Rice Sets Freshman Scoring Record, Cougs Discard Card 89-75

Myles Rice drives against Stanford, Jan. 18, 2024STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Freshman Myles Rice finished with a season-high 35 points, Isaac Jones scored 24, and Washington State won for a third straight time at Maples Pavilion, dispatching Stanford with a wire-to-wire 89-75 victory on Thursday night.

Rice buried 15 of 24 shots, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range, setting the freshman scoring record for the Cougars (13-5, 4-3 Pac-12 Conference). He added eight assists and four steals. Jones sank 11 of 17 shots and grabbed five rebounds. The reigning conference player of the week has topped 20 points in three straight games. Jaylen Wells scored 13 on 5-for-8 shooting. Oscar Cluff totaled 12…