Jakimovski scores 20 points in Washington State's 93-53 win over Utah State
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Andrej Jakimovski scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half when Washington State built an 18-point lead and the Cougars cruised to a 93-53 victory over Utah Tech on Friday.
Jakimovski, from North Macedonia and in his fourth year with the Cougars (4-1), was 6-of-13 shooting, including a career-high 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Four of his 3-pointers came in the first half when WSU took a 45-27 lead.
Freshman Myles Rice scored 18 points, his fourth double-figures game this season, and Jaylen Wells, with four 3-pointers, scored a career-high 16. Rueben Chinyelu had a career-best 10 rebounds and three blocks to go with eight points.
Noah Gonsalves and Beon Riley scored 11 points each for Utah Tech (2-3).
The Cougars scored the final 18 points of the first half and the first six of the second to lead by 23. The Trailblazers (2-3) missed their final 13 shots of the first half and the first three minutes of the second before getting a field goal. The Cougars scored 11 more unanswered points and the lead was 32.
Washington State is host to Eastern Washington and Utah Tech plays at Lindenwood in games Monday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Tanner Christensen vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Joseph Yesufu gains possession) | Â | |
19:51 | Â | Jaylen Searles blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Jaylen Searles shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Noa Gonsalves defensive rebound | Â | |
19:36 | +2 | Beon Riley makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:15 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:13 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â | |
19:07 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
18:50 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu blocks Tanner Christensen's two point layup | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Beon Riley offensive rebound | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Aric Demings misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:25 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup | 2-4 | |
18:06 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Jaylen Searles draws the foul) | Â | |
17:55 | Â | Aric Demings misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:53 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | +3 | Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot | 2-7 | |
17:18 | Â | Jaylen Searles misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Noa Gonsalves personal foul | Â | |
17:08 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Joseph Yesufu assists) | 2-10 | |
16:55 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu blocks Tanner Christensen's two point layup | Â | |
16:53 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:38 | Â | Tanner Christensen defensive rebound | Â | |
16:26 | Â | Isaac Jones blocks Tanner Christensen's two point dunk | Â | |
16:24 | Â | Beon Riley offensive rebound | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Joseph Yesufu shooting foul (Tanner Christensen draws the foul) | Â | |
16:23 | +1 | Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-10 | |
16:23 | Â | Tanner Christensen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:23 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Tanner Christensen blocks Isaac Jones's two point dunk | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Tennessee Rainwater defensive rebound | Â | |
15:54 | Â | Oscar Cluff personal foul | Â | |
15:54 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:32 | +2 | Beon Riley makes two point jump shot | 5-10 | |
15:15 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 5-13 | |
15:00 | +3 | Tanner Christensen makes three point jump shot (Aric Demings assists) | 8-13 | |
14:30 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 8-15 | |
14:04 | Â | Noa Gonsalves turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals) | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
13:48 | +2 | Aric Demings makes two point layup | 10-15 | |
13:29 | Â | Tennessee Rainwater personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:14 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Myles Rice turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:47 | +2 | Tennessee Rainwater makes two point jump shot | 12-15 | |
12:15 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 12-17 | |
11:56 | Â | Unisa Turay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:54 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (traveling) | Â | |
11:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:18 | +3 | Jaylen Searles makes three point jump shot (Unisa Turay assists) | 15-17 | |
10:50 | Â | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:48 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â | |
10:43 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup | 15-19 | |
10:26 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Beon Riley draws the foul) | Â | |
10:26 | +1 | Beon Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-19 | |
10:26 | +1 | Beon Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-19 | |
10:07 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup | 17-21 | |
9:54 | Â | Aric Demings misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:52 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
9:43 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Beon Riley defensive rebound | Â | |
9:32 | +3 | Unisa Turay makes three point jump shot (Aric Demings assists) | 20-21 | |
9:09 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Joseph Yesufu assists) | 20-23 | |
8:46 | Â | Jaylen Searles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
8:38 | Â | Aric Demings personal foul (Jabe Mullins draws the foul) | Â | |
8:26 | Â | Beon Riley personal foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
8:10 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot | 20-26 | |
7:40 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski blocks Tanner Christensen's two point jump shot | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
7:27 | Â | Joseph Yesufu misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:25 | Â | Jaylen Searles defensive rebound | Â | |
7:13 | +3 | Noa Gonsalves makes three point jump shot (Tanner Christensen assists) | 23-26 | |
6:59 | +3 | Joseph Yesufu makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 23-29 | |
6:48 | Â | Isaac Jones shooting foul (Tanner Christensen draws the foul) | Â | |
6:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:48 | Â | Tanner Christensen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:48 | +1 | Tanner Christensen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-29 | |
6:28 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:26 | Â | Noa Gonsalves defensive rebound | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Myles Rice personal foul (Beon Riley draws the foul) | Â | |
5:56 | +3 | Aric Demings makes three point jump shot | 27-29 | |
5:29 | Â | Joseph Yesufu turnover (bad pass) (Aric Demings steals) | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski blocks Noa Gonsalves's two point layup | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Trailblazers offensive rebound | Â | |
5:05 | Â | Oscar Cluff blocks Beon Riley's two point layup | Â | |
5:03 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Tanner Christensen personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | Â | |
4:47 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point jump shot | 27-31 | |
4:14 | Â | Aric Demings misses two point layup | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Oscar Cluff turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:46 | Â | Tanner Christensen misses two point layup | Â | |
3:44 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 27-34 | |
3:17 | Â | Aric Demings misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
3:02 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point dunk | 27-36 | |
2:38 | Â | Noa Gonsalves misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Jaylen Searles offensive rebound | Â | |
2:36 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu blocks Jaylen Searles's two point layup | Â | |
2:34 | Â | Trailblazers offensive rebound | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Tennessee Rainwater misses two point layup | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Tanner Christensen offensive rebound | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Tanner Christensen misses two point layup | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Tanner Christensen personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
2:06 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-37 | |
2:06 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Trailblazers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Aric Demings misses two point layup | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Larry Olayinka personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
1:52 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-38 | |
1:52 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-39 | |
1:39 | Â | Larry Olayinka misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Tennessee Rainwater defensive rebound | Â | |
0:58 | Â | Larry Olayinka misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:56 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
0:51 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 27-42 | |
0:50 | Â | Trailblazers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:36 | Â | Unisa Turay turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point layup | Â | |
0:26 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
0:20 | +3 | Jabe Mullins makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 27-45 | |
0:03 | Â | Unisa Turay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |