PULLMAN — Mouhamed Gueye scored 21 points, DJ Rodman added 18 and Washington State hit eight straight 3-pointers to start the game in an 80-62 victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.
Gueye sank all nine of his shots and added four assists for the Cougars (12-15, 7-9 Pac-12 Conference). Rodman made 7 of 12 shots and grabbed four rebounds. TJ Bamba had 14 points and Andrej Jakimovski scored 13 with eight rebounds. Rodman and Jakimovski both made four 3-pointers.
Tyler Bilodeau came off the bench to score 18 points and grab five rebounds for the Beavers (10-17, 4-12). Reserve Michael Rataj pitched in with 11 points and six boards.
Rodman, Jakimovski and Justin Powell all had two 3-pointers in Washington State’s run of eight straight makes. Gueye and Bamba nailed the other two as the Cougars grabbed a 28-12 lead with 11:55 remaining in the first half. Gueye had 14 points on 6-of-6 shooting and WSU led 44-30 at intermission.
Jakimovski, Jabe Mullins and Rodman hit 3-pointers and Gueye sank a jumper to cap an 11-2 run that gave Washington State its biggest lead — 68-47 with 9:39 left to play. To that point the Cougars had made 14 of 19 attempts from beyond the arc (71%).
Washington State made 29 of 49 shots overall (59%) and missed its last five 3-point tries to finish 14 of 24 from distance (58%). The Cougars took the lead 16 seconds into the game and never looked back.
Oregon State shot 48% overall but just 26% from 3-point range — 5 of 19. The Beavers’ bench outscored the Cougar reserves 35-6.
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WASHINGTON STATE 80, OREGON STATE 62
OREGON ST. (10-17)— Ryuny 2-4 0-0 5, Taylor 3-5 2-2 8, Ibekwe 0-1 0-0 0, Pope 4-9 0-0 9, Wright 2-3 0-0 5, Bilodeau 7-11 4-5 18, Rataj 4-8 1-1 11, Stevens 1-2 0-0 2, Akanno 1-3 0-0 2, Andela 1-4 0-0 2, Krass 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 25-52 7-9 62.
WASHINGTON ST. (12-15) — Gueye 9-9 2-4 21, Jakimovski 4-9 1-2 13, Rodman 7-12 0-1 18, Bamba 4-9 4-4 14, Powell 3-4 0-0 8, Mullins 1-2 0-0 3, Houinsou 0-1 0-0 0, Darling 1-2 1-1 3, Rosario 0-1 0-1 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-49 8-13 80.
Halftime—Washington St. 44-30. 3-Point Goals—Oregon St. 5-19 (Rataj 2-3, Wright 1-1, Ryuny 1-3, Pope 1-4, Bilodeau 0-1, Stevens 0-1, Akanno 0-2, Krass 0-2, Taylor 0-2), Washington St. 14-24 (Rodman 4-7, Jakimovski 4-8, Bamba 2-2, Powell 2-3, Gueye 1-1, Mullins 1-2, Rosario 0-1). Rebounds—Oregon St. 26 (Rataj 6), Washington St. 23 (Jakimovski 8). Assists—Oregon St. 7 (Pope 3), Washington St. 15 (Gueye, Powell 4). Total Fouls—Oregon St. 17, Washington St. 13. A—2,961 (11,671).
