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Washington State earns 70-58 victory over Seattle U

Led by Rihards Vavers' 24 points, the Washington State Cougars defeated the Seattle U Redhawks 70-58

JANUARY 29 • Associated Press

Rihards Vavers - Drops 24 Vavers closed Wednesday's 70-58 victory over Seattle with 24 points (8-10 FG, 5-7 3Pt, 3-4 FT), five rebounds, one block and one steal across 34 minutes.

Impact Vavers led his team in scoring with a strong shooting night, and he also led the Cougars to a win. The junior is averaging 10.8 points per game for the season and shooting 45.6 percent from the field.

JANUARY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Washington State hosts Maldonado and Seattle U

Seattle U visits the Washington State Cougars after Brayden Maldonado scored 20 points in the Redhawks' 56-54 loss to the Pacific Tigers

JANUARY 27 • Associated Press

Simon Hildebrandt - Hits five threes off the bench Hildebrandt finished Saturday's 95-79 win over Pepperdine with 19 points (7-12 FG, 5-10 3Pt) and two steals in 21 minutes.

Impact The senior contributed to an offensive effort in which Washington State made 16 threes as a team and shot 43 percent from beyond the arc. Hildebrandt only has one other double-digit scoring game this season, and he has started just twice.

JANUARY 25 • ROTOWIRE

San Diego defeats Washington State 96-92

Led by Ty-Laur Johnson's 28 points, the San Diego Toreros defeated the Washington State Cougars 96-92

JANUARY 22 • Associated Press

Ace Glass - Scores 29 Glass totaled 29 points (11-21 FG, 4-8 3Pt, 3-3 FT), seven rebounds, four assists and two steals across 38 minutes during Wednesday's 96-92 loss to San Diego.

Impact Glass scored 20 or more points for the seventh time in 2025-26. The freshman is averaging 16.8 points per contest, a top-10 mark in the West Coast Conference, and he's done it on a 48.0 field-goal percentage.

JANUARY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Rihards Vavers - Strong showing in loss Vavers (concussion) finished with 16 points (4-9 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 5-6 FT), seven rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals in 28 minutes during Wednesday's 96-92 loss to San Diego...

Impact Vavers tallied 16 points and seven rebounds as the Cougars were taken down by the Toreros on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-7 junior, who returned from a two-game absence in the contest, will look to help Washington State get back on track against Pepperdine this Saturday.

JANUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Washington State visits San Diego following Moore's 32-point game

San Diego plays the Washington State Cougars after Tim Moore Jr. scored 32 points in San Diego's 113-67 win over the Bethesda (CA) Flames

JANUARY 20 • Associated Press

San Francisco and Washington State square off in conference matchup

Washington State plays San Francisco in WCC play Sunday

JANUARY 17 • Associated Press

No. 9 Gonzaga beats Washington State 86-65 behind Graham Ike's 11th double-double of the season

Graham Ike had 23 points and 11 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double as No. 9 Gonzaga beat Washington State 86-65 to extend its win streak to 11 games

JANUARY 16 • Associated Press

Emmanuel Ugbo - Starting Thursday Ugbo is in the starting lineup for Thursday's game versus Gonzaga, Cougfan.com reports.

Impact Ugbo will get a start with Rihards Vavers (undisclosed) out with an injury. Following a 20-point outing Dec. 17, Ugbo has averaged 4.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per contest, as his consistency has not been a strong suit this season.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Kase Wynott - Out Thursday Wynott (undisclosed) is out for Thursday's game versus Gonzaga, Cougfan.com reports.

Impact Wynott, who has not played since Nov. 24, will miss another game Thursday due to his undisclosed injury. With Rihards Vavers (undisclosed) and Tomas Thrastarson (foot) also out, the Cougars will be without key pieces on the wing versus a strong Gonzaga team.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Rihards Vavers - In line to miss Thursday Vavers is not dressed out and will miss Thursday's game versus Gonzaga, Greg Woods of The Spokane Spokesman-Review reports.

