#5 UCLA @ Washington St - 2/05/21

[nwhoopfan]

56-54 4:36 left, UCLA shooting FTs to tie it when we come back from the media TO. Cougs are trying to...Coug it.

 

[Shades]

It’s starting to look like the moment is too big for WSU... careless turnover after careless turnover.

 

[Tazmazz]

Tedor should be in for Sarver especially at this stage. Motuga careless inbounds pass. Cougs falling apart.

 

[Tazmazz]

Cougs best hope is let Charlisse go one on one rest of the way. Cut down on turnovers

 

[nwhoopfan]

61-59 UCLA, w/ the ball, timeout w/ just under 2 minutes left.

 

[visitingcock]

Chou in crunch. Score followed by steal.

2pt lead Bruins with lead and possession.

1:58 timeout

 

[nwhoopfan]

Anybody want to win? UCLA gets a D board, then Onyenwere tries to split the defenders dribbling full court and coughs it up. 63-61 UCLA, WSU ball, :49 left.

 

[visitingcock]

51 secs TO

bruins with 2 pt lead. Cougs possession

 

[nwhoopfan]

Charlisse w/ a 3!

Now UCLA trying to give it away.

 

[visitingcock]

Big 3!

cougs by 1 41 secs

bruins ball

 

[nwhoopfan]

Onyenwere with a terrible shot, Cougs rebound.

What was that possession? UCLA had absolutely nothing going on there.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think Close's coaching...abilities are showing in this game. Some really terrible offensive possessions all during the 2nd half, especially crunch time.

 

[nwhoopfan]

66-63 Cougs, 9.9 sec left. UCLA ball, timeout so they can advance it to midcourt.

 

[Shades]

It’s either going to be a WSU win or OT.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Bessoir wide left by about 5 feet, Cougs rebound.


Well I was wrong, it was the Bruins who Coug'd it today.

 

[Shades]

It’s either going to be a WSU win or OT.

I’m going with WSU win.

 

[nwhoopfan]

67-63 final, 28 pts. for Charlisse.

I've given her some slack, but this was a terrible coaching performance by Close.

 

[visitingcock]

Leger Walker owned the 4th quarter for the upset

 

[Shades]

 

[nwhoopfan]

2nd win over a Top 10 team this year for WSU. Maybe only NC State has a better pair of wins?

edit--oops, reminded myself, Arkansas w/ W's over Baylor and UConn probably next best after NC State beating two #1's.

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[Tazmazz]

Exciting game as usual in the Pac 12. UCLA didn’t have the focus down the stretch like they normally do. There execution was poor. What a win for Wash St. This team cracks me up how they keep coming at you.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This team cracks me up how they keep coming at you.

They really do. There's nothing about them that really jumps out at me, except they don't give up and they are tenacious.

 

[Shades]

 

[Tazmazz]

Hopefully Wash St sneaks back into the top 25. With a 9-6 record seems unlikely but they’ve beaten two top 10 teams

 

[Tazmazz]

Thanks for posting. I watched the whole game and missed that shot!

 

[triaddukefan]

Hopefully Wash St sneaks back into the top 25. With a 9-6 record seems unlikely but they’ve beaten two top 10 teams

Arkansas has 6 or 7 losses... so who knows.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Arkansas has 6 or 7 losses... so who knows.

Yeah but losses to SEC teams are just as good as wins, Pac 12 doesn't get that kind of respect. Mississippi St. is 8-5 and still ranked somehow.

edit--and Mississippi St. is missing Arkansas's wins over Baylor and UConn as trump cards

 

[eebmg]

We call that a Buecker.

 

[Tazmazz]

Yeah but losses to SEC teams are just as good as wins, Pac 12 doesn't get that kind of respect. Mississippi St. is 8-5 and still ranked somehow

The play by play guy is great. Love a homer! Love that extra emphasis on her name.