WSU men see season end in Crown opener

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“I just blanked out and played my game,” Mack said in a postgame on-court interview with FS1. “That’s what happened.”

Seniors’ last stand, freshmen opportunity

The Crown served as the last chance for Price and Erikstrup to play college basketball. Price has started every game of Riley’s head coaching career between EWU and WSU.

With the light of life beyond college basketball at least a game away, the two seniors battled, turning in double-digit performances.

Price was a perfect 5-for-5 and Erikstrup was a spotless 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. The two combined for 10 rebounds and seven assists. Price produced a block and Erikstrup grabbed a steal.

The game also served as an opportunity for WSU’s younger players to pick up essential minutes.

Freshman Tomas Thrastarson returned to the starting lineup and connected on 6-of-10 shots for 12 total points. He grabbed seven rebounds, one of which led to a put back which put WSU up 18-12 at the 13:24 mark of the first half.

Okafor, a sophomore, tallied nine points and five rebounds in 18 minutes. Freshman Kase Wynott, a Lapwai High School alum, and Parker Gerrits spent 16 and 11 minutes on the floor respectively.

Wynott was 0-for-2 shooting and grabbed a pair of rebounds and a steal.

Vavers connected twice from beyond the arc in an eight-point day but could not come up with the critical buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime.

The loss sends Riley and the Cougars into the offseason with a solid foundation, but a lot of questions as the transfer portal continues to pose the risk of further roster depletion and roster holes loom.

Boise State advances in Crown

Boise State’s Tyson Degenhart sank 8-of-12 shots for 19 points to lead the Broncos past the George Washington Colonials 89-59 earlier in the day at the Crown.

Oregon State will play the University of Central Florida at 2:30 p.m. today in the Crown and former Coug Andrej Jakimovski and the Colorado Buffaloes will play Villanova at 5:30 p.m. today. Each player on…

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Publish date : 2025-04-01 12:17:00

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