TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Coach Kyle Smith had spent much of the previous 36 hours trying to get his Washington State basketball team to refocus on the task ahead, moving on from the program's massive road win over then-No. 4 Arizona two days earlier.
Then his phone buzzed.
It was a 4 1/2-minute video from his wife — featuring highlights from the Cougars' win over Arizona.
“I said ‘What are you doing?’” Smith said, laughing.
To be fair, Smith understands why fans of No. 19 Washington State (21-7, 12-5 Pac-12) are savoring the past month of stellar basketball.