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FINAL
Mar 21, 2024

Game Recap

Washington State survives maddening 2nd half to beat Drake 66-61 in March Madness. Style points mean nothing this time of year, so a grinding win was absolutely beautiful as far as Washington State coach Kyle Smith was concerned.

Box Score

12T
DRKE293261
WSU333366
Drake Bulldogs logoDRAKEFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
51Darnell Brodie5-110-03-692133513
1Kevin Overton2-62-30-04000146
4Conor Enright2-40-10-01510054
12Tucker DeVries6-181-41-236001214
10Atin Wright8-142-72-421103120
13Carlos Rosario0-10-00-00000000
24Nate Ferguson1-10-00-23010012
3Colby Garland1-40-00-03230012
0Kyron Gibson0-00-00-04200020
TOTAL25-5942.4%5-1533.3%6-1442.9%29187382161
Washington State Cougars logoWASHINGTON STATEFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
0Jaylen Wells6-113-42-293101117
23Andrej Jakimovski2-72-53-66001129
45Oscar Cluff1-40-00-03200012
13Isaac Jones6-130-08-10113023420
2Myles Rice3-121-32-21310239
20Rueben Chinyelu1-30-00-04001212
12Isaiah Watts2-31-22-22130117
31Kymany Houinsou0-20-00-01000100
TOTAL21-5538.2%7-1450%17-2277.3%371254111366

