National Basketball Association
Washington St. 74, Texas-Pan American 52
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, December 10, 2010
Where: Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington
Officials:
# David Hall, # Verne Harris, # Tom Wood
Attendance:
4382
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Faisal Aden scored a game-high 20 points and had seven rebounds, and Washington State shot 50 percent from the field en route to a 74-52 victory over Texas-Pan American at Pullman, Wash., on Friday night.
Klay Thompson and Brock Motum scored 15 and 13, respectively, for the Cougars (7-1), who were coming off a resounding 81-59 victory over Gonzaga on Wednesday. Thompson leads the team with 20.6 points per game.
Texas-Pan American (3-7) took an 8-3 lead, and didn't give up the lead for good until Marcus Capers' layup with 5:04 left in the first half put the Cougars ahead 21-19.
Washington State led 36-24 at halftime and scored the game's final 10 points.
Brandon Provost and Perry Petty scored 10 points apiece for the Broncs (3-8), who shot 34 percent from the field, including 25 percent from 3-point range (5 for 20).
The Cougars' only loss came against No. 5 Kansas State 63-58 at home Dec. 3.
Top Game Performances
| Texas-Pan American |
|
Washington St. |
|
Perry Petty 10 |
Scoring |
Faisal Aden 20 |
|
Julius Hearn 3 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 5 |
|
Perry Petty 7 |
Rebounds |
Faisal Aden 7 |
|
Perry Petty 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Klay Thompson 3 |
|
Julius Hearn 1 |
Steals |
Reggie Moore 2 |
|
Josh Cleveland 1 |
Blocks |
DeAngelo Casto 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-Pan American
|
52 |
34.0 |
5-20 |
13-21 |
10 |
33 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Washington St.
|
74 |
50.0 |
10-22 |
4-8 |
17 |
34 |
5 |
4 |
|