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Washington State beats Cal 84-65 for sixth straight win, moves within half-game of Pac-12 lead

AP
Feb 16, 2024

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Myles Rice scored 25 points, Isaac Jones added 21 points and nine rebounds and Washington State beat California 84-65 for its sixth straight win Thursday night, moving within a game of first-place Arizona in the Pac-12.

Rice was 9-of-16 shooting, hitting three 3-pointers, while Jones was 8 of 10 with the Cougars (19-6, 10-4) shooting 55%. Jaylen Wells and Andrej Jakimovski added 12 points each and Rueben Chinyelu scored 10.

Jaylon Tyson shot 7 of 15 and scored 18 points, Rodney Brown Jr. added 12 and Grant Newell 11 for the Golden Bears (10-15, 6-8). Fardaws Aimaq pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.

Cal handed WSU a road loss in their first meeting on Jan. 20, 81-75 in overtime, when Tyson scored 30 points and the Cougars blew a seven-point lead with two minutes left in regulation. The Cougars avenged that loss and have now won nine of their last 10.

The Cougars led by 12 at halftime and maintained a double-digit lead thereafter. Back-to-back buckets by Jones made it a 20-point bulge midway through the second half.

Cal scored the game's first basket but never led again. Jakimovski hit consecutive 3-pointers to kick off a 17-7 run over the final five minutes of the first half for a 36-24 lead.

The Cougars held Cal to 38% shooting. WSU leads the Pac-12 in shooting percentage defense at under 41%. WSU's Oscar Cluff had a career-high four blocks.

Cal plays at Washington and Washington State is host to Stanford on Saturday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
24
WSU
Cougars
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Fardaws Aimaq vs. Isaac Jones (Jalen Cone gains possession)
19:30		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
19:28		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
19:22		Oscar Cluff blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point driving layup
19:20		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:53		Oscar Cluff misses two point hook shot
18:51		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:43		Fardaws Aimaq offensive foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
18:43		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (offensive foul)
18:25		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
18:23		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point pullup jump shot	2-0
17:42		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
17:40		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
17:30		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
17:28		Myles Rice defensive rebound
17:20	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot	2-2
16:45		Oscar Cluff blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point layup
16:45		Myles Rice defensive rebound
16:45	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	2-4
16:16		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
16:14		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:10		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
16:08		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:54		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot
15:52		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
15:43		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
15:39		Jump ball. Jalen Celestine vs. Andrej Jakimovski (Cougars gains possession)
15:39		Jalen Celestine turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
15:39		TV timeout
15:28		Cougars turnover (10-second violation)
15:13		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
15:10		Cougars defensive rebound
14:54		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
14:52		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
14:42		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
14:40		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
14:17	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot	2-6
13:56		Jaylen Wells personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
13:46		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Jones steals)
13:41	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point driving layup	2-8
13:41		Rodney Brown Jr. shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
13:41		Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:41		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
13:18		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass)
12:59	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Isaac Jones assists)	2-10
12:49	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot	5-10
12:28		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
12:16	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point driving layup	7-10
11:51		Jaylen Wells turnover (traveling)
11:51		TV timeout
11:30	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	10-10
11:14	+3	Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	10-13
10:47		Oscar Cluff blocks Jalen Cone's three point jump shot
10:45		Myles Rice defensive rebound
10:41		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Grant Newell steals)
10:34	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	12-13
10:23		Myles Rice misses two point layup
10:21		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
9:58		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
9:56		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
9:42		Oscar Cluff misses two point hook shot
9:40		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
9:31		Jalen Cone turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals)
9:27	+2	Myles Rice makes two point dunk	12-15
9:12		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
9:10		Myles Rice defensive rebound
8:59		Gus Larson personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
8:57		Kymany Houinsou turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
8:49	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point layup	14-15
8:28	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot	14-17
7:54		Rodney Brown Jr. misses two point layup
7:52		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
7:41		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point hook shot
7:39		Grant Newell defensive rebound
7:23		Isaiah Watts blocks Keonte Kennedy's two point jump shot
7:21		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
7:10		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
7:08		Golden Bears defensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:43		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
6:43		Jaylon Tyson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
6:15		Jump ball. Andrej Jakimovski vs. Jalen Celestine (Golden Bears gains possession)
6:15		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
5:53		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point alley-oop dunk
5:51		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point pullup jump shot	15-19
5:17	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point driving layup	17-19
4:47	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	17-22
4:29		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
4:27		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
4:22		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
4:22	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-22
4:22	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-22
4:03		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
4:01		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
3:49	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)	19-25
3:39		Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals)
3:36	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	19-27
3:36		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:17		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
3:15		Myles Rice defensive rebound
2:55		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
2:53		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	22-27
2:28	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point driving layup (Myles Rice assists)	22-29
2:28		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
2:28	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-30
2:09		Kymany Houinsou blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point layup
2:07		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
2:05		Mark Madsen technical foul
2:05	+1	Myles Rice makes technical free throw 1 of 2	22-31
2:05	+1	Myles Rice makes technical free throw 2 of 2	22-32
1:47		Isaac Jones misses two point layup
1:45		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
1:37		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (traveling)
1:12	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point jump shot	22-34
0:49		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
0:47		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
0:47		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
0:42		Oscar Cluff blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point jump shot
0:40		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
0:27		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:23		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
0:21		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
0:21		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
0:11	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup	24-34
0:02	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	24-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
41
WSU
Cougars
48

