Freshman Rice scores 21, leads Washington State over Oregon 62-56
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Myles Rice scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Washington State beat Oregon 62-56 on Saturday in a battle for second place in the Pac-12 Conference.
Rice made 6 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer for the Cougars (18-6, 9-4), who have won five in a row and eight of their last nine. He added nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Rice has won five freshman-of-the-week honors this season, tying Mohamed Gueye's program record.
Jaylen Wells, who made his first six 3-point attempts in a 64-58 victory over Oregon State on Thursday, 4 of 4 against the Ducks and scored 12 of his 13 points to help Washington State take a 29-27 lead into halftime. The Cougars are 16-0 this season when leading at intermission.
Isaac Jones totaled 13 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots for the Cougars, who swept the Oregon schools on the road for the first time since 2009. Oscar Cluff pitched in with 12 points and six rebounds.
Jermaine Couisnard had 16 points before fouling out late for the Ducks (16-8, 8-5). N'Faly Dante finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds for his third double-double of the campaign. Jadrian Tracey scored 10 before fouling out.
Rice and Cluff both scored six in the first 10 minutes of the second half and Washington State increased its advantage to 47-38. Oregon missed its first eight 3-pointers until Couisnard buried one to cap a 6-0 run, cutting the deficit to three with 8:07 remaining.
Two free throws by Dante pulled the Ducks with 51-49. Rice answered with a 3-pointer and made both ends of a 1-and-1 after missing a pair at the foul line, giving the Cougars a seven-point lead with 4:11 to go. Brennan Rigsby hit 1 of 2 free throws and a 3-pointer and Oregon closed within 56-53 before Jones made two foul shots to maintain a two-possession lead at the 2:51 mark.
Couisnard hit from beyond the arc and Oregon trailed 58-56 with 47 seconds left, but he picked up his fifth foul 22 seconds later. Wells missed the second of the 1-and-1 opportunity, but Rice grabbed the rebound, was fouled and sank both to wrap up the victory.
The Cougars came in holding opponents to 41% shooting. Oregon shot 36% and missed 14 of 18 from 3-point range.
Oregon beat the Cougars on the road 89-84 in January.
Washington State heads home to play California on Thursday. Oregon returns to action at Oregon State on Feb. 17.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Isaac Jones vs. N'Faly Dante (Ducks gains possession) | Â | |
19:36 | Â | N'Faly Dante misses two point layup | Â | |
19:34 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
19:11 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | Â | |
18:48 | +1 | Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
18:48 | Â | Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:48 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
18:34 | Â | Cougars kicked ball violation | Â | |
18:21 | +2 | Jackson Shelstad makes two point running pullup jump shot | 1-2 | |
17:57 | Â | Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Kwame Evans Jr. steals) | Â | |
17:50 | +2 | Jadrian Tracey makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists) | 1-4 | |
17:28 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point pullup jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 4-4 | |
16:57 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:46 | Â | Isaac Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
16:43 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point putback layup | 6-4 | |
16:26 | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point jump shot | 6-6 | |
16:11 | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Ducks defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski personal foul | Â | |
15:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:46 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
15:20 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point layup | 8-6 | |
14:53 | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup | 8-8 | |
14:31 | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:29 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard defensive rebound | Â | |
14:23 | Â | Jackson Shelstad misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:21 | Â | Brennan Rigsby offensive rebound | Â | |
14:01 | Â | Ducks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
13:37 | Â | N'Faly Dante blocks Oscar Cluff's two point layup | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Jump ball. Oscar Cluff vs. N'Faly Dante (Cougars gains possession) | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Brennan Rigsby personal foul | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Isaac Jones personal foul (Brennan Rigsby draws the foul) | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Jadrian Tracey misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Mahamadou Diawara offensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Ducks turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point hook shot | Â | |
12:34 | Â | Brennan Rigsby defensive rebound | Â | |
12:27 | Â | Isaac Jones blocks Jermaine Couisnard's two point layup | Â | |
12:25 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
12:09 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point jump shot | 10-8 | |
11:53 | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point floating jump shot | 10-10 | |
11:23 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
11:21 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard personal foul | Â | |
11:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:05 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Watts assists) | 13-10 | |
10:49 | Â | N'Faly Dante misses two point hook shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Oscar Cluff turnover (3-second violation) | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jermaine Couisnard steals) | Â | |
9:59 | +2 | Jermaine Couisnard makes two point driving layup | 13-12 | |
9:50 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 16-12 | |
9:24 | Â | N'Faly Dante turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | Â | |
9:06 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point driving layup | 18-12 | |
9:06 | Â | Jackson Shelstad shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | Â | |
9:06 | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-12 | |
8:36 | +2 | Jackson Shelstad makes two point stepback jump shot | 19-14 | |
8:04 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | N'Faly Dante defensive rebound | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Brennan Rigsby misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:45 | Â | N'Faly Dante offensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point putback dunk | 19-16 | |
7:18 | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point dunk | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:07 | Â | Isaiah Watts personal foul (Jackson Shelstad draws the foul) | Â | |
7:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Isaac Jones shooting foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul) | Â | |
6:51 | Â | Jadrian Tracey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
6:51 | +1 | Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-17 | |
6:26 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-17 | |
6:15 | Â | Jadrian Tracey turnover (bad pass) (Oscar Cluff steals) | Â | |
5:49 | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:47 | Â | N'Faly Dante defensive rebound | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
5:09 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point turnaround hook shot | 24-17 | |
4:48 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Jadrian Tracey shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | Â | |
4:17 | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:17 | +1 | Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-17 | |
4:00 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point layup (Jackson Shelstad assists) | 25-19 | |
3:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:37 | Â | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | Â | |
3:35 | Â | Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound | Â | |
3:33 | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:31 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu personal foul | Â | |
3:06 | Â | Jadrian Tracey misses two point layup | Â | |
3:04 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | +2 | Kwame Evans Jr. makes two point tip layup | 25-21 | |
2:43 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point running layup | 27-21 | |
2:32 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. offensive foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Kwame Evans Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:15 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point driving hook shot (Myles Rice assists) | 29-21 | |
1:55 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point layup | 29-23 | |
1:34 | Â | Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (N'Faly Dante steals) | Â | |
1:26 | Â | Kymany Houinsou blocks Brennan Rigsby's three point jump shot | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Ducks offensive rebound | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Oscar Cluff personal foul (N'Faly Dante draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Jadrian Tracey draws the foul) | Â | |
1:07 | +1 | Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-24 | |
1:07 | +1 | Jadrian Tracey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-25 | |
0:44 | Â | Jadrian Tracey personal foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:44 | Â | N'Faly Dante defensive rebound | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Jermaine Couisnard misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Myles Rice misses two point layup | Â | |
0:07 | Â | N'Faly Dante defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | +2 | N'Faly Dante makes two point running dunk | 29-27 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |