WSU Cougars, the UW Huskies’ first non-conference clash

Men’s Basketball: WSU Cougars (9-2) at UW Huskies (7-3, 0-2 Big Ten)

• When: Wednesday, 8 p.m
• TV: FS1

CONCLUSION

Washington State plays Washington after Isaiah Watts scored 20 points in the Cougars’ 91-78 win over the Missouri State Bears. It will be the first meeting in the rivalry series since UW left the Pac-12 to move to the Big Ten, making it a non-conference game.

The WSU Cougars lose their leading scorer heading into the rivalry game against UW

The Huskies lost 5-1 at home. Washington averages 71.5 points and outscores its opponents by 2.9 points per game.

The Cougars lost 1-0 on the road. Washington State ranks ninth in the WCC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game, led by LeJuan Watts with an average of 5.5.

Washington is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 42.4% Washington State is allowing its opponents to shoot. Washington State averages 13.5 more points per game (82.1) than Washington allows (68.6).

TOP PERFORMER

Great Oobor scores 14.1 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Huskies.

Nate Calmese is averaging 15.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.1 steals for the Cougars.

The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.

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