PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Isaac Jones scored 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Oscar Cluff scored 17 points on near-perfect shooting and Washington State beat Prairie View A&M 83-65 Friday night.
Cluff, who finished with five rebounds, four assists and two blocks, made 5 of 5 from the field and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line. Myles Rice had 15 points and five assists for Washington State (2-0) and Andrej Jakimovski added 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals.
Cluff made a layup with 16:22 left in the first half that gave Washington State the lead for good and sparked a 12-0 run that made it 17-6 less than three minutes later. Myles made a layup that trimmed the deficit to eight points with 10:30 to go in the half, but Jabe Mullins hit a 3-pointer to ignite a 9-0 spurt by the Cougars, who took a 43-30 lead into intermission and led by double figures throughout the second half.
Charles Smith IV lead Prairie View A&M (1-2) with 22 points, Chris Felix Jr. scored 14 and Nick Gazelas 11.
Washington State has a week off before the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off in Uncasville, Connecticut, where the Cougars face Mississippi State on Nov. 18.
Postgame Notes
- WSU improved to 4-1 all-time against Prairie View and 4-0 in Pullman
- Junior Oscar Cluff scored a Division-I career-high 17 points
- Senior Andrej Jakimovski scored 17 points and added nine rebounds
- Redshirt-freshman Myles Rice dished out a career- and team-best five assists
- Isaac Jones led with a team-high 18 points and his first career double-double at WSU, grabbing 11 rebounds
- The Cougars shot over 50% for the second-straight game