The Cougars faced the Grambling State Tigers tonight in the first part of a men's-women's double header at Beasley Coliseum. Grambling State scored the first bucket of the game to go up 2-0, but after a quick WSU-three the Cougars took the lead and never gave it back. Three Cougs scored in double figures (Aden-12, Motum-11, Lacy-10) as Washington State routed the Tigers, 69-37. Senior Faisal Aden and junior Brock Motum each scored double figures for the seventh consecutive game, while the Cougars' 32-point victory is the largest of the season.
Player of the Game:
Brock Motum. Brock Motum takes home another Player of the Game award after notching his first career double-double. Motum led the Cougars in rebounding, pulling in 10 boards, while going 5-of-11 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free throw line to add 11 points. Motum's 10 rebounds break his previous career-high of eight, most recently achieved against New Mexico last weekend in Anaheim, Calif. This marks the sixth game of the season Motum has led the team in rebounding and the ninth of his career.
Play of the Game:
Simon's back-to-back threes off the bench. Patrick Simon earns his first Play of the Game award of the 2011-12 season. Simon subbed into the game with 10 minutes to go and quickly made his presence known. Simon popped a three at the 9:34 mark to push the Cougars lead to 21. Shortly after a made layup by Faisal Aden, Simon received the ball at the top of the arc, elevated, and sunk another three-ball with 8:13 to go and put WSU's lead to 26.
Turning Point:
Cougs' 13-3 run to end the half. With five minutes remaining in the first half the Cougars led the Tigers 21-14. Charlie Enquist quickly stepped up and hit a jumper to extend the lead to nine. This was followed later by a Faisal Aden steal with 3:22 to go, allowing DaVonte' Lacy to finish with a jam. During the five-minute span, WSU went 5-for-9 from the floor and converted three of four free throws, while limiting Grambling State to 1-of-8 from the field. At the half, the Cougars went into the locker room up 34-17.
Stat of the Game:
Points in the paint. The Cougars outscored the Tigers 28-10 in the key, while limiting Grambling State's two big men (Steven Danridge and Peter Roberson) to a combined 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Cougars fought a hard battle in the paint tonight, pulling down 14 offensive boards and outrebounding Grambling State by 13.
The men's basketball team is now 3-4 on the season and will return to action this Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum as the Cougars host Eastern Washington. The game will be televised on ROOT Sports Northwest.
Waving the flag for Wazzu,
Jim Crawford
Player of the Game:
Brock Motum. Brock Motum takes home another Player of the Game award after notching his first career double-double. Motum led the Cougars in rebounding, pulling in 10 boards, while going 5-of-11 from the field and 1-for-2 from the free throw line to add 11 points. Motum's 10 rebounds break his previous career-high of eight, most recently achieved against New Mexico last weekend in Anaheim, Calif. This marks the sixth game of the season Motum has led the team in rebounding and the ninth of his career.
Play of the Game:
Simon's back-to-back threes off the bench. Patrick Simon earns his first Play of the Game award of the 2011-12 season. Simon subbed into the game with 10 minutes to go and quickly made his presence known. Simon popped a three at the 9:34 mark to push the Cougars lead to 21. Shortly after a made layup by Faisal Aden, Simon received the ball at the top of the arc, elevated, and sunk another three-ball with 8:13 to go and put WSU's lead to 26.
Turning Point:
Cougs' 13-3 run to end the half. With five minutes remaining in the first half the Cougars led the Tigers 21-14. Charlie Enquist quickly stepped up and hit a jumper to extend the lead to nine. This was followed later by a Faisal Aden steal with 3:22 to go, allowing DaVonte' Lacy to finish with a jam. During the five-minute span, WSU went 5-for-9 from the floor and converted three of four free throws, while limiting Grambling State to 1-of-8 from the field. At the half, the Cougars went into the locker room up 34-17.
Stat of the Game:
Points in the paint. The Cougars outscored the Tigers 28-10 in the key, while limiting Grambling State's two big men (Steven Danridge and Peter Roberson) to a combined 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Cougars fought a hard battle in the paint tonight, pulling down 14 offensive boards and outrebounding Grambling State by 13.
The men's basketball team is now 3-4 on the season and will return to action this Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum as the Cougars host Eastern Washington. The game will be televised on ROOT Sports Northwest.
Waving the flag for Wazzu,
Jim Crawford
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