Wells, Jakimovski lead Washington State past Oregon State 64-58
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Jaylen Wells hit six straight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 24 points, Andrej Jakimovski hit two of his five 3-pointers down the stretch and Washington State beat Oregon State 64-58 on Thursday night.
Wells made 9 of 15 shots, missed just twice from beyond the arc and added seven rebounds for the Cougars (17-6, 8-4 Pac-12 Conference), who have won four in a row and seven of eight. Jakimovski made 5 of 9 from distance with two coming over a 47-second span late in the game.
Isaac Jones had 12 points and seven rebounds for Washington State. Freshman Myles Rice scored eight points with six assists.
Jordan Pope led the Beavers (11-12, 3-9) with 12 points, but he was held scoreless in the second half until a late 3-pointer. Tyler Bilodeau had 11 points and Michael Rataj scored 10 off the bench.
Wells had 11 points in the first nine minutes and Washington State jumped out to a 17-12 lead. Wells sank all four of his 3-point attempts and had 18 points at halftime, one off his career high, and the Cougars led 27-26. Wells made 7 of 9 shots while his teammates sank just 4 of 20.
Jakimovski, who had three points in the first half, hit a 3-pointer to begin the second, Wells sank his first two shots from beyond the arc and Washington State led 36-31 with 16:20 left to play.
Oregon State pulled even four times but could not take the lead. KC Ibekwe's layup tied it at 51, but Isaac Jones grabbed an offensive rebound and turned it into a three-point play and the Cougars stayed in front. Rice scored in the paint and WSU led 56-51 with 3:40 to go.
Dexter Akanno scored for the Beavers, but Jakimovski buried a 3-pointer coming out of a media timeout and the Cougars took a two-possession lead with 2:51 remaining. Jakimovski buried another 3-pointer the next time down the court to push the lead to 62-53.
WSU coach Kyle Smith notched the 250th victory of his career, the last 86 with the Cougars. Smith spent six seasons as coach at Columbia and three at San Francisco before taking the job in Pullman, Wash.
Washington State travels to play Oregon on Saturday. Oregon State will host Washington on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Cougars gains possession) | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Isaac Jones turnover (lost ball) (KC Ibekwe steals) | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 3-0 | |
18:46 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot | 3-2 | |
18:20 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
17:59 | Â | Isaac Jones personal foul | Â | |
17:46 | Â | KC Ibekwe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point layup | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Justin Rochelin misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:28 | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
17:17 | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Justin Rochelin defensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | +2 | Dexter Akanno makes two point layup (Jordan Pope assists) | 5-4 | |
16:57 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists) | 7-4 | |
16:40 | Â | Dexter Akanno turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | Â | |
16:15 | Â | Jaylen Wells turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Jordan Pope turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:37 | Â | Isaac Jones turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:17 | +2 | Tyler Bilodeau makes two point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists) | 7-6 | |
15:03 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point layup | Â | |
15:01 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
14:48 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 7-8 | |
14:18 | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point jump shot | 9-8 | |
14:02 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Justin Rochelin offensive rebound | Â | |
13:56 | Â | Jump ball. (Beavers gains possession) | Â | |
13:48 | Â | KC Ibekwe turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Justin Rochelin personal foul | Â | |
13:26 | Â | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Jordan Pope defensive rebound | Â | |
13:18 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point layup | 9-10 | |
12:58 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 11-10 | |
12:38 | Â | Dexter Akanno misses two point layup | Â | |
12:36 | Â | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | Â | |
12:29 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 14-10 | |
12:10 | +2 | Chol Marial makes two point jump shot (Dexter Akanno assists) | 14-12 | |
11:40 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 17-12 | |
11:12 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
10:56 | Â | Dexter Akanno personal foul | Â | |
10:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:49 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:47 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
10:36 | Â | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Jayden Stevens blocks Jaylen Wells's two point layup | Â | |
10:23 | Â | Jayden Stevens defensive rebound | Â | |
10:20 | +2 | Josiah Lake makes two point dunk (Jayden Stevens assists) | 17-14 | |
9:59 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot | 20-14 | |
9:32 | Â | Jordan Pope turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Kymany Houinsou turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Rueben Chinyelu shooting foul | Â | |
8:59 | +1 | Josiah Lake makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 20-15 | |
8:59 | +1 | Josiah Lake makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 20-16 | |
8:59 | +1 | Josiah Lake makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 20-17 | |
8:54 | Â | Kymany Houinsou turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Christian Wright turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Cluff steals) | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Chol Marial blocks Myles Rice's two point layup | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Christian Wright defensive rebound | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Jayden Stevens misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Isaac Jones personal foul | Â | |
7:51 | +2 | Josiah Lake makes two point jump shot | 20-19 | |
7:25 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:23 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point layup | Â | |
7:18 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
7:16 | Â | Oscar Cluff misses two point layup | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Jayden Stevens defensive rebound | Â | |
7:15 | Â | Kymany Houinsou personal foul | Â | |
7:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:09 | Â | Christian Wright turnover (bad pass) (Oscar Cluff steals) | Â | |
7:04 | Â | Michael Rataj personal foul | Â | |
6:48 | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau defensive rebound | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Oscar Cluff turnover (lost ball) (Josiah Lake steals) | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Oscar Cluff personal foul | Â | |
5:48 | Â | KC Ibekwe turnover (traveling) | Â | |
5:31 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 22-19 | |
4:52 | +2 | KC Ibekwe makes two point dunk (Tyler Bilodeau assists) | 22-21 | |
4:52 | Â | Jaylen Wells misses two point layup | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Myles Rice offensive rebound | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Tyler Bilodeau turnover (bad pass) (Jaylen Wells steals) | Â | |
4:19 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point dunk | 24-21 | |
3:53 | Â | Oscar Cluff blocks Tyler Bilodeau's two point layup | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Beavers offensive rebound | Â | |
3:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:41 | +3 | Jordan Pope makes three point jump shot | 24-24 | |
3:21 | Â | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:19 | Â | Beavers defensive rebound | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Dexter Akanno offensive foul | Â | |
3:01 | Â | Dexter Akanno turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:37 | +3 | Andrej Jakimovski makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 27-24 | |
2:08 | Â | Michael Rataj misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Jordan Pope offensive rebound | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Jordan Pope misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â | |
1:57 | Â | KC Ibekwe blocks Isaiah Watts's two point layup | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Michael Rataj defensive rebound | Â | |
1:47 | Â | KC Ibekwe misses two point layup | Â | |
1:45 | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Justin Rochelin steals) | Â | |
1:04 | +2 | Jordan Pope makes two point jump shot | 27-26 | |
1:00 | Â | Beavers 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jordan Pope misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |