Primed and Ready

Head on back to Greensboro, Aggies! Get ready for Washington, Cougars! It was an easy win for the Cougs, 67-34, in a game they lead the entire way and rested their starters in the 2nd half. Washington State is 12-0 and ready for Pac-10 play.

The Cougar defense was at it again, limiting the Aggies to 27 percent shooting and forcing 19 turnovers. As a team, WSU had 13 steals and 3 blocks, frustrating and dominating the Aggies all night long.

Derrick Low lead the way with 19 points, shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 4 of 8 from beyond the arc. Kyle Weaver chipped in with 9 pts. on 3 of 5 shooting and contributed 3 steals, moving him to #5 on the Cougar’s all-time steals list.

The bench got a lot of minutes, with Caleb Forrest and Nikola Koprivica leading the way with 23 and 22 minutes, respectively. It looks like Bennett is going to go with the 7 man rotation with Abercrombie mixed in until Harmeling can return from his injury. The lack of depth is going to huge with these first 3 conference games on the road against 3 good basketball teams.

This victory ended the non-conference part of the schedule and now we head into the loaded Pac-10. As the #4 team in the nation it is easy to think the Cougars can go 16-2 or 15-3 in conference play. Realistically, with the talent of the Pac-10, 14-4 or 13-5 is what we expect. If the team goes 8-1 at home, and 6-3 on the road then we think you have to be happy. No one is going to go through conference play undefeated, that you can bet on.

Something else you can bet on, the Cougars are primed and ready to go.