Cougs stunned by Prairie View A&M, 70-59

The Prairie View A&M Panthers pulled off the upset of the Washington State Cougars, 70-59.

WSU (1-2) looked flat from the jump. PVAMU (3-0) set the tone early, jumping out to an 18-point first half lead. Despite the Cougars having the height advantage, the Panthers were able to outrebound (33-30) and outscore the Cougars in the paint by 18. The Panthers also shot a scorching 56.7% from the field in the first half to help build an early lead they never surrendered.

Prior to the game, the Panthers were ranked 316th out of 363 teams on KenPom while WSU was ranked 69th. The Panthers were up to the challenge early, attacking the Cougars interior defense with the first eight points of the game…