National Basketball Association
Washington St. 84, Oregon St. 70
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 6, 2011
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Bobby McRoy, # J.T. Orr
Attendance:
5849
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Washington State snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up its first Pac-10 victory of the season, downing Oregon State 84-70 on Thursday at Pullman, Wash.
Tied at 8-8 early in the first half, the Cougars (11-4, 1-2) scored nine unanswered points to build a 17-8 lead. An 11-2 run later in the first half pushed Washington State’s lead to 33-17 on two Klay Thompson free throws with 5:46 left before halftime.
The Beavers (7-7, 2-1), who trailed 42-30 at halftime, would make it interesting in the second half. Lathen Wallace’s 3-pointer with 15:06 left brought Oregon State within 52-46. Calvin Haynes hit two free throws with 8:27 left to bring the Beavers within 59-54.
But Washington State put the game away with a 15-5 run, including Marcus Caper’s layup with 3:26 to go that gave the Cougars a 74-59 advantage.
Thompson led Washington State with 29 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 5 of 13 from 3-point range.
Jared Cunningham scored 18 points with five steals to lead Oregon State. The Beavers shot just 33.8 percent from the field (23 of 68).
Washington State plays host to Oregon Saturday. Oregon State plays Saturday at Washington.
Top Game Performances
| Oregon St. |
|
Washington St. |
|
Jared Cunningham 18 |
Scoring |
Klay Thompson 29 |
|
Jared Cunningham 3 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 9 |
|
Jared Cunningham 8 |
Rebounds |
Klay Thompson 10 |
|
Lathen Wallace 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Capers 8 |
|
Jared Cunningham 5 |
Steals |
Faisal Aden 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
DeAngelo Casto 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oregon St.
|
70 |
33.8 |
7-21 |
17-24 |
12 |
35 |
0 |
12 |
|
| Washington St.
|
84 |
51.0 |
11-29 |
21-26 |
18 |
37 |
6 |
9 |
|