Men’s Basketball Opens Conference Play at Oregon

at Oregon (3-4, 0-0) | Thursday, Dec. 1 | 7:30 pm PT | Matthew Knight Arena
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  Watch | Pac-12 Networks (Rich Burk & PJ Carlesimo)
  Listen | WSU Learfield Radio Network (Matt Chazanow & Craig Ehlo)

OPENING FIVE

1. The Cougars travel to Eugene to open Pac-12 Conference play against the Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks from Matthew Knight Arena. Last season the Cougars and Ducks split their series, with the home side winning both contests.

2. Last time out, WSU buried a school record 19 3-pointers in a rout of Detroit Mercy, 96-54, at Beasley Coliseum, Friday night. The Cougars were led by Jabe Mullins with 22 points on 6-of-8 from beyond the arc, while TJ Bamba and Justin Powell each added 4 made 3-pointers and four Cougs finished in double figures. WSU also dished out 20 assists for the second-straight game.

3. WSU is shooting lights out from deep, ranking sixth in the country and top in the Pac-12 with a 44.4% clip from 3-point range. The Cougs are averaging 11.2 made 3-pointers per game, seventh in the country, and set a school record with 19 made against Detroit Mercy. Individually, Jabe Mullins leads WSU with the sixth-best 3-point percentage in the country at 56.7% (17-of-30) followed by TJ Bamba at seventh in Division I with a .565 clip (13-of-23).

4. TJ Bamba has scored in double figures for four-straight games, including a career-high 24 points against Boise State, Nov. 12 – the first 20-point game of his career. Bamba is averaging a team-best 16.0 points per game on 52.9% shooting, including 56.5% from beyond the arc.

5. The Cougars have been short-handed since preseason, when Dishon Jackson and Myles Rice were announced out indefinitely for medical issues. Since the season-opener, WSU has been without Andrej Jakimovski (foot), while Dylan Darling, DJ Rodman, and Carlos Rosario have all missed a game of action.

COUGARS VS DUCKS

Washington State travels to Eugene to open Pac-12 Conference play against the Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks from Matthew Knight Arena. Last season the Cougars and Ducks split their series, with the home side winning both contests. The Cougs concluded the regular season with a 94-74 win at Beasley last March, as WSU hit 16 3-pointers, the most all-time against a conference opponent. Thursday’s game marks…