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Roberts scores 16, Washington State tops Alcorn in opener

AP
Nov 09, 2021

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Tyrell Roberts hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, Jefferson Koulibaly added 13 points and Washington State Cougars opened the season with an 85-67 win over Alcorn State Braves on Tuesday.

With a noon tipoff, the game started slowly before the Cougars broke away from a 13-13 tie with a 19-6 run. The stretch included three 3-pointers. Washington State led 39-25 at the half and stretched it to 23, 50-27, less than three minutes into the second half.

Washington State finished 11 of 34 from distance while Alcorn State was just 4 of 17.

T.J. Bamba scored 11 points for Washington State and Michael Flowers had nine points, 11 rebounds and six assists. The Cougars had a 44-27 rebounding advantage.

WSU was 24 of 30 from the foul line, and Alcorn State 17 of 21 - with 47 fouls called in the game.

Paul King and Oddyst Walker each had 10 points for the Braves.

Alcorn State is also playing at Seattle (Wednesday), Portland and No. 1 Gonzaga in the first seven days of the season. Seattle is at Washington State on Friday.

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1st Half
ALCN
Braves
25
WSU
Cougars
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Lenell Henry vs. Dishon Jackson (Byron Joshua gains possession)
19:42		Lenell Henry misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:40		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
19:16		Dishon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Justin Thomas steals)
18:46		Oddyst Walker misses three point pullup jump shot
18:44		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
18:37	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point finger roll layup (Michael Flowers assists)	0-2
18:18	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point floating jump shot	2-2
18:03		Oddyst Walker personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
18:00		Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot
17:58		Noah Williams offensive rebound
17:53	+2	Noah Williams makes two point putback layup	2-4
17:33		Dontrell McQuarters misses three point jump shot
17:31		Oddyst Walker offensive rebound
17:27		Oddyst Walker misses two point layup
17:25		Byron Joshua offensive rebound
17:20	+2	Dontrell McQuarters makes two point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists)	4-4
17:02		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
17:00		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
16:54	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point finger roll layup	6-4
16:32		Dishon Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
16:04		Dishon Jackson personal foul (Dontrell McQuarters draws the foul)
16:02		Oddyst Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
16:00		Efe Abogidi defensive rebound
15:52	+3	Tyrell Roberts makes three point step back jump shot	6-7
15:29		Dontrell McQuarters offensive foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul)
15:29		Dontrell McQuarters turnover
15:30		TV timeout
15:15		Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot
15:13		Cougars offensive rebound
15:12		Lenell Henry personal foul
15:12		Efe Abogidi offensive foul
15:12		Efe Abogidi turnover
14:42		Oddyst Walker misses three point step back jump shot
14:39		Braves offensive rebound
14:41		Braves turnover (shot clock violation)
14:20		Noah Williams offensive foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
14:20		Noah Williams turnover
14:09		Darrious Agnew turnover (lost ball) (Efe Abogidi steals)
13:54		DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot
13:52		Paul King defensive rebound
13:45		DJ Rodman personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
13:29	+2	Paul King makes two point pullup jump shot	8-7
13:06		Tyrell Roberts misses three point step back jump shot
13:04		Efe Abogidi offensive rebound
13:01		LaDarius Marshall personal foul (Efe Abogidi draws the foul)
12:59		Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot
12:57		Cougars offensive rebound
12:56		LaDarius Marshall personal foul
12:51		Jump ball. Jefferson Koulibaly vs. Marco Morency (Cougars gains possession)
12:37	+3	Jefferson Koulibaly makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Roberts assists)	8-10
12:08		Marco Morency misses two point reverse layup
12:06		Braves offensive rebound
12:05		Marco Morency offensive foul
12:05		Marco Morency turnover
11:50	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Noah Williams assists)	8-13
11:20	+2	Lenell Henry makes two point driving layup	10-13
11:04		Jefferson Koulibaly misses three point jump shot
11:02		Darrious Agnew defensive rebound
11:02		Darrious Agnew turnover (out of bounds)
11:01		TV timeout
10:41		Mouhamed Gueye misses two point pullup jump shot
10:39		Byron Joshua defensive rebound
