Good morning to Cougs — and only Cougs — everywhere.
The Washington State Cougars dispatched the Washington Huskies last night, 78-70, in the first of an odd, Covid-induced two-game series. Nate’s got the recap over here if you missed any of the action, but I’ve got a few brief thoughts of my own about how the Cougs snapped out of their funk and put their five-game losing streak in the rearview mirror.
There were some big, obvious storylines — WSU closing out a close game strong, Mouhamed Gueye and Efe Abogidi combining for 46 points, Abogidi collecting a ridiculous 10 offensive rebounds — but the thing that stood out to me is the way that WSU coach Kyle Smith absolutely destroyed UW coach Mike Hopkins from a strategy perspective.