The Washington State Cougars desperation comeback efforts fell just short in the Las Vegas Clash against the UNLV Rebels, losing 74-70.
Despite an ugly first half of basketball, WSU (4-5) played well enough defensively to keep the game close and ultimately get a chance to tie the game late. But, the story of the game was WSU’s inability to hold on to the basketball and ended up costing them late. UNLV (10-0) scored 31 of their 74 points off Cougar turnovers.
The Cougar defense set the tone early, holding the Rebels to just one of five shooting in the first four minutes and jumping out to a 11-2 lead pulled by a triple of threes from Justin Powell and T.