10:12	+3	Lenell Henry makes three point jump shot (Marco Morency assists)	13-13
9:55	+2	Efe Abogidi makes two point layup (TJ Bamba assists)	13-15
9:37		TJ Bamba blocks Marco Morency's two point driving layup
9:35		Braves offensive rebound
9:24		Lenell Henry misses three point jump shot
9:22		Efe Abogidi defensive rebound
9:15	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point dunk (Jefferson Koulibaly assists)	13-17
9:09		Braves 30 second timeout
9:06		Noah Williams personal foul
8:43		Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Dontrell McQuarters draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Dontrell McQuarters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-17
8:43	+1	Dontrell McQuarters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-17
8:15	+3	Jefferson Koulibaly makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Roberts assists)	15-20
7:52		Dontrell McQuarters misses two point hook shot
7:50		Efe Abogidi defensive rebound
7:40	+2	Jefferson Koulibaly makes two point driving layup	15-22
7:40		Byron Joshua shooting foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
7:40		TV timeout
7:40		Jefferson Koulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
7:33		Jefferson Koulibaly misses three point jump shot
7:31		Braves defensive rebound
7:09		LaDarius Marshall misses two point jump shot
7:07		Darrious Agnew offensive rebound
7:06		Jefferson Koulibaly personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
7:06	+1	Darrious Agnew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
7:06	+1	Darrious Agnew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-22
6:38		Tyrell Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Darrious Agnew steals)
6:33		Justin Thomas turnover (out of bounds)
6:24	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists)	17-25
6:06		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
6:04		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
5:52	+3	Tyrell Roberts makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	17-28
5:28	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point pullup jump shot	19-28
5:06		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
5:04		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
5:00		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point putback layup
4:58		Darrious Agnew defensive rebound
4:39		Darrious Agnew misses two point hook shot
4:37		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Tyrell Roberts makes two point reverse layup (Michael Flowers assists)	19-30
4:15		Justin Thomas misses two point driving layup
4:13		Cougars defensive rebound
4:13		Oddyst Walker personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
4:13	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-31
4:13	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-32
3:55		Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:53		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
3:45		Darrious Agnew blocks Tyrell Roberts's two point driving layup
3:43		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Paul King makes two point pullup jump shot	21-32
3:36		Braves 30 second timeout
3:36		TV timeout
3:06		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (out of bounds)
2:51	+2	Darrious Agnew makes two point turnaround hook shot	23-32
2:26		Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot
2:24		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
2:16		Tyrell Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Paul King steals)
2:10		Paul King misses three point pullup jump shot
2:08		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
1:59		Darrious Agnew shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
1:59	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-33
1:58	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
1:38		Efe Abogidi blocks Darrious Agnew's two point layup
1:36		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
1:28	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists)	23-37
1:08		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Lenell Henry draws the foul)
1:08		Lenell Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:08		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
1:01		Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot
0:59		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
0:53	+2	Paul King makes two point layup (Justin Thomas assists)	25-37
0:41		Lenell Henry personal foul (Michael Flowers draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Michael Flowers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-38
0:41	+1	Michael Flowers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-39
0:25		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
0:23		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
0:04		Jefferson Koulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Marco Morency steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ALCN
Braves
42
WSU
Cougars
46

