PULLMAN – Malachi Flynn scored 17 points, Viont’e Daniels added 15 and the Washington State men’s basketball team beat Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 72-59 on Saturday.
The Cougars (7-3) broke the game open in the second half with a 14-3 run that ended at 53-38. Washington State led for most of the first half and was ahead by six at halftime.
Daniels, who is from Federal Way, and Flynn, a graduate of Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma, were a combined 6 of 11 from three-point range.
Jeff Pollard added 12 points in 17 minutes, and Robert Franks, who is the team’s leading scorer (the junior from Vancouver is averaging 19.