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
19:44		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
19:28	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	26-36
19:01	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point pullup jump shot	26-38
18:36		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot
18:34		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
18:23	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists)	26-41
17:59		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
17:57		Jalen Celestine offensive rebound
17:52	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Jalen Celestine assists)	29-41
17:35		Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
17:30		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cone steals)
17:25	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point dunk (Jalen Cone assists)	31-41
17:03	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point cutting layup (Oscar Cluff assists)	31-43
16:40		Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
16:40	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-43
16:17	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	33-46
16:03		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
16:01		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
15:55		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (bad pass) (Myles Rice steals)
15:47	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Myles Rice assists)	33-48
15:39		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
15:37		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
15:21		Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot
15:19		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	33-50
15:17		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-51
14:57	+3	Rodney Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot	36-51
14:39	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point driving layup	36-53
14:26		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
14:18	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	39-53
13:53	+2	Myles Rice makes two point driving reverse layup	39-55
13:37	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot	41-55
13:29		Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
13:12		Gus Larson shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-56
13:12	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
13:02	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point pullup jump shot	43-57
12:46	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	43-59
12:31		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:28		Cougars defensive rebound
12:15	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	43-62
11:57		Jaylen Wells shooting foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
11:57		TV timeout
11:57		Jalen Celestine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:57	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-62
11:41		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
11:39		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
11:38		Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball)
11:21		Grant Newell misses two point jump shot
11:19		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
11:04		Jump ball. Isaac Jones vs. Gus Larson (Golden Bears gains possession)
11:04		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Gus Larson steals)
10:51	+2	Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot	46-62
10:38		Jaylon Tyson blocks Andrej Jakimovski's three point jump shot
10:36		Isaac Jones offensive rebound
10:31	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup	46-64
10:19		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Gus Larson draws the foul)
10:05		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
10:03		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists)	46-66
9:51		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
9:51		Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:51		Grant Newell defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point stepback jump shot	49-66
9:01		Isaiah Watts turnover (out of bounds)
8:51		Kymany Houinsou blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point layup
8:49		Cougars defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Isaac Jones makes two point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	49-68
8:32		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul)
8:32		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
8:32		TV timeout
8:32	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-69
8:26		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
8:24		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
8:20		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
8:20	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-69
8:20	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-69
8:13		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
8:11		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
8:05		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
8:03		Jaylen Wells offensive rebound
8:02	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point layup	51-71
7:47	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup	53-71
7:28	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	53-73
7:15	+2	Jalen Cone makes two point jump shot (Rodney Brown Jr. assists)	55-73
7:02	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point jump shot	55-75
6:42		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:40		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
6:19		Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot
6:17		Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound
6:16		TV timeout
6:04		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
6:02		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
6:02		Oscar Cluff personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
5:54		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
5:52		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
5:44	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup	55-77
5:32		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
5:30		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
5:09		Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot
5:07		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
5:01		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
5:01	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-77
5:01	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-77
4:33		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup
4:31		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
4:23		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
4:21		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
4:13		Fardaws Aimaq personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
4:13		Rodney Brown Jr. technical foul
4:13	+1	Myles Rice makes technical free throw 1 of 2	57-78
4:13	+1	Myles Rice makes technical free throw 2 of 2	57-79
4:13		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:13		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
4:08		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cone steals)
3:52		Myles Rice personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:52	+1	Jalen Cone makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-79
3:52		Jalen Cone misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:52		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
3:29		Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot
3:28		Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
3:28		Gus Larson personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
3:28	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-80
3:28	+1	Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-81
3:13	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point driving layup	60-81
2:44		Gus Larson personal foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-82
2:44		Jaylen Wells misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:44		Grant Newell defensive rebound
2:23		Jaylen Wells personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-82
2:23		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:23		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
1:54		Myles Rice misses two point layup
1:52		Devin Curtis defensive rebound
1:34		Myles Rice personal foul (Rodney Brown Jr. draws the foul)
1:34	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-82
1:34	+1	Rodney Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-82
1:20		Jabe Mullins misses two point layup
1:18		Rodney Brown Jr. defensive rebound
1:11		Rodney Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:09		Grant Newell offensive rebound
1:06		Rueben Chinyelu personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-82
1:06	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-82
0:47	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists)	65-84
0:28		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
0:26		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jabe Mullins defensive rebound