LeJuan Watts posts double-double to lead Washington State over San Francisco 91-82
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) LeJuan Watts finished with a career-high 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead Washington State to a 91-82 victory over San Francisco on Saturday night.
Watts, a sophomore, also had five assists on the way to his sixth double-double of the season for the Cougars (13-3, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won four in a row. Ethan Price added 20 points, five rebounds, four steals, and three blocks. Dane Erikstrup had 18 points and nine rebounds. Nate Calmese scored 18 before fouling out. Freshman Tomas Thrastarson added 10 points and five rebounds in his second career start.
Malik Thomas led the way for the Dons (13-4, 3-1) with 34 points and three steals before fouling out. Junjie Wang added 13 points and Carlton Linguard finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Robby Beasley scored 10 off the bench.
Washington State jumped out to an 11-0 lead. San Francisco battled back behind 27 points from Thomas to take a 49-48 lead into intermission.
Price made three free throws with 8:17 left to play to give WSU a 69-66 lead and the Cougars pulled away from there.
Washington State will host Pacific on Thursday. San Francisco returns home to play Portland on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Dons gains possession) | |||
19:40 | Marcus Williams misses two point layup | |||
19:38 | Cougars defensive rebound | |||
19:10 | Tyrone Riley IV personal foul | |||
19:04 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists) | 0-2 | |
18:52 | Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
18:50 | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | |||
18:43 | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
18:26 | Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot | |||
18:24 | Ethan Price defensive rebound | |||
18:16 | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 0-6 | |
18:16 | Dons 30 second timeout | |||
18:08 | Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot | |||
18:06 | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | |||
17:56 | +3 | Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 0-9 | |
17:20 | Dons turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
16:59 | Malik Thomas personal foul | |||
16:56 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot | 0-11 | |
16:37 | Tomas Thrastarson blocks Marcus Williams's two point layup | |||
16:35 | Carlton Linguard Jr. offensive rebound | |||
16:32 | Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point layup | |||
16:30 | Carlton Linguard Jr. offensive rebound | |||
16:30 | Nate Calmese personal foul | |||
16:18 | James O'Donnell turnover (traveling) | |||
15:54 | Ethan Price turnover (traveling) | |||
15:54 | TV timeout | |||
15:43 | +3 | Marcus Williams makes three point jump shot | 3-11 | |
15:18 | ND Okafor offensive foul | |||
15:18 | ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul) | |||
14:58 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point jump shot (Veniamin Abosi assists) | 5-11 | |
14:48 | James O'Donnell shooting foul | |||
14:48 | ND Okafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
14:48 | +1 | ND Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-12 | |
14:32 | James O'Donnell offensive foul | |||
14:32 | James O'Donnell turnover (offensive foul) | |||
14:21 | Ethan Price turnover (Veniamin Abosi steals) | |||
14:16 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point layup | 7-12 | |
14:07 | Ethan Price turnover (Marcus Williams steals) | |||
13:57 | Marcus Williams turnover (Ethan Price steals) | |||
13:57 | Ethan Price turnover (Malik Thomas steals) | |||
13:55 | Kase Wynott shooting foul | |||
13:55 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-12 | |
13:55 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-12 | |
13:48 | Marcus Williams shooting foul | |||
13:48 | +1 | Nate Calmese makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 | |
13:48 | +1 | Nate Calmese makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-14 | |
13:26 | +3 | Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot | 12-14 | |
13:16 | Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot | |||
13:14 | Dane Erikstrup offensive rebound | |||
13:09 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
13:06 | Dane Erikstrup misses two point jump shot | |||
13:04 | Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound | |||
12:51 | +2 | Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point dunk (Marcus Williams assists) | 14-14 | |
12:35 | Tyrone Riley IV personal foul | |||
12:31 | Marcus Williams shooting foul | |||
12:31 | +1 | Nate Calmese makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 | |
12:31 | +1 | Nate Calmese makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 | |
12:20 | Nate Calmese personal foul | |||
12:16 | Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point layup | |||
12:14 | Carlton Linguard Jr. offensive rebound | |||
12:08 | +2 | Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point dunk (Marcus Williams assists) | 16-16 | |
11:54 | Malik Thomas blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup | |||
11:52 | Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:48 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point layup | 18-16 | |
11:48 | Ethan Price shooting foul | |||
11:48 | TV timeout | |||
11:48 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-16 | |
11:33 | Robby Beasley personal foul | |||
11:33 | +1 | Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 | |
11:33 | +1 | Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-18 | |
11:17 | LeJuan Watts blocks Malik Thomas's three point jump shot | |||
11:15 | Dons offensive rebound | |||
11:14 | +3 | Malik Thomas makes three point jump shot | 22-18 | |
