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Cluff scores 20 points, Washington State uses hot second half to defeat Oregon State 65-58

AP
Jan 05, 2024

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Oscar Clubb scored 20 points off the bench, Andrej Jakimovski had all 15 of his points in the second half and Washington State Cougars defeated Oregon State Beavers 65-58 on Thursday night.

The Cougars were red-hot after trailing 24-21 at the half, hitting 5 of 7 3-pointers and shooting 70% overall (14 of 20) and made 11 of 14 free throws.

Cluff, a junior college transfer, was 8-of-11 shooting and had eight rebounds for his best game with the Cougars (10-4, 1-2 Pac-12 Conference). Jakimovski went 4 of 4 behind the arc in the second half. Myles Rice added 12 points and reserve Jaylen Wells added 11.

Jordan Pope scored 20 points to lead the Beavers (9-5, 1-2), who were playing their first true road game. KC Ibekwe had 12 points.

Wells drilled a 3-pointer to put WSU on top 60-53 with 1:34 to play. Christian Wright quickly countered for the Beavers but Wells then converted a three-point play with 32.4 seconds left that made it 63-56. Jakimovski iced it with two free throws with 7.4 remaining after a Beaver miss.

The Beavers never trailed in the first half and were up 16-6 after Wright drilled a 3-pointer but the Cougars came back with an 11-2 run to get within 18-17 after a three-point play by Cluff.

The score was 24-21 at the half.

Oregon State shot 31% (10-of-32) with two 3-pointers while the Cougars made 5 of 20 shots, missing all seven of their 3s. However, WSU made 11 of 13 from the foul line to 2 of 2 for the Beavers.

Cluff scored Washington State's first nine points of the second half with his fast break dunk giving the Cougars their first lead at 30-28. After Pope hit a 3-pointer for the Beavers, Jakimovski did the same for the Cougs and they never trailed again.

Jakimovski hit consecutive treys and after an OSU free throw Wells was fouled on a 3 and his free throws gave Washington State a 49-38 lead with 9:12 to play. Ibekwe then scored the next nine points to bring the Beavers back within 49-47 with 5:20 to go.

Oregon State goes across state to play Washington on Saturday while Oregon visits WSU.

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1st Half
ORST
Beavers
24
WSU
Cougars
21

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Beavers gains possession)
19:46	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:27		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
19:25		Christian Wright defensive rebound
19:20		Myles Rice personal foul
19:18		Christian Wright misses three point jump shot
19:16		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
19:05		Rueben Chinyelu turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals)
18:48		Michael Rataj turnover (out of bounds)
18:30		Isaac Jones misses three point jump shot
18:28		Christian Wright defensive rebound
18:18		KC Ibekwe turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Jones steals)
18:11	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Isaac Jones assists)	2-2
17:43		Jordan Pope misses two point layup
17:41		KC Ibekwe offensive rebound
17:37	+2	KC Ibekwe makes two point layup	4-2
17:17		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
17:15		KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot	7-2
16:30	+2	Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists)	7-4
16:01		Kymany Houinsou personal foul
16:01	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-4
16:01	+1	Christian Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-4
15:37		KC Ibekwe blocks Oscar Cluff's two point jump shot
15:35		Christian Wright defensive rebound
15:25		KC Ibekwe misses two point jump shot
15:23		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
15:14		Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot
15:12		Christian Wright defensive rebound
15:05	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	11-4
14:52		KC Ibekwe shooting foul
14:51		TV timeout
14:52	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-5
14:52	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-6
14:30	+2	Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot	13-6
13:58		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
13:56		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
13:36		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
13:34		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
13:13		Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot
13:11		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
12:50		Chol Marial turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals)
12:43		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals)
12:39	+3	Christian Wright makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists)	16-6
12:12		Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals)
11:47		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
11:44		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
11:30		Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pope steals)
11:25		Isaac Jones personal foul
11:23		TV timeout
11:03		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Michael Rataj's two point jump shot
11:01		Beavers offensive rebound
10:58		Christian Wright misses three point jump shot
10:56		Beavers turnover (shot clock violation)
10:40		Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot
10:38		Christian Wright defensive rebound
10:25		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
10:23		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
10:15		Chol Marial blocks Rueben Chinyelu's two point layup
10:13		Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound
9:57		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
9:55		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
9:32		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul
9:32	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-7
9:32	+1	Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-8
9:14		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
9:12		KC Ibekwe offensive rebound
9:06		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
9:04		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
8:49		Christian Wright personal foul
8:41		Jaylen Wells turnover (bad pass) (KC Ibekwe steals)
8:18		Jabe Mullins personal foul
8:12		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
8:10		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
7:54	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	16-10
7:39	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	18-10
7:26		KC Ibekwe personal foul
7:26		TV timeout
7:08		Chol Marial shooting foul
7:08	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
7:08	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
6:48		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
6:46		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
6:36	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists)	18-14
6:02		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
6:00		Jabe Mullins defensive rebound
5:53		Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
5:51		Josiah Lake defensive rebound
5:39		Chol Marial misses three point jump shot
5:37		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists)	18-16
5:17		Beavers 30 second timeout
5:04		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
5:02		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
4:46		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul
4:46	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-17
4:46		Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:46		Josiah Lake defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Thomas Ndong makes two point jump shot	20-17
4:13		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
4:11		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
4:06	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	22-17
3:43		Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot
3:41		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
3:13		Josiah Lake misses two point jump shot
3:11		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
3:06		Jordan Pope personal foul
3:06		TV timeout
3:06	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-18
3:06	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
2:39		Thomas Ndong misses two point jump shot
2:37		Jayden Stevens offensive rebound
2:32	+2	Jayden Stevens makes two point layup	24-19
2:16		Isaac Jones turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Ndong steals)
1:49		Myles Rice blocks Josiah Lake's two point jump shot
1:47		Beavers offensive rebound
1:43		Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
1:41		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
1:40		Christian Wright shooting foul
1:40	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-20
1:40	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-21
1:24		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
1:22		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
1:12		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
1:10		Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
1:01		Jabe Mullins misses two point jump shot
0:59		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
0:51		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
0:49		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
0:44		Thomas Ndong personal foul
0:44		Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:44		Thomas Ndong defensive rebound
0:19		Christian Wright turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot
0:01		Cougars offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ORST
Beavers
34
WSU
Cougars
44

