Isaac Jones scores 16 points as No. 22 Washington State beats Stanford 79-62
LAS VEGAS (AP) Washington State is on the verge of going somewhere it has never been, and the Cougars can do it in the final year of the current version of the Pac-12 Tournament.
Isaac Jones scored 16 points, and No. 22 Washington State beat Stanford 79-62 in the Pac-12 quarterfinals on Thursday night.
The Cougars had six players score in double figures and shot 50.8% (31 for 61) from the field. Myles Rice and Jaylen Wells each scored 14, and Andrej Jakimovski had 13.
Washington State has never played in the conference championship, and it is one win away.
“There will be a laundry list of accomplishments this team has had,” said Washington State's Kyle Smith, the Pac-12 Coach of the Year. “Getting to the finals would be great. Obviously, our goal is to win it.”
Next up for the second-seeded Cougars (24-8) is Friday's semifinal against third-seeded Colorado (23-9), which advanced with a 72-58 victory over Utah. This is just their fourth trip to the semis and first since 2008.
Stanford, which was seeded 10th, finished the season with a 14-18 record. The school announced after the game that it had fired coach Jerod Haase.
“I think I’m going to look back as a whole and be very proud of the things I’ve done," said Haase, who choked up several times in speaking as his players watched in the interview room. “I also know I have a next chapter and hopefully many next chapters in my book.”
Kymany Houinsou scored 11 points for Washington State, and fellow reserve Rueben Chinyelu had 10.
“We're an unselfish group,” said Rice, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. “We love to see the next person win. We had 18 assists. It's been a long time since we've been (that high) in that category, but it was a great atmosphere for us to share the ball and get everybody going.”
The Cougars last had that many assists Dec. 10 against Grambling when they totaled 20 for the second game in a row.
Washington State also outplayed the Cardinal inside, outrebounding them 39-25 and outscoring them in the lane 42-34.
Spencer Jones led Stanford with 22 points, and Brandon Angel had 15.
Washington State used a 13-3 run late in the first half to go ahead 37-22, and it was never seriously challenged after that. The Cardinal - who rallied from 18 points behind to beat California on Wednesday - closed to 60-46 with a 12-2 second-half spurt.
But then Smith called timeout, and Rice responded with a steal and flying dunk to put the momentum back in Washington State's favor.
“I think the main message in our huddle was to stay within ourselves,” Rice said. “We've obviously gave up a run, but we didn't want to let it be bigger than what it was. Once we came out of the huddle, we hunkered down and got the stop we need to get. I think the dunk gave us a little more juice, but my teammates were playing great defense and I was able to get the steal.”
Washington State and Oregon State will continue to play as Pac-12 teams next season, with the other 10 members heading to different leagues. Both schools, however, also will be aligned with the West Coast Conference, which will bring both back to Las Vegas for that league's tournament.
But that's for the future.
The Cougars have an exciting present and some possible school history to make.
“We're happy to get this one done, but we have another one (Friday) night,” Smith said. “Hopefully, we'll come out with the same energy and effort.”
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Maxime Raynaud vs. Oscar Cluff (Cardinal gains possession) | |||
19:41 | Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul) | |||
19:41 | Maxime Raynaud misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
19:41 | +1 | Maxime Raynaud makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-0 | |
19:27 | Isaac Jones misses two point dunk | |||
19:25 | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | |||
19:18 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup | 3-0 | |
19:03 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup (Isaac Jones assists) | 3-2 | |
18:51 | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point jump shot | 5-2 | |
18:21 | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
18:19 | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Maxime Raynaud misses three point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
17:56 | Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | |||
17:56 | Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
17:56 | +1 | Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-3 | |
17:27 | Kanaan Carlyle misses two point jump shot | |||
17:25 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
17:22 | Michael Jones shooting foul (Andrej Jakimovski draws the foul) | |||
17:22 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-4 | |
17:22 | +1 | Andrej Jakimovski makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-5 | |
16:57 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point layup (Kanaan Carlyle assists) | 7-5 | |
16:31 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
16:29 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | |||
16:28 | Maxime Raynaud shooting foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul) | |||
16:28 | +1 | Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 | |
16:28 | +1 | Rueben Chinyelu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 | |
16:12 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup | 9-7 | |
16:04 | James Keefe personal foul | |||
15:55 | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | |||
15:53 | Cardinal defensive rebound | |||
15:53 | TV timeout | |||
15:40 | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
15:38 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
15:25 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 9-10 | |
15:18 | Michael Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
15:16 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
15:15 | James Keefe personal foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
14:59 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point jump shot | 9-12 | |
14:43 | Myles Rice personal foul (Kanaan Carlyle draws the foul) | |||
14:25 | Kanaan Carlyle turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Jakimovski steals) | |||
14:12 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 9-14 | |
