Arizona State (19-11, 10-7) | Sat., March 7 | 4:30 p.m. MT
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OPENING FIVE
> The final game of the regular season sends the Cougs to Tempe to take on Arizona State. WSU will go for the sweep of the Sun Devils after winning the first meeting 67-65 in Jan. The Cougs have won 4 of the last 5 in the series.
> WSU dropped its second-straight to Arizona as the Wildcats won 83-62 Thursday in Tucson. The loss dropped WSU to 15-15 on the year.
> Injuries have played a factor with WSU playing just one game on the year with its full roster. Only CJ Elleby and Jervae Robinson have played in all 30 games for WSU on the year.
> Isaac Bonton has stayed hot upon his return having scored in double-figures in 16-straight including all 14 Pac-12 contest he's played. He has eclipsed 20pts in each of the last three games played.
> Pac-12 seeding is beginning to flesh itself out with the Cougs sitting tied for 9th place but seeded 10th as things stand due to tie-breakers. WSU can finish as high as the 9 seed and as low as the 11 seed depending on Saturday's outcomes.

GAME INFORMATION - AT ARIZONA STATE
WSU ends the regular season with a chance to sweep Arizona State as the Cougs head to Tempe Saturday afternoon. The last time the Cougs have dominated the matchup in recent years having won four of the last five against the Sun Devils with the lone loss coming in 2018 at home in Pullman. On the road, the Cougs have won the last two in Temps scoring 91 points in each outing.  Last month, the Cougs nabbed a last second win over the Sun Devils thanks to a step-back three by CJ Elleby to win the game 67-65. Elleby finished with 27 & 12. In two games against the Sun Devils, Elleby has notched two double-doubles averaging 18.5 ppg and 11 rpg. The Sun Devils are coming off a loss to UW Thursday night and have lost 3 straight.

LAST TIME OUT
UA 83 - WSU 62 | March 5, 2020 | Tucson, Ariz.
The Cougs led at halftime but a 28-0 run by the Wildcats turned a close contest into a runaway victory Thursday night in Tucson. The Cougs were without starting center Jeff Pollard and battled foul trouble early, never finding their offensive rhythm against Arizona which swept the season series from WSU. In the loss, Isaac Bonton scored 21 points including going 10-for-10 from the line.

INJURY ISSUES
In a season full of ups and downs the Cougs have had their fair share of injury issues having played just one game (in the Cayman Islands) with their full compliment of players. Entering the final game of the regular season only CJ Elleby and Jervae Robinson have appeared in all 30 games for WSU on the year.
After accounting for the Cougs two season-ending injuries to seniors Deion James (5 GP) and Jaylen Shead (12 GP) the Cougs have played just three games in Pac-12 play with their full compliment of players defeating UW twice and falling to UCLA in overtime on the road. In the three games WSU has shot 43.9% overall and 39.1% from deep

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