11:01 | Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot | |||
10:59 | Malik Thomas defensive rebound | |||
10:47 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point jump shot | 24-18 | |
10:38 | Nate Calmese misses two point layup | |||
10:36 | LeJuan Watts offensive rebound | |||
10:33 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup | 24-20 | |
10:15 | Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
10:13 | Parker Gerrits defensive rebound | |||
10:05 | Malik Thomas personal foul | |||
10:05 | LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
10:05 | James O'Donnell defensive rebound | |||
9:39 | Veniamin Abosi misses three point jump shot | |||
9:37 | James O'Donnell offensive rebound | |||
9:33 | James O'Donnell turnover (Ethan Price steals) | |||
9:24 | +3 | Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Kase Wynott assists) | 24-23 | |
9:00 | Marcus Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
8:58 | Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound | |||
8:51 | LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
8:49 | Marcus Williams defensive rebound | |||
8:43 | +2 | Veniamin Abosi makes two point layup | 26-23 | |
8:20 | Parker Gerrits turnover (Veniamin Abosi steals) | |||
8:09 | +3 | Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists) | 29-23 | |
7:53 | Ethan Price misses three point jump shot | |||
7:51 | Malik Thomas defensive rebound | |||
7:44 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point jump shot | 31-23 | |
7:36 | +3 | Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists) | 31-26 | |
7:16 | Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot | |||
7:14 | Parker Gerrits defensive rebound | |||
6:53 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists) | 31-28 | |
6:34 | Veniamin Abosi turnover (Ethan Price steals) | |||
6:27 | LeJuan Watts misses two point dunk | |||
6:25 | Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | Ethan Price blocks Tyrone Riley IV's two point layup | |||
6:18 | Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Parker Gerrits misses two point layup | |||
6:14 | LeJuan Watts offensive rebound | |||
6:14 | Carlton Linguard Jr. personal foul | |||
6:14 | TV timeout | |||
6:14 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-29 | |
6:14 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-30 | |
5:51 | Kase Wynott personal foul | |||
5:50 | +2 | Junjie Wang makes two point dunk (Marcus Williams assists) | 33-30 | |
5:23 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 33-32 | |
5:01 | Malik Thomas misses two point layup | |||
4:59 | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | |||
4:53 | LeJuan Watts misses two point layup | |||
4:51 | Marcus Williams defensive rebound | |||
4:48 | Nate Calmese shooting foul | |||
4:48 | Malik Thomas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
4:48 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-32 | |
4:34 | Robby Beasley shooting foul | |||
4:34 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-33 | |
4:34 | LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
4:34 | Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound | |||
4:17 | Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
4:15 | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Dane Erikstrup turnover (Malik Thomas steals) | |||
4:00 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point layup | 36-33 | |
3:46 | +3 | LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot | 36-36 | |
3:24 | ND Okafor blocks Saba Gigiberia's two point layup | |||
3:22 | Dons offensive rebound | |||
3:22 | TV timeout | |||
3:16 | +2 | Malik Thomas makes two point layup | 38-36 | |
3:16 | LeJuan Watts shooting foul | |||
3:16 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-36 | |
2:56 | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists) | 39-38 | |
2:40 | +3 | Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Malik Thomas assists) | 42-38 | |
2:28 | +3 | Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 42-41 | |
1:59 | Ethan Price blocks Malik Thomas's three point jump shot | |||
1:57 | Ethan Price defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | LeJuan Watts turnover | |||
1:42 | Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
1:40 | Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound | |||
1:31 | Junjie Wang shooting foul | |||
1:31 | +1 | Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-42 | |
1:31 | Ethan Price misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
1:31 | LeJuan Watts offensive rebound | |||
1:30 | Junjie Wang shooting foul | |||
1:30 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-43 | |
1:30 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-44 | |
1:20 | Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot | |||
1:18 | Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound | |||
1:15 | Marcus Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
1:13 | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | |||
1:10 | Marcus Williams personal foul | |||
1:10 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-45 | |
1:10 | +1 | LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-46 | |
1:10 | LeJuan Watts technical foul | |||
1:10 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 43-46 | |
1:10 | +1 | Malik Thomas makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 44-46 | |
0:49 | +3 | Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Riley IV assists) | 47-46 | |
0:40 | Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot | |||
0:38 | Robby Beasley defensive rebound | |||
0:12 | Dane Erikstrup personal foul | |||
0:12 | +1 | Robby Beasley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-46 | |
0:12 | +1 | Robby Beasley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-46 | |
0:01 | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point layup | 49-48 | |
0:00 | End of period |