PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Noah Williams scored 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Isaac Bonton scored 16 and Washington State held Portland State at bay with a 69-60 win on Sunday.
T.J. Bamba scored 15 points for Washington State and Andrej Jakimovski 12.
WSU (5-0) is off to its best start since 2017-18 when it started that season with six straight wins. The Cougars are receiving votes in the AP Top-25 for the first time since that season.
The five wins have been by a combined 22 points.
Charles Jones' layup with 10:31 remaining brought the Vikings within 44-41 with 10:31 left.