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Picking up a much-needed win, the Washington State Cougars put together one of their most complete performances of the season on Saturday afternoon, rolling past Pepperdine 95–79 to improve to 9–13 overall and 4–5 in West Coast Conference play. The win snapped a four-game losing
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4202"] Jerone Morton attempts a three-point shot during a WCC game for the Washington State Cougars. Credit: Washington State Athletics [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Washington State Cougars found themselves in a back-and-forth battle that
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Falling just short against one of the WCC’s best programs, the Washington State Cougars dropped a high-scoring 88–82 road contest against Saint Mary’s, coming up just short on a statement conference win. While any loss is disappointing, the performance showed clear signs of growth for the
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="4000"] Washington State guard Jerone Morton drives to the basketball in a game against Loyola Marymount. Credit: Ashley Davis [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] The Washington State Cougars pulled out a thrilling 78–76 win over Loyola Marymount on
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Opening West Coast Conference play on the road, the Washington State Cougars jumped out to a strong start against the Portland Pilots and carried a 32–23 lead into halftime, turning in one of their best halves of the 2025-26 season thus far. However, the offense went ice cold
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PULLMAN, Wash. - Building a win streak going into WCC play, the Washington State Cougars defeated the Mercer Bears on Saturday, closing out their non-conference play on a strong note with an 84-78 victory at Beasley Coliseum. Coming off a blowout win over Eastern Washington earlier in the week,
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Washington State Cougars forward ND Okafor posts up against USC in a basketball game. Credit: Washington State Cougars/Instagram [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] LOS ANGELES, Calif. - In the opening minutes of the Washington State Cougars latest road
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="6508"] Washington State Cougars guard Adria Rodriguez (13) waits for play to resume against the New Mexico Lobos in the second half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption]
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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1080"] Washington State Cougars sophomore Tomas Thrastarson drives to the basket for a layup against the Nevada Wolfpack. Credit: Washington State Men’s Basketball/Instagram [https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/caption] PULLMAN, Wash. - Following a 78-64 loss to the
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Embed from Getty Images Washington State men’s basketball wrapped up a 1–2 showing this past week in the Maui Invitational, defeating Division II Chaminade 90–85, losing a shootout to Arizona State 100–94, and falling to Seton Hall 75–61. For the most part, the Cougars continued
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Continuing a tough start, the Washington State Cougars fell to the Washington Huskies 81–69 on Friday, dropping the Cougars to 1–3 on the season. WSU kept the game close for much of the first half before Washington closed on a 13–4 run, sending the Cougars into the
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Opening the 2025-26 season in disappointing fashion against their cross-state rivals, the Washington State Cougars lost a close one by the score of 83-81 to the Idaho Vandals on Monday. Washington State was down 76-60 with less than six minutes left, but nearly pulled off a