National Basketball Association
Washington St. 67, Pepperdine 56
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2011
Where: KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Dick Cartmell, # Melvin Landry, # Deron White
Attendance:
9831
By SportsDirect Inc.
Faisal Aden scored 17 points off the bench to help Washington State record a 67-56 victory over Pepperdine in the Cougar Hardwood Classic in Seattle Thursday.
DaVonte Lacy added 15 points as the Cougars (8-4) recorded their sixth consecutive victory.
Joshua Lowery scored 14 points, Taylor Darby had 13 points and Corbin Moore added 12 points for Pepperdine (6-5), which shot just 36.2 percent from the field.
Aden was playing in his second game since returning from a concussion that caused him to miss three games. Washington State missed its first eight shots of the game before Aden scored the game’s first points on a 3-pointer nearly five minutes in.
Aden scored five consecutive points later in the half to give the Cougars a 21-7 advantage with 5:39 left in the half. Washington State led 26-15 at halftime after holding Pepperdine to 23.1 percent from the field.
The Waves pulled within 32-21 on Moore’s hoop three minutes into the second half before Washington State responded with an 11-3 run to take a 20-point lead on Aden’s basket with 14:53 remaining.
Top Game Performances
| Pepperdine |
|
Washington St. |
|
Corbin Moore 14 |
Scoring |
Faisal Aden 17 |
|
Caleb Willis 6 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 6 |
|
Corbin Moore 11 |
Rebounds |
Charlie Enquist 7 |
|
Joshua Lowery 4 |
Free Throws Made |
DaVonte Lacy 4 |
|
Joshua Lowery 3 |
Steals |
Faisal Aden 2 |
|
Hector Harold 2 |
Blocks |
Charlie Enquist 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Pepperdine
|
56 |
35.6 |
4-15 |
10-16 |
13 |
31 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
| Washington St.
|
67 |
40.4 |
7-16 |
14-19 |
15 |
31 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
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