Key Highlights
- Unfortunately for the Cougs, the Bulldogs are still the Bulldogs, even if they are without their star Braden Huff.
- The Bulldogs closed the final five minutes of the first half on a 15-3 run to flip the momentum, take a 10-point lead into the half, and ultimately cruise from there to a 86-65 victory in Pullman. If WSU (8-11, 3-3 in conference play) was ever going to stand a chance to win this one, they needed to put together a near-perfect effort on the offensive end and hope that Gonzaga (18-1, 6-0) would miss their open shots.
- For a stretch in the first half, it looked like WSU’s offense might have been up to the task.
- The treys were falling, and Beasley was rocking.
- But the Bulldogs talent was just overbearing.