National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington St. 61, Wyoming 41
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, March 19, 2012
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # Randy Burkhart, # Jeff Kent, # Mike Peterson
Attendance: 3019

Washington State 61, Wyoming 41:
Brock Motum scored 25 points as the host Cougars routed the Cowboys in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational.

Abe Lodwick added 16 points and connected on four 3-pointers as Washington State (17-16) advances to the semifinals Wednesday at Oregon State.

Leonard Washington scored 14 points and Adam Waddell added 13 for Wyoming (21-12).

Washington State led 26-21 at halftime and held Wyoming to four points over the first 10 1/2 minutes of the second half to take a 40-25 advantage.

The Cowboys missed their first 11 3-point attempts until Luke Martinez drained one with 8:49 to play to cut their deficit to 42-30.

Wyoming pulled within 10 points before Washington State answered with seven consecutive points to take a 54-37 lead on Motum’s layup with 3:28 to play.

Wyoming shot just 35.6 percent and finished 2 for 16 from 3-point range.

The Cougars made 21 of 29 free-throw attempts. Wyoming was just 7 for 12.

Motum had 14 first-half points.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Motum has scored 20 or more points 12 times this season … Wyoming guards Francisco Cruz (3 points, 1-for-9 shooting) and Luke Martinez (3 points, 1-of-6) combined for just six points … Washington State point guard Reggie Moore has 178 assists, the second-best single-season output in school history behind Donminic Ellison (192 in 1994-95) … Washington State had a 36-23 edge on the boards.
Top Game Performances
 
Wyoming   Washington St.
Leonard Washington 14 Scoring Brock Motum 25
JayDee Luster 3 Assists DaVonte Lacy 4
Francisco Cruz 6 Rebounds Abe Lodwick 7
Leonard Washington 6 Free Throws Made Brock Motum 7
Francisco Cruz 2 Steals Marcus Capers 2
Adam Waddell 1 Blocks Marcus Capers 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wyoming 41 35.6 2-16 7-11 9 20 1 5 11
Washington St. 61 41.9 4-16 21-29 12 33 3 5 10