National Basketball Association
Washington St. 80, San Francisco State 50
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Where: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Scott Brown, # Dick Cartmell, # Scott Harris
Attendance:
2911
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Washington State 80, San Francisco State 50: DaVonte Lacy scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the first half as the host Cougars rolled over the Division II Gators.
D.J. Shelton added nine points and 11 rebounds as Washington State (6-4) won its third straight. Royce Woolridge scored 10 points and Lacy pulled down six rebounds for the Cougars, who won the battle on the boards 51-23.
Udun Osakue led San Francisco State (4-3) with 11 points off the bench and Calvin Otiono added 10. The Gators, who had their two-game winning streak snapped, received just nine points from leading scorer Nefi Perdomo, who entered the game averaging 23.7 points.
Shelton's layup gave Washington State the lead for good with 8:36 to play in the first half. Lacy hit back-to-back 3-pointers as the Cougars extended the advantage to 39-25 before taking a 43-31 advantage into the break.
The Gators trimmed a 21-point second-half deficit to 56-40 with 11:19 left but they went more than five minutes without a point. The Cougars got a pair of 3-pointers from freshman guard Que Johnson during the San Francisco State drought and built a 67-40 lead that emptied the bench soon after.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lacy moved into ninth place on the school's all-time 3-point list with 142. ...San Francisco State lost 82-80 against St. John's in an exhibition game earlier in the season. ...Washington State was 12-for-34 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
San Francisco State |
|
Washington St. |
Udun Osakue 11 |
Scoring |
DaVonte Lacy 22 |
Calvin Otiono 3 |
Assists |
Que Johnson 4 |
Nefi Perdomo 4 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Shelton 11 |
Udun Osakue 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Royce Woolridge 4 |
Calvin Otiono 2 |
Steals |
Ike Iroegbu 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Dexter Kernich-Drew 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
San Francisco State |
50 |
34.6 |
7-21 |
7-16 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
Washington St.
|
80 |
46.2 |
12-34 |
8-12 |
14 |
43 |
3 |
3 |
12 |