National Basketball Association
Washington St. 83, Mississippi St. 57
When: 3:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Officials:
# Darron George, # Jim Haney, # Jon Stigliano
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Klay Thompson finished with 28 points and Faisal Aden added 20 points as Washington State easily handled Mississippi State, 83-57, Wednesday at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.
Washington State (9-1) hit half its shots from the field (31-of-62),including a 12-of-24 performance from 3-point land on the way to the win. The Cougars will face either Baylor or San Diego Thursday in semifinal action. The Cougars have won four in a row since a 63-58 loss to Kansas State on Dec. 3.
Mississippi State (8-3) held a 40-39 lead at half but collapsed in the second half. The Cougars outscored the Bulldogs 44-17 in the second half.
Kodi Augustus scored 19 points for the Bulldogs and Brian Bryant added 14 points. Mississippi State was 19-of-55 (34.5 percent) from the field and 8-of-28 (28.6 percent) from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi St. |
|
Washington St. |
|
Kodi Augustus 19 |
Scoring |
Klay Thompson 28 |
|
Brian Bryant 5 |
Assists |
Reggie Moore 4 |
|
Riley Benock 7 |
Rebounds |
Faisal Aden 7 |
|
Kodi Augustus 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Klay Thompson 4 |
|
Twany Beckham 1 |
Steals |
Faisal Aden 3 |
|
Brian Bryant 1 |
Blocks |
DeAngelo Casto 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi St.
|
57 |
34.5 |
8-28 |
11-16 |
10 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
|
| Washington St.
|
83 |
50.0 |
12-24 |
9-16 |
10 |
39 |
2 |
11 |
|
