Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Isaac Jones has double-double, balanced Washington State beats Utah 79-57
Andrej Jakimovski scored 14 points, Oscar Cluff and Jaylen Wells added 13 each and Myles Rice had 10 points for the Cougars (14-6, 5-4 Pac-12).
Branden Carlson scored 20 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and nine rebounds and Gabe Madsen scored 14 points for the Utes (14-6, 5-4).
Consecutive 3-pointers by Isaiah Watts helped put the Cougars up 57-49 near the midway point of the second half. After hitting 36% of their shots in the first half, the Cougars opened the second period with 11 of 17 shooting.
After Carlson's jumper got Utah within 59-51, the Utes missed 7 of 8 shots in a 6-minute stretch and the Cougars led by 16 with 3 minutes remaining. Washington State scored the final nine points.
The Cougars went up by nine points twice in the first half, first when Jakimovski hit a 3-pointer for a 25-16 lead and secondly when Isaac Jones hit a free throw to go up 33-24 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining. Utah scored the last six points of the half and Keita's buzzer-beating jumper made it 33-30 at the break.
Washington State hosts Colorado on Saturday. Utah plays at Washington on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jaylen Wells Steal. | 57 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Luka Tarlac Turnover. | 57 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Jaylen Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by AJ Rohosy. | 57 - 79 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 WSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 28-59 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 3-7 | FT | 16-24 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,605 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 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 |