Oregon State Beavers at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cluff scores 20 points, Washington State uses hot second half to defeat Oregon State 65-58
The Cougars were red-hot after trailing 24-21 at the half, hitting 5 of 7 3-pointers and shooting 70% overall (14 of 20) and made 11 of 14 free throws.
Cluff, a junior college transfer, was 8-of-11 shooting and had eight rebounds for his best game with the Cougars (10-4, 1-2 Pac-12 Conference). Jakimovski went 4 of 4 behind the arc in the second half. Myles Rice added 12 points and reserve Jaylen Wells added 11.
Jordan Pope scored 20 points to lead the Beavers (9-5, 1-2), who were playing their first true road game. KC Ibekwe had 12 points.
Wells drilled a 3-pointer to put WSU on top 60-53 with 1:34 to play. Christian Wright quickly countered for the Beavers but Wells then converted a three-point play with 32.4 seconds left that made it 63-56. Jakimovski iced it with two free throws with 7.4 remaining after a Beaver miss.
The Beavers never trailed in the first half and were up 16-6 after Wright drilled a 3-pointer but the Cougars came back with an 11-2 run to get within 18-17 after a three-point play by Cluff.
The score was 24-21 at the half.
Oregon State shot 31% (10-of-32) with two 3-pointers while the Cougars made 5 of 20 shots, missing all seven of their 3s. However, WSU made 11 of 13 from the foul line to 2 of 2 for the Beavers.
Cluff scored Washington State's first nine points of the second half with his fast break dunk giving the Cougars their first lead at 30-28. After Pope hit a 3-pointer for the Beavers, Jakimovski did the same for the Cougs and they never trailed again.
Jakimovski hit consecutive treys and after an OSU free throw Wells was fouled on a 3 and his free throws gave Washington State a 49-38 lead with 9:12 to play. Ibekwe then scored the next nine points to bring the Beavers back within 49-47 with 5:20 to go.
Oregon State goes across state to play Washington on Saturday while Oregon visits WSU.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Bilodeau made Free Throw. | 58 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tyler Bilodeau made Free Throw. | 57 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Oscar Cluff. | 56 - 65 |
Statistics
 ORST |
 WSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 19-40 |
| 36.1 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 30.8 | Three Point % | 35.7 |
| 10-11 | FT | 22-27 |
| 90.9 | Free Throw % | 81.5 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,524 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
| Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
| Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
| San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |