The seventh-seeded Cougars beat No. 10 Drake 66-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
Washington State's Oscar Cluff reaches for the ball as Drake's Darnell Brodie, left, and Tucker DeVries defend during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. Isaac Jones had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Isaiah Watts' first 3-pointer in three games gave Washington State the lead with 1:51 left and the seventh-seeded Cougars beat No. 10 Drake 66-61 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
The Cougars shot just 29.6% while trailing most of the second half, but Drake's season-worst 6-of-14 performance at the free-throw line allowed them to win in their first tournament appearance since 2008. WSU will play Saturday in the East Region second round against No. 2 Iowa State , which beat South Dakota State 82-65.Tucker DeVries had a shot swirl in and out, and Andrej Jakimovski made a 3 from the wing to get the Cougars within 54-51. Drake's Darnell Brodie had the ball slip out of his hands as he was making a move to the basket, and Jones snaked in for a layup on the other end to make it 54-53.
Brodie, who controlled much of the second half for Drake offensively, fouled out with 2:26 left before Watts connected for the lead. The Cougars made 5 of 6 free throws to hold off the Bulldogs. Atin Wright had 20 points and DeVries, the two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year, added 14 for the Bulldogs.The teams’ only previous meeting was in 1935, a 28-27 Washington State victory at home.
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