Time		Play	Score
19:39		Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (KC Ibekwe steals)
19:39		Isaac Jones shooting foul
19:39	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-21
19:39	+1	Michael Rataj makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-21
19:13		Oscar Cluff turnover (back court violation)
18:56		Oscar Cluff blocks KC Ibekwe's two point jump shot
18:54		KC Ibekwe offensive rebound
18:50		KC Ibekwe misses two point layup
18:48		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	26-23
18:39		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul
18:39	+1	Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-24
18:14	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	28-24
18:05		KC Ibekwe personal foul
17:59	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	28-26
17:27		Chol Marial misses two point jump shot
17:25		Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
17:19		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass)
16:50		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
16:48		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
16:35	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	28-28
16:03		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
16:01		Isaac Jones defensive rebound
15:57	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point dunk (Kymany Houinsou assists)	28-30
15:57		Beavers 30 second timeout
15:57		TV timeout
15:30		Christian Wright misses three point jump shot
15:28		Jordan Pope offensive rebound
15:19	+3	Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot	31-30
15:04	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists)	31-33
14:39		Thomas Ndong misses two point jump shot
14:38		Beavers offensive rebound
14:38		TV timeout
14:26		Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot
14:24		Jordan Pope offensive rebound
14:17		Jordan Pope turnover (bad pass) (Kymany Houinsou steals)
14:17	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists)	31-35
13:52	+2	Thomas Ndong makes two point jump shot	33-35
13:30	+2	Oscar Cluff makes two point layup	33-37
13:17	+2	Gavin Marrs makes two point dunk (Jordan Pope assists)	35-37
12:54		Gavin Marrs shooting foul
12:54		Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:54	+1	Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-38
12:32		Christian Wright misses three point jump shot
12:30		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:16		Isaac Jones turnover (out of bounds)
11:52		Rueben Chinyelu blocks Jordan Pope's two point layup
11:50		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
11:47		Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-39
11:47	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-40
11:32	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot (Josiah Lake assists)	37-40
11:17	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	37-43
10:46		Thomas Ndong misses two point jump shot
10:44		Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
10:37	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	37-46
10:35		Beavers 30 second timeout
10:13		Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul
10:13	+1	KC Ibekwe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-46
10:13		KC Ibekwe misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:13		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
9:55		Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass)
9:26		Kymany Houinsou blocks DaJohn Craig's three point jump shot
9:24		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
9:13		Jayden Stevens shooting foul
9:12	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 3	38-47
9:12	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 3	38-48
9:12	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 3 of 3	38-49
8:44		Oscar Cluff blocks DaJohn Craig's two point layup
8:42		Beavers offensive rebound
8:42		Beavers turnover (shot clock violation)
8:25		Christian Wright personal foul
8:23		Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot
8:21		Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
8:08		Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot
8:06		KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
8:05		Oscar Cluff personal foul
7:42	+2	KC Ibekwe makes two point layup	40-49
7:42		Oscar Cluff shooting foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:42	+1	KC Ibekwe makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-49
7:13		KC Ibekwe blocks Oscar Cluff's two point jump shot
7:13		Cougars offensive rebound
7:13		Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
6:58	+2	KC Ibekwe makes two point jump shot	43-49
6:31		Jordan Pope personal foul
6:31		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:31		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
6:15	+2	KC Ibekwe makes two point jump shot (Michael Rataj assists)	45-49
6:13		Cougars 30 second timeout
5:46		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
5:44		Cougars offensive rebound
5:34		KC Ibekwe blocks Myles Rice's two point layup
5:32		Michael Rataj defensive rebound
5:25		Oscar Cluff blocks Jordan Pope's two point layup
5:23		KC Ibekwe offensive rebound
5:19	+2	KC Ibekwe makes two point layup	47-49
4:58	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	47-51
4:33	+2	Michael Rataj makes two point jump shot	49-51
4:15		Michael Rataj personal foul
4:15	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
4:15		Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:12		KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
3:54	+2	Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot	51-52
3:45	+3	Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)	51-55
3:24		Andrej Jakimovski personal foul
3:24		TV timeout
3:07		Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot
3:05		Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
2:52	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	51-57
2:29		Kymany Houinsou shooting foul
2:29	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-57
2:29	+1	Jordan Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-57
1:58		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
1:56		KC Ibekwe defensive rebound
1:51		Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot
1:49		Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound
1:34	+3	Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	53-60
1:07	+3	Christian Wright makes three point jump shot (KC Ibekwe assists)	56-60
1:04		Beavers 30 second timeout
0:32	+2	Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot	56-62
0:32		Josiah Lake shooting foul
0:32	+1	Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-63
0:18		Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot
0:16		Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
0:07		Jordan Pope personal foul
0:07	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-64
0:07	+1	Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-65
0:00		Oscar Cluff shooting foul
0:00		End of period
0:00	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
0:00	+1	Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65

+ 1

Tyler Bilodeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2