National Basketball Association
Washington St. 85, Santa Clara 79
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 19, 2010
Where: Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California
Officials:
# Mike Greenstein, # Bruce Hicks, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance:
1897
By SportsDirect Inc.
Klay Thompson wouldn't let surprising Washington State go down.
Thompson forced overtime with a tying 3-pointer with 15 seconds left and hit some clutch shots down the stretch to help the Cougars top host Santa Clara 85-79,Sunday night.
Santa Clara (5-6) led by six at half and extended its lead to nine with 8:16 to play. But the Cougars (8-1) refused to go away and kept within striking distance, setting up Thompson's big shot at the end of regulation. The junior guard put Washington State up five with 1:19 to go in overtime with his third 3-pointer of the game and then sealed the comeback victory with four free throws in the final minute.
Thompson finished with a team-high 21, and DeAngelo Casto and Reggie Moore each added 15 for the Cougars, who have now won three straight since suffering their only of the season to No. 5 Kansas State.
Santa Clara's Kevin Foster led all scorers with 29 points, but missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the end of regulation.
Washington State heads to Honolulu for the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic. They'll open play against Mississippi State Wednesday and battle a field that includes No. 9 Baylor, Florida State and Butler.
Top Game Performances
| Washington St. |
|
Santa Clara |
|
Klay Thompson 23 |
Scoring |
Kevin Foster 29 |
|
Klay Thompson 6 |
Assists |
Ben Dowdell 4 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 10 |
Rebounds |
Ray Cowels 8 |
|
Klay Thompson 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Foster 11 |
|
Klay Thompson 5 |
Steals |
Ben Dowdell 2 |
|
DeAngelo Casto 2 |
Blocks |
Evan Roquemore 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington St.
|
85 |
42.6 |
5-17 |
28-37 |
15 |
37 |
6 |
7 |
|
| Santa Clara
|
79 |
30.5 |
10-31 |
33-36 |
11 |
41 |
6 |
10 |
|