Roberts scores 16, Washington State tops Alcorn in opener
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Tyrell Roberts hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, Jefferson Koulibaly added 13 points and Washington State opened the season with an 85-67 win over Alcorn State 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Lenell Henry vs. Dishon Jackson (Byron Joshua gains possession) | Â | |
19:42 | Â | Lenell Henry misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
19:40 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Dishon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Justin Thomas steals) | Â | |
18:46 | Â | Oddyst Walker misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Oddyst Walker personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
18:00 | Â | Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:58 | Â | Noah Williams offensive rebound | Â | |
17:53 | +2 | Noah Williams makes two point putback layup | 2-4 | |
17:33 | Â | Dontrell McQuarters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:31 | Â | Oddyst Walker offensive rebound | Â | |
17:27 | Â | Oddyst Walker misses two point layup | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Byron Joshua offensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | +2 | Dontrell McQuarters makes two point jump shot (Byron Joshua assists) | 4-4 | |
17:02 | Â | Noah Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:00 | Â | Byron Joshua defensive rebound | Â | |
16:54 | +2 | Byron Joshua makes two point finger roll layup | 6-4 | |
16:32 | Â | Dishon Jackson turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Dishon Jackson personal foul (Dontrell McQuarters draws the foul) | Â | |
16:02 | Â | Oddyst Walker misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
16:00 | Â | Efe Abogidi defensive rebound | Â | |
15:52 | +3 | Tyrell Roberts makes three point step back jump shot | 6-7 | |
15:29 | Â | Dontrell McQuarters offensive foul (Mouhamed Gueye draws the foul) | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Dontrell McQuarters turnover | Â | |
15:30 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:13 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Lenell Henry personal foul | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Efe Abogidi offensive foul | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Efe Abogidi turnover | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Oddyst Walker misses three point step back jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Braves offensive rebound | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Braves turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Noah Williams offensive foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul) | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Noah Williams turnover | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Darrious Agnew turnover (lost ball) (Efe Abogidi steals) | Â | |
13:54 | Â | DJ Rodman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:52 | Â | Paul King defensive rebound | Â | |
13:45 | Â | DJ Rodman personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul) | Â | |
13:29 | +2 | Paul King makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-7 | |
13:06 | Â | Tyrell Roberts misses three point step back jump shot | Â | |
13:04 | Â | Efe Abogidi offensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | LaDarius Marshall personal foul (Efe Abogidi draws the foul) | Â | |
12:59 | Â | Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
12:56 | Â | LaDarius Marshall personal foul | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Jump ball. Jefferson Koulibaly vs. Marco Morency (Cougars gains possession) | Â | |
12:37 | +3 | Jefferson Koulibaly makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Roberts assists) | 8-10 | |
12:08 | Â | Marco Morency misses two point reverse layup | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Braves offensive rebound | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Marco Morency offensive foul | Â | |
12:05 | Â | Marco Morency turnover | Â | |
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 | Â | Jefferson Koulibaly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Darrious Agnew defensive rebound | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Darrious Agnew turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
11:01 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:41 | Â | Mouhamed Gueye misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Byron Joshua defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | TJ Bamba blocks Marco Morency's two point driving layup | Â | |
9:35 | Â | Braves offensive rebound | Â | |
9:24 | Â | Lenell Henry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Efe Abogidi defensive rebound | Â | |
9:15 | +2 | Mouhamed Gueye makes two point dunk (Jefferson Koulibaly assists) | 13-17 | |
9:09 | Â | Braves 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Noah Williams personal foul | Â | |
8:43 | Â | Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul (Dontrell McQuarters draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Dontrell McQuarters misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Efe Abogidi defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | +2 | Jefferson Koulibaly makes two point driving layup | 15-22 | |
7:40 | Â | Byron Joshua shooting foul (Jefferson Koulibaly draws the foul) | Â | |
7:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Jefferson Koulibaly misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
7:33 | Â | Jefferson Koulibaly misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:31 | Â | Braves defensive rebound | Â | |
7:09 | Â | LaDarius Marshall misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Darrious Agnew offensive rebound | Â | |
7:06 | Â | Jefferson Koulibaly personal foul (Darrious Agnew draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Tyrell Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Darrious Agnew steals) | Â | |
6:33 | Â | Justin Thomas turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
6:24 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists) | 17-25 | |
6:06 | Â | Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Noah Williams misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point putback layup | Â | |
4:58 | Â | Darrious Agnew defensive rebound | Â | |
4:39 | Â | Darrious Agnew misses two point hook shot | Â | |
4:37 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
4:31 | +2 | Tyrell Roberts makes two point reverse layup (Michael Flowers assists) | 19-30 | |
4:15 | Â | Justin Thomas misses two point driving layup | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Cougars defensive rebound | Â | |
4:13 | Â | Oddyst Walker personal foul (Noah Williams draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Justin Thomas misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Darrious Agnew blocks Tyrell Roberts's two point driving layup | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Justin Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
3:36 | +2 | Paul King makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-32 | |
3:36 | Â | Braves 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
2:51 | +2 | Darrious Agnew makes two point turnaround hook shot | 23-32 | |
2:26 | Â | Michael Flowers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:24 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Tyrell Roberts turnover (lost ball) (Paul King steals) | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Paul King misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Darrious Agnew shooting foul (TJ Bamba draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Efe Abogidi blocks Darrious Agnew's two point layup | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:28 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Michael Flowers assists) | 23-37 | |
1:08 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski personal foul (Lenell Henry draws the foul) | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Lenell Henry misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:08 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Tyrell Roberts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Justin Thomas defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | +2 | Paul King makes two point layup (Justin Thomas assists) | 25-37 | |
0:41 | Â | Lenell Henry personal foul (Michael Flowers draws the foul) | Â | |
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 | Â | Keondre Montgomery misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Michael Flowers defensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Jefferson Koulibaly turnover (bad pass) (Marco Morency steals) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |