POCATELLO, Idaho — Derrick Low scored 20 points and Kyle Weaver had 18 to lead No. 7 Washington State to a 75-45 victory at Idaho State on Sunday.
The Cougars (11-0) took control in the early going and coasted the rest of the way, leading by more than 20 points most of the second half.
Low was sharp from the perimeter, hitting five 3-pointers. His 16 first-half points helped the Cougars twice build 16-point leads.
Weaver’s turn came in the second half, when he scored seven of Washington State’s first 13 points. His 3-pointer at the 16:03 mark put the Cougars up 47-23 and the Bengals (2-8) failed to get much closer the rest of the way.
Washington State shot 48.8 percent for the game, hit 50 percent (8-for-16) from 3-point range and had 11 steals.
Caleb Forrest chipped in 11 points and Taylor Rochestie added nine points and a game-high eight assists.
The victory brought the Cougars one game shy of tying the best season-opening start in school history, a 12-0 run by the 1991-92 team. The Cougars can tie that mark when they host North Carolina A&T on Dec. 28.
For Idaho State, the game marked the second tough outing against a ranked Pac 10 team in eight days. The Bengals (2-8) lost by 40 points last weekend at No. 8 UCLA.
Still, hosting a game against a highly ranked team is a bit of a novelty in Pocatello. The last time Idaho State entertained a ranked team was 1982 when the Bengals lost to Idaho.
The Bengals got 10 points from Matt Stucki, but struggled to find decent, open shots against a stingy Cougar defense that allows just 51.7 points per game.
Idaho State shot 38.6 percent and were just 4-of-12 of 3-point attempts.
No. 7 Cougars 75, Idaho State 45
FGFTReb
WASH. ST.MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Cowgill252-44-62-6048
Baynes242-53-43-8037
Low296-123-40-21020
Rochestie312-43-41-2819
Weaver305-87-70-74118
Sauls30-10-00-0000
Koprivica110-12-21-2042
Abercrombie150-20-00-1210
Cross40-00-00-0010
Forrest283-45-60-21311
Totals20-4127-337-30161875
Percentages: FG .488, FT .818. 3-Point Goals: 8-16, .500 (Low 5-9, Rochestie 2-3, Weaver 1-2, Abercrombie 0-1, Koprivica 0-1). Team Rebounds: 0. Blocked Shots: 4 (Baynes 2, Forrest, Weaver). Turnovers: 11 (Baynes 4, Koprivica 2, Weaver 2, Cowgill, Sauls, Forrest). Steals: 11 (Weaver 3, Low 2, Rochestie 2, Forrest, Baynes, Koprivica, Cowgill). Technical Fouls: None.
FGFTReb
IDAHO ST.MinM-AM-AO-TAPFPTS
Monroe231-20-00-3132
Steijn261-52-22-4034
Morgan323-81-31-4228
Kilpatrick262-70-01-3236
Stucki334-92-30-02310
Kinghorn130-31-22-3001
Carson153-40-00-1017
Tatum182-50-21-2044
O’Brien141-11-20-1303
Totals17-447-148-23101945
Percentages: FG .386, FT .500. 3-Point Goals: 4-12, .333 (Kilpatrick 2-5, Carson 1-1, Morgan 1-3, Stucki 0-3). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 3 (Stucki, Kilpatrick, Morgan). Turnovers: 17 (Stucki 4, Morgan 3, Tatum 3, O’Brien 2, Carson 2, Kilpatrick, Kinghorn, Steijn). Steals: 4 (Carson 2, Tatum, Kilpatrick). Technical Fouls: Bench.
Washington St.3441—75
Idaho St.2025—45
A—2,241.
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