BOISE (Hayden Wysup) – Washington State defeated Boise State 74-69, Saturday afternoon at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.
Big Picture: Washington State moved to 8-2 and secured their second quad one win of the season.
Player Performances: LeJuan Watts led the Cougars in scoring with 20 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, for his fourth double-double of the season.
Dane Erikstrup scored 14 points with a pair of triples made.
Isaiah Watts scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Between the Lines: Washington State dominated the first half, along with going up 44-24, Wazzu held the Broncos to just 27% shooting from the field and 17% from three. The Cougars also found an advantage in transition, outscoring Boise State 19-2 on fastbreak points.
Momentum Swings: Coming out of halftime trailing 44-24, the Broncos came out firing. With Boise State mounting a comeback, Isaiah nailed a three-pointer to put the Cougs back 62-52, a lead they held for the rest of the game.
Up Next: After five games away from the Palouse, Wazzu will return to Beasley Coliseum, Saturday, December 14 to host Missouri State at 2 p.m.
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WASHINGTON STATE POSTGAME NOTES
- With the result, the Cougars:
- Improve to 8-2 this season
- Improve to 3-2 on neutral site courts
- Improved to 2-0 in anthracite uniforms
- Improve to 6-4 all-time against Boise State and 3-2 against the Broncos on neutral courts
- Improve to 8-2 when leading at halftime, the Cougs have led at every halftime this season
- Improve to 6-0 when shooting over 50% from the floor
- WSU recorded 16 assists and moved to 8-0 with 15+ assists
- The Cougars recorded a season low 10 assists
- LeJuan Watts recorded his fourth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds (fifth career)
- LeJuan recorded a season-high 20 points, just his second 20-point game of his career
- LeJuan has scored double figures in 9-of-10 games this season
- LeJuan recorded a career-high six assists for the second-straight game
- Dane Erikstrup scored 14 points, his seventh double-digit game this year (30th career)
- Isaiah Watts set a career high with seven rebounds
- Watts added 12 points for his sixth double-digit game this season
- Parker Gerrits made the first 3-pointer of his career, setting a season-high with three points
- Okafor matched career high with three blocks
- WSU used the same starters for the fourth-consecutive game (Price, L. Watts, Calmese, I. Watts, Erikstrup)
- Nate Calmese delivered his sixth 5+ assist game and fourth-straight game with five or more assists
- Cedric Coward (left shoulder), Rihard Vavers (left wrist), Marcus Wilson (left shoulder), and Kase Wynott (concussion) all were out injured
