Cougars set to take on Bengals

Game advances for Washington State University's men's basketball matchup with Idaho State University are available from SportsLink, The Daily Evergreen, and CougCenter. Tuesday night's tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT.

Media Roundup: Dec. 1 (Part II)

• The official Washington State University athletics site previews tomorrow's men's basketball game with Idaho State University.
• The Crimson ZZU reports Fabian Boeke and John Allen continue to battle back problems, but contribute in Cougar practices when they can.
• SI.com's Luke Winn writes that "the next Stephen Curry-esque story" might be Washington State's Klay Thompson. Winn spotlights Thompson in a blog entry on three things learned from No. 4 Pitt's 57-43 win over the Cougs in Saturday's Legends Classic final.
• FoxSports.com includes a new team report for WSU.
• The Seattle P-I checks in on former Cougar guards Josh Akognon, Chris Matthews, and Mac Hopson.

Media Roundup: Dec. 1

• The Seattle P-I recaps the Washington State University men's basketball team's performance at the Legends Classic.
• The Sporting News considers the Cougars' upcoming game with Baylor as one of next weekend's best games.
• WSU received 14 points in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll; the Cougs received 15 points in the Associated Press Top 25.

Media Roundup: Nov. 30

• CougCenter breaks down Washington State University's men's basketball loss to Pitt in the Legends Classic.
• The Daily Evergreen recaps the Cougars' play over the past week.
• The Crimson ZZU reports the WSU players and coaches spent the day traveling and arrived back in Pullman at 2:15 p.m.

CougHoops.com Fan Poll Results: Nov. 30

With a game on the line, which WSU player would you choose to take the final shot?

Results: 77 votes
Aron Baynes, 1 vote (1%)
Caleb Forrest, 4 votes (5%)
Daven Harmeling, 2 votes (2%)
Nikola Koprivica, 1 vote (1%)
Taylor Rochestie, 60 votes (77%)
Klay Thompson, 9 votes (11%)

WSU loses to Pitt in Legends Classic

Recaps of Washington State University's 57-43 men's basketball loss to Pittsburgh in the championship game of the Legends Clasic are available from SportsLink, The Kitsap Sun, The Crimson ZZU, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and The Star-Ledger.

Cougs fall to No. 4 Panthers, 57-43

Pittsburgh's Sam Young scored 15 points and Levance Fields added 14 to lead the No. 4 Panthers to a 57-43 victory over Washington State on Saturday night in the championship game of the Legends Classic.

Pitt forced the Cougars into 15 turnovers and held WSU to three points over the game's final five minutes. Daven Harmeling led all Cougar scorers with 12 points.

ESPN.com has a game recap, box score and photos. Additional coverage is available from the official WSU athletics site and The New York Times.

Media Roundup: Nov. 29

• The official Washington State University athletics site provides a game advance for tonight's men's basketball game against No. 4 Pittsburgh in the finals of the Legends Classic Tournament.
• The Daily Telegraph reports that former Cougar guard Derrick Low is expected to leave the Sydney Spirit this week and sign a contract with a European club. The Spirit is on the verge of financial collapse, and Low was advised by his agent not to play in Saturday's game against the South Melbourne Dragons.

WSU to take on Pitt in championship game

The Washington State University men's basketball team advanced to the title game of the Legends Classic with a 63-52 win over Mississippi State University Friday in Newark, N.J.

The Cougars advanced to Saturday's championship contest against No. 4 Pittsburgh, which beat Texas Tech 80-67 in Friday's other semifinal.

Coverage of WSU's victory is available from The Crimson ZZU, The News Tribune, CougCenter, The New York Times, and The Star-Ledger.

Thompson leads WSU to win over MSU, 63-52

Freshman guard Klay Thompson scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Washington State University men's basketball team to a 63-52 win over Mississippi State University Friday in the semifinals of the Legends Classic in Newark, N.J.

The Cougars ended the game with a 5-0 run after the Bulldogs had fought back from a 17-point deficit with just over 11 minutes to go in the game.

The official Cougar athletics site has a game recap and ESPN.com has a box score and photos. Additional coverage is available from SportsLink.