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Lenell Henry misses two point fadeaway jump shot
19:31		Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point turnaround jump shot	25-41
18:52		Lenell Henry misses two point turnaround jump shot
18:50		Jump ball. Lenell Henry vs. Mouhamed Gueye (Cougars gains possession)
18:50		Cougars defensive rebound
18:43		Efe Abogidi misses three point jump shot
18:41		Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound
18:33		Mouhamed Gueye turnover (traveling)
18:08		Michael Flowers blocks Darrious Agnew's two point layup
18:08		Darrious Agnew offensive rebound
18:08		Darrious Agnew misses two point fadeaway jump shot
18:06		Noah Williams defensive rebound
18:00		Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot
17:58		Efe Abogidi offensive rebound
17:58	+2	Efe Abogidi makes two point layup	25-43
17:58		Darrious Agnew shooting foul (Efe Abogidi draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Efe Abogidi makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-44
17:47		Darrious Agnew misses two point hook shot
17:45		Darrious Agnew offensive rebound
17:45		Noah Williams personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
17:43		Darrious Agnew misses two point floating jump shot
17:41		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
17:32	+3	Tyrell Roberts makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists)	25-47
17:18	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot	27-47
17:08	+3	Tyrell Roberts makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists)	27-50
16:55		Justin Thomas misses two point driving layup
16:53		Oddyst Walker offensive rebound
16:53	+2	Oddyst Walker makes two point putback layup	29-50
16:53		Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Oddyst Walker draws the foul)
16:53	+1	Oddyst Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-50
16:42	+2	Michael Flowers makes two point step back jump shot	30-52
16:31		Efe Abogidi blocks Darrious Agnew's two point layup
16:29		Braves offensive rebound
16:27		Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Lenell Henry draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Lenell Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-52
16:27	+1	Lenell Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-52
16:18		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
16:16		Jump ball. Dishon Jackson vs. Marco Morency (Cougars gains possession)
16:14		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
15:59		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
15:57		Braves defensive rebound
15:57		Dishon Jackson personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:37		Lenell Henry misses two point jump shot
15:35		Marco Morency offensive rebound
15:31	+2	Lenell Henry makes two point putback layup	34-52
15:31		Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Lenell Henry draws the foul)
15:31		Lenell Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:31		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
15:23		Michael Flowers turnover (traveling)
15:23		Michael Flowers flagrant 2
15:23	+1	Paul King makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	35-52
15:23	+1	Paul King makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	35-52
15:23	+1	Paul King makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	36-52
15:05		Lenell Henry misses two point fadeaway jump shot
15:03		DJ Rodman defensive rebound
14:44		Noah Williams turnover (lost ball) (Paul King steals)
14:35		Lenell Henry misses two point layup
14:33		Noah Williams defensive rebound
14:23		Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot
14:21		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
14:22		Paul King personal foul
14:14		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
14:12		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
14:11		Paul King personal foul
14:09		Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot
14:10		Braves defensive rebound
14:10		Dishon Jackson personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
14:10	+1	Darrious Agnew makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-52
14:10	+1	Darrious Agnew makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-52
13:53		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:51		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point putback layup	38-54
13:33		Byron Joshua turnover (lost ball) (Michael Flowers steals)
13:17		Jefferson Koulibaly misses three point jump shot
13:15		Cougars offensive rebound
13:15		Marco Morency personal foul
12:56		Andrej Jakimovski misses two point driving layup
12:54		Oddyst Walker defensive rebound
12:46		Oddyst Walker misses two point driving layup
12:44		Cougars defensive rebound
12:41		Dontrell McQuarters personal foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
12:36		Mike Pajeaud shooting foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Jefferson Koulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
12:36		Jefferson Koulibaly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:36		Braves defensive rebound
12:36		DJ Rodman personal foul (Dontrell McQuarters draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Dontrell McQuarters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-55
12:36	+1	Dontrell McQuarters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-55
12:34		Justin Thomas personal foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
12:34		Justin Thomas technical foul
12:34	+1	TJ Bamba makes technical free throw 1 of 2	40-56
12:34		TJ Bamba misses technical free throw 2 of 2
12:34		Cougars offensive rebound
12:34	+1	Jefferson Koulibaly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-57
12:34		Jefferson Koulibaly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:34		Keondre Montgomery defensive rebound
12:24		Efe Abogidi personal foul (Byron Joshua draws the foul)
12:24	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-57
12:24	+1	Byron Joshua makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-57
12:15		TJ Bamba turnover (traveling)
11:54	+2	Byron Joshua makes two point driving layup	44-57
11:33	+3	TJ Bamba makes three point jump shot (Jefferson Koulibaly assists)	44-60
