PULLMAN – With 16 minutes to play, Washington State was sitting on a comfortable 47-33 lead over Sacramento State Wednesday in Beasley Coliseum.
With 3:44 left, the Cougars were down a point, 59-58, after the Hornets’ Eric Stuteville spun and scored on Conor Clifford, drew a foul and nailed a free throw.
“Games before you head to Christmas break are always tough games,” Cougars head coach Ernie Kent said.
“We played like we were ready to go to the airport in the second half.”
But the Cougars outscored the Hornets 16-7 down the stretch to pull out a 74-66 win to finish nonconference play 7-5.