Washington State University Athletics
Monday, December 30
Spokane, Wash.
6:30 p.m.
Washington State University
12-3,2-0WCC
73
vs
59
LMU
8-6,0-2WCC
1
2
F
LMU (CA)
34
25
59
Washington St.
36
37
73
Photo by: Ashley Davis
Cougs Control LMU, 73-59, in Spokane Arena
December 30, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SPOKANE, Wash. (Hayden Wysup) – The Washington State men's basketball defeated LMU, 73-59, Monday evening at Spokane Arena in the inaugural WCC home game.
Big Picture: Washington State extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 12-3 and 2-0 in WCC play.
Breakout Performance: True freshman Tomas Thrastarson had his best game of the year with a career-high 17 points and career-high six rebounds.
Player Performances: Nate Calmese led the team in scoring with 20 points, four assists and three rebounds. Calmese has scored 20+ points four times. LeJuan Watts scored eight points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out a career-high eight assists as he flirted with a triple-double.
Turning Point: Coming out of the second half, LeJuan Watts got the scoring going for the Cougs and sparked a 23-7 run to give Wazzu a definitive 59-44 lead.
Up Next: Wazzu returns to Pullman to host San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. to ring in the New Year at Beasley Coliseum. The game is the second half of a Cougar basketball doubleheader with the WSU women and both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Big Picture: Washington State extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 12-3 and 2-0 in WCC play.
Breakout Performance: True freshman Tomas Thrastarson had his best game of the year with a career-high 17 points and career-high six rebounds.
Player Performances: Nate Calmese led the team in scoring with 20 points, four assists and three rebounds. Calmese has scored 20+ points four times. LeJuan Watts scored eight points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out a career-high eight assists as he flirted with a triple-double.
Turning Point: Coming out of the second half, LeJuan Watts got the scoring going for the Cougs and sparked a 23-7 run to give Wazzu a definitive 59-44 lead.
Up Next: Wazzu returns to Pullman to host San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. to ring in the New Year at Beasley Coliseum. The game is the second half of a Cougar basketball doubleheader with the WSU women and both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LMU
WSU
FG%
.397
.491
3FG%
.143
.368
FT%
.667
.714
RB
29
38
TO
16
18
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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