Cluff scores 20 points, Washington State uses hot second half to defeat Oregon State 65-58
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 defeated Oregon State 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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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Beavers gains possession) | Â | |
19:46 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
19:27 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
19:20 | Â | Myles Rice personal foul | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Christian Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:16 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals) | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Michael Rataj turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Isaac Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
18:18 | Â | KC Ibekwe turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Jones steals) | Â | |
18:11 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point dunk (Isaac Jones assists) | 2-2 | |
17:43 | Â | Jordan Pope misses two point layup | Â | |
17:41 | Â | KC Ibekwe offensive rebound | Â | |
17:37 | +2 | KC Ibekwe makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
17:17 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:15 | Â | KC Ibekwe defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | Kymany Houinsou personal foul | Â | |
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 | Â | KC Ibekwe blocks Oscar Cluff's two point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
15:25 | Â | KC Ibekwe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 11-4 | |
14:52 | Â | KC Ibekwe shooting foul | Â | |
14:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
13:36 | Â | Chol Marial misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:11 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
12:50 | Â | Chol Marial turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals) | Â | |
12:43 | Â | Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals) | Â | |
12:39 | +3 | Christian Wright makes three point jump shot (Jordan Pope assists) | 16-6 | |
12:12 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Bilodeau steals) | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Chol Marial misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:44 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
11:30 | Â | Oscar Cluff turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Pope steals) | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Isaac Jones personal foul | Â | |
11:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu blocks Michael Rataj's two point jump shot | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Beavers offensive rebound | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Christian Wright misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Beavers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
10:40 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:38 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Chol Marial blocks Rueben Chinyelu's two point layup | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul | Â | |
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 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:12 | Â | KC Ibekwe offensive rebound | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Christian Wright personal foul | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Jaylen Wells turnover (bad pass) (KC Ibekwe steals) | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Jabe Mullins personal foul | Â | |
8:12 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:10 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
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 | Â | KC Ibekwe personal foul | Â | |
7:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Chol Marial shooting foul | Â | |
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 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
6:36 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 18-14 | |
6:02 | Â | Michael Rataj misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:00 | Â | Jabe Mullins defensive rebound | Â | |
5:53 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:51 | Â | Josiah Lake defensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Chol Marial misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists) | 18-16 | |
5:17 | Â | Beavers 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:04 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:02 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau shooting foul | Â | |
4:46 | +1 | Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-17 | |
4:46 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Josiah Lake defensive rebound | Â | |
4:24 | +2 | Thomas Ndong makes two point jump shot | 20-17 | |
4:13 | Â | Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
4:06 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 22-17 | |
3:43 | Â | Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:41 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Josiah Lake misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Jordan Pope personal foul | Â | |
3:06 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
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 | Â | Thomas Ndong misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Jayden Stevens offensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | +2 | Jayden Stevens makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
2:16 | Â | Isaac Jones turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Ndong steals) | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Myles Rice blocks Josiah Lake's two point jump shot | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Beavers offensive rebound | Â | |
1:43 | Â | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:41 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Christian Wright shooting foul | Â | |
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 | Â | Chol Marial misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:22 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
1:12 | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:10 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Jabe Mullins misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:49 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Thomas Ndong personal foul | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Thomas Ndong defensive rebound | Â | |
0:19 | Â | Christian Wright turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Jabe Mullins misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |