PULLMAN, Wash. (Hayden Wysup) – The Washington State men's basketball team's overtime comeback fell short against the Pacific Tigers, 95-94, Thursday night at Beasley Coliseum.
 
Big Picture: Washington State falls to 13-4 and suffers its first conference and first home loss of the season.
 
Player Performances: Ethan Price had another night scoring the ball. The senior scored a career high 28 points along with grabbing eight rebounds, his third game with 20+ points in the last four. LeJuan Watts scored 16 with eight rebounds. Nate Calmese added 14 with five assists. Dane Erikstrup scored 12 and Tomas Thrastarson had 11 to put all five starters in double figures for the second game in a row. 
 
Last-Second Finish: The Cougars, who trailed for the majority of the game, forced overtime with a LeJuan Watts putback dunk and took their largest lead of the game in the overtime period. With Pacific trailing by two with two seconds remaining in the extra frame, Lamar Washington made a corner three with no time remaining to clinch the win and a 40-point performance.
 
Up Next: WSU will travel north to face No. 18 Gonzaga, Saturday at 6 p.m. in the McCarthey Athletic Center and live on ESPN+.

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WASHINGTON STATE POSTGAME NOTES

• With the result, the Cougars:
  • Fall to 13-4 this season and 7-1 in home games
  • Fall to 3-1 in WCC play and 2-1 in WCC home games
  • Fall to 9-2 in white uniforms
  • Fall to 0-1 in the first all-time meeting
  • Fall to 1-2 when trailing at halftime
  • Fall to 12-1 when tallying 15+ assists
  • Fall to 6-1 when scoring at least 90 points
  • Fall to 11-1 when shooting over 45% from the floor
  • Fall to 9-3 when outrebounding their opponent
• WSU allowed the highest shooting percentage by an opponent this season (.552)
• WSU allowed an opposing player to score 40 points for the first time since Washington's Andrew Andrews scored 47 points, March 2, 2016 against WSU in Seattle
• The Cougars played their first overtime game of the season and the first overtime game since defeating Washington, 90-87, Feb. 2, 2024 in Seattle
  • WSU lost its first overtime game since losing to California, 75-81, in Berkeley, Jan. 20, 2024
• Washington State had five double-digit scorers for the second-consecutive game
• Ethan Price scored a career-high 28 points, his 11th game in double figures and third game in the last four eclipsing 20
  • Price set a career-high with six made 3-pointers on a career-high nine attempts
• LeJuan Watts matched a WSU career-high with two steals
  • Watts scored 16 points for his 15th double-digit game this season and 29th of his career
• Dane Erikstrup played a career-high 39 minutes
  • Erikstrup recorded his first block of WCC play
• Tomas Thrastarson played a career-high 35 minutes and finished with 11 points, his third-straight game in double figures
  • Thrastarson matched a career-high with six made free throws on a career-high 10 free throw attempts
• Nate Calmese set a WSU career-high with four steals
  • Calmese finished with 14 points for his 15th double-digit performance of the season and 44th career
  • Calmese delivered 5+assists for the 10th time
• Parker Gerrits delivered a career-high four assists
  • Gerrits scored a WCC season-high six points
  • Gerrits matched a career-high with two steals
• Kase Wynott matched a career-high with one steal in a career-high 25 minutes
• ND Okafor finished with one block, his 14th game with at least one rejection
• WSU started the same lineup for the fourth-straight game with Price, L. Watts, Thrastarson, Calmese, and Erikstrup