The Washington State Cougars continued their stronger play to end the season when they jumped up for a surprising win over the Oregon Ducks on Thursday night, 78-76.
It was the Cougs’ third win in their last five games and raised their conference record to 4-13 and their overall record to 12-17. The Ducks, meanwhile, fell to 19-11 overall and likely saw whatever slim chance they had of earning an at-large NCAA tournament bid disappear for good.
Led by a superlative night from Malachi Flynn — who racked up 28 points (on just 16 shots), 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals — WSU was reasonably in control for much of the game.