Portland State Vikings at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Washington St. downs Portland St. for 69-60 win
T.J. Bamba scored 15 points for Washington State and Andrej Jakimovski 12.
WSU (5-0) is off to its best start since 2017-18 when it started that season with six straight wins. The Cougars are receiving votes in the AP Top-25 for the first time since that season.
The five wins have been by a combined 22 points.
Charles Jones' layup with 10:31 remaining brought the Vikings within 44-41 with 10:31 left. Bamba followed with a 3-pointer 28 seconds later and Washington State gradually began to pull away.
Jakimovski's 3-pointer with 4:47 remaining put the Cougars up 60-50. Washington State never trailed.
Paris Dawson led Portland State (1-2) with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting. Amari McCray scored 12 with 11 rebounds for the Vikings.
Washington State now leads the all-time series with the Vikings, 9-0. The most recent meeting was on Dec. 6, 2015, a 91-67 Cougars’ win in Pullman.
Portland State now is 7-56 all-time against current members of the Pac-12 Conference.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Ryan Rapp Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Khalid Thomas missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Charles Jones Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 69 |
Statistics
 PRST |
 WSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-66 | FG | 24-51 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-19 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 16-18 | FT | 14-24 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 5 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |