National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington St. 67, Pepperdine 56
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Dick Cartmell, # Melvin Landry, # Deron White
Attendance: 9831
Faisal Aden scored 17 points off the bench to help Washington State record a 67-56 victory over Pepperdine in the Cougar Hardwood Classic in Seattle Thursday.

DaVonte Lacy added 15 points as the Cougars (8-4) recorded their sixth consecutive victory.

Joshua Lowery scored 14 points, Taylor Darby had 13 points and Corbin Moore added 12 points for Pepperdine (6-5), which shot just 36.2 percent from the field.

Aden was playing in his second game since returning from a concussion that caused him to miss three games. Washington State missed its first eight shots of the game before Aden scored the game’s first points on a 3-pointer nearly five minutes in.

Aden scored five consecutive points later in the half to give the Cougars a 21-7 advantage with 5:39 left in the half. Washington State led 26-15 at halftime after holding Pepperdine to 23.1 percent from the field.

The Waves pulled within 32-21 on Moore’s hoop three minutes into the second half before Washington State responded with an 11-3 run to take a 20-point lead on Aden’s basket with 14:53 remaining.

Top Game Performances
 
Pepperdine   Washington St.
Corbin Moore 14 Scoring Faisal Aden 17
Caleb Willis 6 Assists Reggie Moore 6
Corbin Moore 11 Rebounds Charlie Enquist 7
Joshua Lowery 4 Free Throws Made DaVonte Lacy 4
Joshua Lowery 3 Steals Faisal Aden 2
Hector Harold 2 Blocks Charlie Enquist 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Pepperdine 56 35.6 4-15 10-16 13 31 7 5 11
Washington St. 67 40.4 7-16 14-19 15 31 5 6 10