11:14		Byron Joshua offensive foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
11:13		Byron Joshua turnover
11:13		TV timeout
10:45	+2	Efe Abogidi makes two point dunk (Jefferson Koulibaly assists)	44-62
10:25		Paul King misses two point jump shot
10:25		Braves offensive rebound
10:25	+2	Paul King makes two point driving layup	46-62
10:09		Dontrell McQuarters shooting foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul)
10:09		Jefferson Koulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:51		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
10:09	+1	Jefferson Koulibaly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-63
9:51		Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot
9:49		Efe Abogidi defensive rebound
9:38		Efe Abogidi misses three point jump shot
9:36		Jefferson Koulibaly offensive rebound
9:32	+2	Jefferson Koulibaly makes two point driving layup	46-65
9:13		Paul King misses three point jump shot
9:11		Jefferson Koulibaly defensive rebound
9:03		TJ Bamba misses three point jump shot
9:01		Paul King defensive rebound
8:52		Byron Joshua misses two point floating jump shot
8:50		Dontrell McQuarters offensive rebound
8:49	+2	Dontrell McQuarters makes two point putback layup	48-65
8:21		Byron Joshua shooting foul (Efe Abogidi draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Efe Abogidi makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-66
8:21	+1	Efe Abogidi makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-67
7:55	+2	Oddyst Walker makes two point pullup jump shot (Paul King assists)	50-67
7:43		Michael Flowers offensive foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul)
7:43		Michael Flowers turnover
7:43		TV timeout
7:30	+3	Oddyst Walker makes three point jump shot	53-67
7:30		TV timeout
7:22		LaDarius Marshall shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul)
7:22	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-68
7:22	+1	TJ Bamba makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-69
7:08	+2	Darrious Agnew makes two point driving layup (Paul King assists)	55-69
6:54		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (lost ball)
6:54		Jump ball. Andrej Jakimovski (Braves gains possession)
6:32		Byron Joshua turnover (lost ball) (Noah Williams steals)
6:23		Jefferson Koulibaly misses two point layup
6:21		Efe Abogidi offensive rebound
6:15		Noah Williams misses three point jump shot
6:13		Dontrell McQuarters defensive rebound
5:51		Paul King turnover (lost ball) (Michael Flowers steals)
5:51		Darrious Agnew personal foul (Michael Flowers draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Michael Flowers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-70
5:51	+1	Michael Flowers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-71
5:38		Darrious Agnew offensive foul
5:38		Darrious Agnew turnover
5:27		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
5:25		Michael Flowers offensive rebound
5:10		Dontrell McQuarters personal foul (Matt DeWolf draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Matt DeWolf makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-72
5:10	+1	Matt DeWolf makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-73
4:50		Oddyst Walker misses three point step back jump shot
4:48		Michael Flowers defensive rebound
4:41		Jump ball. Dekedran Thorn vs. Carlos Rosario (Cougars gains possession)
4:35	+2	Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Noah Williams assists)	55-75
4:12	+2	Mike Pajeaud makes two point layup (Justin Thomas assists)	57-75
3:45		Michael Flowers misses two point pullup jump shot
3:43		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
3:40		Lenell Henry blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point putback layup
3:38		Mike Pajeaud defensive rebound
3:30		Oddyst Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
3:28		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
3:17	+3	Michael Flowers makes three point jump shot (Noah Williams assists)	57-78
2:54	+3	Dekedran Thorn makes three point jump shot	60-78
2:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
2:29		Noah Williams offensive rebound
2:23		Lenell Henry blocks Noah Williams's two point layup
2:21		Mike Pajeaud defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Dekedran Thorn makes three point jump shot (Justin Thomas assists)	63-78
2:18		Braves 60 second timeout
2:18		TV timeout
2:15		Dekedran Thorn personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
2:15	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-79
2:15	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-80
2:05		Dekedran Thorn misses three point jump shot
2:03		Cougars defensive rebound
1:54		Oddyst Walker shooting foul (Noah Williams draws the foul)
1:54	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-81
1:54	+1	Noah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-82
1:35		LaDarius Marshall turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williams steals)
1:18		Noah Williams misses three point pullup jump shot
1:16		Justin Thomas defensive rebound
0:57	+2	Tyrell Roberts makes two point pullup jump shot	63-84
0:47		Oddyst Walker misses three point step back jump shot
0:45		Cougars defensive rebound
0:23		Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot
0:21		LaDarius Marshall defensive rebound
0:21		Matt DeWolf personal foul (LaDarius Marshall draws the foul)
0:21	+1	LaDarius Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-84
0:21		LaDarius Marshall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Braves offensive rebound
0:21		Matt DeWolf personal foul (Mike Pajeaud draws the foul)
0:21	+1	Mike Pajeaud makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-84
0:21		Mike Pajeaud misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:21		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
0:20		Darrious Agnew personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul)
0:20		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-85
0:13	+2	Justin Thomas makes two point step back jump shot	67-85
0:00		End of period

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Justin Thomas makes two point step back jump shot