8:02 pm
February 15

Washington @ Washington State

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Huskies (3-16)

@ Washington State Cougars (12-9)

 

Current odds:

Washington Huskies: (+270)

Washington State Cougars: (-330)

 

• The line for this game is Washington State by 7.5 points.

• As No. 20 Southern California dribbled out the final seconds of its 76-65 victory at Washington State on Saturday night, Cougars point guard Isaac Bonton was bent over at center court, grabbing both of his ankles. Bonton, who scored 17 points and had five assists and four steals, had to be assisted off the floor by coach Kyle Smith and one of the school’s athletic trainers. The senior won’t have much time to recover, as the Cougars will host rival Washington on Monday night in Pac-12 Conference action in Pullman, Wash.

• Washington State (12-9, 5-9 Pac-12) will certainly need Bonton — one of only two seniors on its roster — against the Huskies. Bonton, who is third in the league with 18.5 points per game, scored a game-high 26 points Thursday in the Cougars’ 81-73 upset against UCLA.

• Dishon Jackson led Washington State with a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting against the Trojans while battling fellow freshman Evan Mobley, a potential No. 1 overall pick in the next NBA draft. But the Cougars were undone from outside, making just 3 of 25 attempts from 3-point range after sinking 13 of 22 against UCLA.

• The Huskies (3-16, 2-12) are coming off a 64-61 loss Saturday to UCLA. Although Washington never led, it rallied from an early double-digit deficit and tied the game at 57 apiece. Marcus Tsohonis led the Huskies with 22 points off the bench, all in the second half, but UW suffered its fifth straight defeat. Teammate Quade Green added 14 points but missed a desperation heave at the final buzzer.

• The Cougars won this season’s first matchup against the Huskies, 77-62 on Jan. 31, as Bonton scored 25 points and Noah Williams, playing in his hometown of Seattle, added 21.

7/10
Confidence
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Washington State Cougars
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