National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington St. 59, Oregon St. 55
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Where: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # David Hall, # Michael Irving, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: N/A

Issac Bonton scored 15 points but endured a rough shooting performance as Washington State rallied and held on for a victory over Oregon State in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams.

The 300th all-time meeting between the teams picked for 11th and 12th respectively was a defensive struggle, but the Cougars (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) did enough in the final 10 minutes.

Bonton never got into a consistent rhythm as he shot 4-of-18 from the field, but he hit 5 of 7 free throws, handed out seven assists, grabbed four rebounds and made three steals.

DJ Rodman -- the son of former Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman -- added a career-best 13 points as Washington State won despite not hitting a field goal in the final 5:47 and shot 32.8 percent overall.

Noah Williams and Aljaz Kunc added 12 points apiece for Washington State, which rallied from a pair of 10-point deficits in the second half.

Zach Reichle led Oregon State (2-1, 0-1) with 12 points, and Warith Alatishe added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Leading scorer Ethan Thompson was held to nine points on 3-of-11 shooting as the Beavers shot 35.6 percent and committed 17 turnovers.

Washington State came up with a timely defensive play with 22 seconds left when when Kunc stole the ball from Maurice Calloo, who fouled Kunc in the aftermath.

Kunc hit both free throws for a 58-55 lead and, after Reichle missed a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left, Bonton secured the win with a free throw with six seconds left.

The Cougars appeared to begin seizing control with 5:47 remaining when Rodman's 3-pointer from the top of the key capped an 11-0 run and made it 53-46 left.

However, the Beavers pulled to within 56-54 on a 3-pointer by Reichle with 1:44 left.

The Beavers shot 36.7 percent and committed 10 turnovers but held a 26-23 lead at halftime thanks to a difficult zone defense that forced the Cougars to miss 12 of their final 13 shots.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Washington St.
Zach Reichle 12 Scoring Isaac Bonton 15
Ethan Thompson 7 Assists Isaac Bonton 7
Warith Alatishe 10 Rebounds Efe Abogidi 7
Dearon Tucker 3 Free Throws Made Isaac Bonton 5
Maurice Calloo 2 Steals Isaac Bonton 3
Warith Alatishe 2 Blocks Efe Abogidi 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 55 35.6 7-25 6-12 13 39 7 4 17
Washington St. 59 32.8 7-18 14-19 11 34 5 9 15