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Washington State Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:05:56 PST

The Cougars have played more wide-open basketball this season, but that doesn't mean first-year coach Ken Bone wants them to ignore defense.

"We talked quite a bit about defense the past couple days because there have been games recently where we haven't played up to the standards we like to play," Bone said after the Cougars snapped a three-game losing streak with a 78-60 win over Arizona.

In those three previous games, WSU had allowed 74, 92 and 81 points—an average of more than 82 per game.

The Cougars tightened the bolts against Arizona, shutting down senior guard Nic Wise, limiting Arizona to 33 percent shooting in the first half, then breaking the game open by forcing eight second-half turnovers.

WSU also got a big-time performance inside...

Casto scores 19 as Washington State wins 78-60 (AP)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:07:55 PST

DeAngelo Casto scored 19 points and blocked three shots as Washington State beat Arizona 78-60 on Saturday, knocking the Wildcats out of a tie for first place in the Pac-10. Klay Thompson had 14 points and Reggie Moore 12 points for the Cougars (15-8, 5-6), who had lost three straight. Washington State held Arizona to 42 percent shooting to sweep the season series.

Cook Torches Sun Devils (Rivals.com)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:11:00 PST

Sophomore guard April Cook torched the Arizona State Sun Devils for a career-high 33 points and the Washington...

Arizona State defeats Washington State, 81-70 (AP)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:10:42 PST

Ty Abbott scored 18 points and had nine rebounds as Arizona State beat Washington State 81-70 on Thursday. Derek Glasser was perfect from the field, adding 15 points as Arizona State (16-7, 6-4 Pac-10) beat Washington State for the second time this season. Washington State (14-8, 4-6) was led by Klay Thompson, who scored 20 points and had a career-high six steals.

Cougars Wilt in The Desert (Rivals.com)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:58:00 PST

The Washington State University women's hoop team hung tough with the Arizona Wildcats for 30 minutes, then...

Washington routs cold Washington State 92-64 (AP)

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:20:57 PST

Quincy Pondexter had 29 points and 12 rebounds, recently ill Isaiah Thomas revived with 19 points while leading a runaway rally in the second half and Washington blew past cold, benched Klay Thompson and Washington State 92-64 on Saturday. Thompson, the sixth-leading scorer in the nation at 22.3 points per game, was late to the Cougars' team bus Friday to begin the cross-state trip to their...

Wazzu Wins Half, Loses Game (Rivals.com)

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:44:00 PST

The Washington State University men's hoop team played well in the first half and took a four point lead...

WSU benches star Klay Thompson vs. UW (AP)

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:58:54 PST

Washington State has benched scoring leader Klay Thompson for the start of its game against rival Washington. For the first time this season, Cougars coach Ken Bone did not start the sophomore who entered Saturday sixth in the nation in scoring at 22.3 points per game. A school spokesperson said Thompson was late Friday for the team's bus ride that began its trip to Seattle.