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Carolina Shuts Down Cougs
Coach Tony Bennett and his Washington State Cougar team ran into the unexpected against No. 1 North Carolina in Charlotte. The Tar Heels completely shut down the Cougar offense in route to winning the Sweet 16 matchup. Final score: NC 68 - WSU 47
WSU succeeded on defense, holding the high flying Heels to […]
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Tarheels/Cougars: WS…Who?
Coach Tony Bennett offers a great take on the upcoming Sweet 16 contest between No. 1 North Carolina Tarheels and No. 4 Washington State Cougars. “It’s going to be a collision.”
That’s bound to be the case when the second best scoring offense in college basketball this season matches up against the second best scoring […]
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WSU-ND:Cougars Look Sweet
The second round NCAA Tournament game for Washington State was quintessential Cougar basketball.
Result?
Try this. No. 4 WSU 61 - No. 5 Notre Dame 41 Holy crap!
Experts everywhere were confident in offering modest praise for the Pac-10 third place team. Just enough kind words here and there before jumping on the Irish bandwagon […]
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WSU-Winthrop:Cougs Go Wild
Washington State began their NCAA Tournament play in Denver with a predatory second half attack that sent Winthrop back to South Carolina. Yes, the Cougs played like a No. 4 seed, winning 71-40.
Looking at a 31 point margin for Coach Tony Bennett and the Cougars, you’d think the game was a blowout from beginning […]
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WSU-Winthrop: Defense In Denver
Washington State University will begin their NCAA Tournament run in Denver, CO this coming Thursday against Winthrop University of Rock Hill, SC. The Cougars are the No. 4 seed, while the Eagles visit to the Big Dance this time around as a No. 13 seed.
Both teams have experience playing in the tournament. […]
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WSU-Stanford: Lopez & Company Win
The Pac-10 semi-final game pitting No. 3 seeded Washington State against No. 2 seeded Stanford played out according to form. Number two defeated number three. Final score: Sanford 75 - WSU 68
Washington State knew what everyone else in the Pac-10 understood about this Stanford Cardinal team. To win, you must contain the […]
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WSU-Oregon:Cougars Shoot Down Ducks
Meeting for the third time this season, Washington State and Oregon squared off on the basketball hardwood in the Pac-10 Tournament. The first two games between these two teams resulted in Cougar victories. This time around, the Ducks had different ideas.
Early on, it was all Washington State. We’re talking complete domination. […]
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Pac-10 Tournament Time
When it comes to making tournament bracket predictions a few weeks out, glad that this blogger doesn’t seem to have a clue. Sure, did manage to predict Oregon State would finish 10th. Oh, here’s a grand prognostication. My picks of UCLA to finish 1st and Stanford to come in 2nd turned out to be correct […]
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WSU-UW: Cougars Down Dawgs… Again
Senior night in Pullman almost never ended. What better way for WSU senior to close out their career than an Apple Cup Classic? Well, the best way would be for that classic game to end in a victory for Washington State over their cross-state rivals, the Washington Huskies. Yes, this time around […]
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WSU-UW: Season Finale
The Washington State Cougars close out their regular season schedule tomorrow evening against cross-state rival Washington. Friel Court will be the scene of the contest with tipoff set for 4:30pm.
There’s plenty at stake for both teams.
The Huskies would love to stop the recent domination by the Cougs over them. Six losses in […]
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