Impact Vavers is set to set out Thursday's contest due to an undisclosed injury. Vavers is the team's best three-point shooter, converting at a 37.8 percent clip, and presents a notable loss for the Cougars as they attempt to pull off an upset against Gonzaga. His next chance to return will be Sunday in another tough test versus San Francisco. Adria Rodriguez could re-enter the starting five with Vavers sidelined.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

No. 9 Gonzaga faces Washington State following Ike's 34-point game

No. 9 Gonzaga faces the Washington State Cougars after Graham Ike scored 34 points in the Bulldogs' 89-77 victory against the Santa Clara Broncos

JANUARY 14 • Associated Press

Dent has 26, Saint Mary's downs Washington State 88-82

Led by Joshua Dent's 26 points, the Saint Mary's Gaels defeated the Washington State Cougars 88-82 on Saturday

JANUARY 11 • Associated Press

Houston's Sampson, FSU's Hamilton, UNC's Hansbrough headline 2026 class for NC Sports Hall of Fame

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, former longtime Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton and former North Carolina playing great Tyler Hansbrough are part of this year’s class of inducte...

JANUARY 5 • Associated Press

Washington State Cruise Past Oregon State in Spokane Washington State never trailed on Sunday in what ended up as a 81-67 victory over the Oregon State Beavers. David Riley's Cougars took their...

JANUARY 5 • SI.COM

Tomas Thrastarson - Out for about a month Thrastarson has a stress fracture in his left foot and will be out roughly four weeks, 247 Sports reports.

Impact Thrastarson missed Washington State's most recent game for unspecified reasons and it's now known he's dealing with a significant foot injury. The sophomore has started in 13 of his 14 games this season, averaging 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds across 24.6 minutes.

JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE

How A.J. Dybantsa's resilience led No. 10 BYU to a Big 12-opening win over Kansas State

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

Washington State takes home win streak into matchup with Oregon State

Washington State enters a matchup against Oregon State as winners of three consecutive home games

JANUARY 4 • Associated Press

Rihards Vavers - Leads team in scoring Vavers closed with 17 points (5-10 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 2-2 FT) across 25 minutes during Friday's 78-76 win over Loyola Marymount.

Impact Vavers didn't start Friday's game, but in making five threes, he ended up leading his team in scoring. The junior is playing 20.5 minutes per game this year and averaging 9.5 points.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Jerone Morton - Contributes 15 points Morton accumulated 15 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one rebound and two assists in 27 minutes during Friday's 78-76 victory over Loyola Marymount.

Impact Morton was one of four Washington State players in double figures for the game. The junior has started 13 of 16 games this season, though this was just the fourth time all year that he scored in double figures.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Ace Glass - Shoots well in win Glass amassed 16 points (7-10 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and five assists in 30 minutes during Friday's 78-76 win over Loyola Marymount.

Impact Glass was one of four Washington State players in double figures for the game. The freshman is averaging 15.4 points per game on the year.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

ND Okafor - Strong performance in win Okafor closed Friday's 78-76 win over Loyola Marymount with 14 points (6-10 FG, 2-2 FT), nine rebounds, one assist, four blocks and one steal in 24 minutes.

Impact The junior contributed in a variety of ways to Washington State's victory. Okafor has started every game this season and is averaging 9.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per contest.

JANUARY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Washington State Outlast LMU in Pullman With Big Half From Glass In their third West Coast Conference tilt of the season, David Riley's Washington State Cougars squad pulled off a 78-76 victory over Loyola...

JANUARY 3 • SI.COM

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Washington State earns 70-58 victory over Seattle U

Washington State hosts Maldonado and Seattle U

San Diego defeats Washington State 96-92

Washington State visits San Diego following Moore's 32-point game

San Francisco and Washington State square off in conference matchup

No. 9 Gonzaga beats Washington State 86-65 behind Graham Ike's 11th double-double of the season

No. 9 Gonzaga faces Washington State following Ike's 34-point game

Dent has 26, Saint Mary's downs Washington State 88-82

Houston's Sampson, FSU's Hamilton, UNC's Hansbrough headline 2026 class for NC Sports Hall of Fame

How A.J. Dybantsa's resilience led No. 10 BYU to a Big 12-opening win over Kansas State

Washington State takes home win streak into matchup with Oregon State