13:51 | Kymany Houinsou blocks Kanaan Carlyle's two point jump shot | |||
13:49 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
13:43 | Kanaan Carlyle shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | |||
13:43 | Kymany Houinsou misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
13:43 | +1 | Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-15 | |
13:32 | Spencer Jones misses two point layup | |||
13:30 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
13:22 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
13:20 | Benny Gealer defensive rebound | |||
13:10 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point layup | 11-15 | |
12:53 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point dunk (Jaylen Wells assists) | 11-17 | |
12:30 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup | 13-17 | |
12:13 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point dunk (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 13-19 | |
11:47 | Michael Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
11:45 | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | |||
11:33 | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
11:31 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
11:30 | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | |||
11:28 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
11:28 | Benny Gealer personal foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
11:26 | TV timeout | |||
11:28 | Jaylen Wells misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:28 | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | |||
11:08 | Oscar Cluff personal foul (Maxime Raynaud draws the foul) | |||
11:06 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup (Benny Gealer assists) | 15-19 | |
10:41 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
10:39 | Kymany Houinsou offensive rebound | |||
10:20 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 15-22 | |
10:05 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup (Michael Jones assists) | 17-22 | |
9:47 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point jump shot | 17-24 | |
9:29 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point layup | 19-24 | |
9:22 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 19-27 | |
8:58 | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Brandon Angel draws the foul) | |||
8:58 | Brandon Angel misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
8:58 | Brandon Angel misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:58 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
8:40 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 19-29 | |
8:13 | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup | |||
8:11 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
7:55 | Kymany Houinsou turnover (traveling) | |||
7:55 | TV timeout | |||
7:29 | +3 | Andrej Stojakovic makes three point jump shot (Maxime Raynaud assists) | 22-29 | |
7:05 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 22-32 | |
6:50 | Maxime Raynaud misses three point jump shot | |||
6:48 | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Isaac Jones misses two point layup | |||
6:38 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | |||
6:31 | +2 | Rueben Chinyelu makes two point layup | 22-34 | |
6:19 | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul (Spencer Jones draws the foul) | |||
6:19 | Spencer Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
6:19 | Spencer Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:19 | Myles Rice defensive rebound | |||
6:03 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 22-37 | |
5:42 | Brandon Angel misses three point jump shot | |||
5:40 | Myles Rice defensive rebound | |||
5:32 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
5:30 | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | |||
5:16 | Spencer Jones misses two point layup | |||
5:14 | Brandon Angel offensive rebound | |||
5:11 | +2 | Brandon Angel makes two point layup | 24-37 | |
5:04 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup (Jaylen Wells assists) | 24-39 | |
4:51 | Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot | |||
4:49 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
4:24 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
4:22 | Brandon Angel defensive rebound | |||
4:12 | Brandon Angel misses two point dunk | |||
4:10 | Myles Rice defensive rebound | |||
3:52 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
3:50 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
3:48 | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | |||
3:46 | Brandon Angel defensive rebound | |||
3:46 | Official timeout | |||
3:46 | TV timeout | |||
3:29 | +2 | Michael Jones makes two point layup | 26-39 | |
3:29 | Myles Rice shooting foul (Michael Jones draws the foul) | |||
3:29 | +1 | Michael Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-39 | |
3:06 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point jump shot | 27-41 | |
3:00 | Kanaan Carlyle turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | |||
2:53 | Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Michael Jones steals) | |||
2:49 | Kymany Houinsou blocks Michael Jones's two point jump shot | |||
2:49 | Cardinal offensive rebound | |||
2:47 | Benny Gealer turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | |||
2:32 | Kymany Houinsou misses three point jump shot | |||
2:30 | Benny Gealer defensive rebound | |||
2:04 | Benny Gealer turnover (lost ball) | |||
1:50 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
1:48 | Michael Jones defensive rebound | |||
1:41 | +2 | James Keefe makes two point layup (Spencer Jones assists) | 29-41 | |
1:32 | Isaiah Watts turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Jones steals) | |||
1:22 | Michael Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
1:18 | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | |||
1:16 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
1:03 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 29-43 | |
0:35 | Isaac Jones blocks James Keefe's two point jump shot | |||
0:30 | Brandon Angel offensive rebound | |||
0:30 | Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot | |||
0:28 | Cougars defensive rebound | |||
0:03 | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point layup (Isaac Jones assists) | 29-45 | |
0:00 | End of period |