PULLMAN – As the Washington State Cougars tried to sprint their way back into a game that was rapidly becoming unwinnable, Josh Hawkinson put just a bit too much air under his outlet pass to Ike Iroegbu, who was standing near midcourt.
Elijah Stewart stepped in front of Iroegbu to snag Hawkinson’s pass, took two dribbles as he strode to the rim and launched a two-handed dunk directly on Hawkinson, hanging onto the rim and swinging his legs back, wrapping them around the WSU forward’s neck.
It was that kind of night for the Cougars (8-5), who opened Pac-12 play with a 90-77 loss at home in front of 2,314 fans.