WSU can't keep pace with Saint Mary's in second half, falling in 83-67 loss

WSU can't keep pace with Saint Mary's in second half, falling in 83-67 loss

PULLMAN – At the moment when David Riley decided to yank Ace Glass, Washington State’s star freshman guard capable of scoring in ways that only visit this campus once in a blue moon, their team was still in a good spot. The Cougars were fighting an uphill battle against Saint Mary’s, one of the titans of the West Coast Conference, and they trailed by only one. Midway through the second half, the hosts were squarely in the fight for Riley’s first

Second-Half Struggles Hurt WSU, Fall to SMC

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State led for much of the first half and showed flashes of its best basketball before Saint Mary's pulled away in the second half, handing the Cougars an 83-67 loss Saturday night at Beasley Coliseum. It was a tale of two halves with WSU makes seven first-half 3-pointers before going scoreless from beyond the arc in the second half with a season-low 28 points.

MBB | Gaels Light it Up from Three in Pullman, Down Cougars 83-67

The Saint Mary's Gaels capped off their regular season road slate on Saturday night with a rousing 83-67 win against Washington State on the Palouse. The Cougars threw everything they had at the Gaels in the first half, but a late 11-3 surge to close out the frame gave the Gaels a lead and momentum that they would carry all the way through the second half.