The WSU Cougars flirted with disaster throughout most of the night but did just enough to outlast the Idaho Vandals in the Battle of the Palouse, 61-58.
The Cougs move to 4-0 on the season, while the Vandals drop to 0-3, and it very nearly went the other direction.
Fueled by a mixture of turnovers and horrendous shooting, yet another slow start led to the Cougars facing a deficit of 11 points late in the first half. Shooting 3-of-13 on 2s and giving the ball away 9 times, WSU trailed by 6 points at the break — the fourth consecutive game in which they were behind at halftime.