Play-by-Play

1st halfdrkewsu
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Washington State
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (19:57) Jump Ball won by Washington State
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (19:34) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (19:34) Kevin Overton Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (19:26) Darnell Brodie missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (19:26) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (18:58) Myles Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (18:58) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (18:41) Washington State Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (18:38) Tucker DeVries missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (18:38) Washington State Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (18:15) Andrej Jakimovski missed Layup.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (18:15) Darnell Brodie Block.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (18:15) Darnell Brodie Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (17:58) Darnell Brodie missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (17:58) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (17:47) Jaylen Wells missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (17:47) Jaylen Wells Offensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +3 (17:41) Myles Rice made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Wells.
    03
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (17:24) Kevin Overton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (17:24) Atin Wright Offensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +3 (17:14) Atin Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tucker DeVries.
    33
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (16:54) Myles Rice made Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Wells.
    35
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (16:31) Tucker DeVries made Layup. Assisted by Darnell Brodie.
    55
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (16:10) Oscar Cluff made Dunk. Assisted by Isaac Jones.
    57
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (15:41) Darnell Brodie missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (15:41) Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (15:33) Oscar Cluff missed Layup.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (15:33) Darnell Brodie Block.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (15:33) Darnell Brodie Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (15:26) Darnell Brodie Turnover.
  • (15:25) Official TV Timeout
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (15:16) Rueben Chinyelu made Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Jones.
    59
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (14:43) Tucker DeVries made Jumper.
    79
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (14:21) Rueben Chinyelu missed Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (14:21) Atin Wright Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (13:57) Kevin Overton missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (13:57) Rueben Chinyelu Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (13:51) Isaac Jones made Dunk. Assisted by Myles Rice.
    711
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (13:33) Atin Wright made Jumper.
    911
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (13:05) Jaylen Wells made Jumper.
    913
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (12:49) Conor Enright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (12:49) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (12:41) Myles Rice made Dunk.
    915
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +3 (12:27) Kevin Overton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Conor Enright.
    1215
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (12:13) Foul on Myles Rice.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (12:13) Myles Rice Turnover.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (11:50) Foul on Oscar Cluff.
  • (11:48) Official TV Timeout
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (11:47) Atin Wright Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (11:27) Foul on Atin Wright.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (11:19) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (11:19) Kyron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (11:11) Colby Garland made Jumper. Assisted by Kyron Gibson.
    1415
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (10:51) Kymany Houinsou missed Layup.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (10:51) Darnell Brodie Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (10:25) Atin Wright made Jumper.
    1615
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (9:58) Myles Rice missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (9:58) Oscar Cluff Offensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (9:58) Oscar Cluff missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (9:58) Colby Garland Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +3 (9:43) Tucker DeVries made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colby Garland.
    1915
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (9:39) Washington State Timeout
  • (9:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (9:23) Isaac Jones Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (9:23) Colby Garland Steal.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (9:05) Darnell Brodie made Layup. Assisted by Tucker DeVries.
    2115
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +3 (8:46) Andrej Jakimovski made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Oscar Cluff.
    2118
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:25) Tucker DeVries missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (8:25) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:17) Foul on Darnell Brodie.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:15) Foul on Kevin Overton.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +1 (8:15) Isaac Jones made Free Throw.
    2119
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (8:15) Isaac Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:15) Nate Ferguson Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:03) Colby Garland missed Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (8:03) Nate Ferguson Offensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:55) Carlos Rosario missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (7:55) Rueben Chinyelu Block.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:55) Drake Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (7:42) Foul on Jaylen Wells.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:42) Nate Ferguson missed Free Throw.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:42) Drake Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:42) Nate Ferguson missed Free Throw.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (7:42) Rueben Chinyelu Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (7:23) Isaac Jones Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:23) Nate Ferguson Steal.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (7:16) Kevin Overton missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (7:16) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (7:08) Isaiah Watts made Jumper.
    2121
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (6:56) Tucker DeVries missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (6:56) Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (6:48) Isaiah Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (6:48) Drake Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (6:31) Darnell Brodie Turnover.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (6:31) Isaiah Watts Steal.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +3 (6:22) Jaylen Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Watts.
    2124
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (6:19) Drake Timeout
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (6:04) Darnell Brodie missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (6:04) Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (5:40) Andrej Jakimovski missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (5:40) Kyron Gibson Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (5:29) Atin Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Conor Enright.
    2324
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (5:05) Foul on Darnell Brodie.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (4:56) Myles Rice missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (4:56) Conor Enright Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (4:35) Atin Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (4:35) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (4:17) Isaac Jones made Layup.
    2326
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (3:56) Tucker DeVries missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (3:56) Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (3:36) Foul on Nate Ferguson.
  • (3:34) Official TV Timeout
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +1 (3:34) Isaac Jones made Free Throw.
    2327
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +1 (3:34) Isaac Jones made Free Throw.
    2328
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (3:18) Conor Enright made Layup. Assisted by Atin Wright.
    2528
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (3:01) Isaac Jones missed Jumper.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (3:01) Nate Ferguson Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (2:48) Nate Ferguson made Layup. Assisted by Tucker DeVries.
    2728
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (2:19) Myles Rice missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (2:19) Washington State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (2:17) Foul on Tucker DeVries.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +3 (2:11) Jaylen Wells made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaac Jones.
    2731
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:50) Tucker DeVries missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:50) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:30) Myles Rice Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:30) Conor Enright Steal.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:25) Atin Wright Turnover.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:25) Isaiah Watts Steal.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:19) Foul on Conor Enright.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:19) Andrej Jakimovski missed Free Throw.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:19) Washington State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:19) Andrej Jakimovski missed Free Throw.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:19) Tucker DeVries Defensive Rebound.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (1:03) Atin Wright missed Layup.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (1:03) Isaac Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (0:54) Washington State Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (0:47) Tucker DeVries missed Jumper.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (0:47) Isaac Jones Block.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (0:47) Jaylen Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    (0:38) Kymany Houinsou Turnover.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    (0:38) Colby Garland Steal.
  • Drake Bulldogs logo
    +2 (0:30) Tucker DeVries made Layup. Assisted by Colby Garland.
    2931
  • Washington State Cougars logo
    +2 (0:08) Isaac Jones made Jumper.
    2933
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points66
25-59(42.4%)Field Goal(%)21-55(38.2%)
5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-14(50%)
6-14(42.9%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)
32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)40(12)
18Assists12
7Steals5
3Blocks4
8Turnovers13
21(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
8Largest Lead6

Game Details

Thursday, March 21, 2024 · 10:12 PM
CHI Health Center Omaha · Omaha, NE
attendance: 17,391 (100.2%)
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