STOCKTON, Calif. (Hayden Wysup) – The Washington State men's basketball team lost to Pacific, 70-68, Thursday night at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
Big Picture Washington State dropped to 15-8 and 5-5 in WCC play.
Player Performances: Dane Erikstrup led the team in scoring with 17 points with a season-high four assists and season-high four steals.
Nate Calmese added 13 points and two assists in his 70th college game.
Isaiah Watts returned after missing 10 games with a hand injury, rejoining the starting lineup. Watts scored eight points with two steals, a block and an assist.
Wire-to-Wire: The teams played a back-and-forth game that featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes with the Tigers taking the decisive lead with five seconds to play and the final made field goal.
Inside the Stat Sheet: While Wazzu found an advantage from beyond the arc, shooting 47% from three. Pacific found an advantage inside the paint, outrebounding the Cougars 34-24 and 16-8 on offensive rebounds.
Up Next: Wazzu will stay in California to take on San Francisco, Saturday at 7 p.m. in War Memorial Gym.
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WASHINGTON STATE POSTGAME NOTES
- With the result, the Cougars:
- Fall to 15-8 this season and 3-4 in road games
- Fall to 5-5 in WCC play and 2-3 in WCC road games
- Fall to 0-2 all-time against Pacific and 0-1 against the Tigers in Stockton
- Fall to 4-2 when wearing anthracite uniforms
- Fall to 2-5 when trailing at halftime
- Fall to 2-4 when scoring under 70 points
- Fall to 14-1 when shooting a higher field goal percentage than their opponent
- Fall to 10-3 when shooting over 50%
- Fall to 13-4 when tallying 15+ assists
- Fall to 10-2 when outscoring their opponent in the second half
- Isaiah Watts returned to play for the first time since a hand injury, Dec. 18 at Washington (10 games missed)
- WSU reverted to the starting lineup from nonconference, last used Dec. 18, with Isaiah Watts retaking his starting spot
- Dane Erikstrup scored 17 points, leading the Cougars in scoring for the third time this season
- The performance was Erikstrup's 18th double-digit game and 40th Div.-I game in double figures
- Erikstrup matched a season-high with four assists and four steals
- Nate Calmese finished with 13 points, his 20th double-digit game as a Coug
- Calmese played his 70th college game
- Ethan Price led the Cougs with eight rebounds and five assists
- Price matched a WCC-high with five assists, his fifth time leading WSU in assists
- Price also led the Cougars in rebounding for the fifth time
- ND Okafor played in his 60th college game
- Parker Gerrits recorded one steal, his seventh game with a takeaway
