The second half was a war on the hardwood

The savvy senior seemed to be everywhere on defense and swished a high arching three-pointer to put the Cougs in front 29-20, their largest lead of the evening. His nine points before intermission led Washington State, while prolific scorer Klay Thompsonwas held to only six points.Washington State held a halftime lead of 36-30, holding LSU to a ridiculous 10-30 shooting from the field Don't bother with the math to work out the percentage. Just recall the days of Bennett Ball and that's all you need to know about the way coach Bone's team played defense in the opening 20 minutes.The second half was a war on the hardwood. WSU was winning the battle until there were about three minutes left in the game, as LSU caught the Cougs at 60-60.Coach Johnson had to feel very good about the situation. There was the matter of winning the battle of the scoreboard.Minutes later, when Bo Spencerput up a mid-range jumper the was nothing but net, LSU looked poised to win not just the battle, but the war.Playing in front of a home court record crowd of 15,341 at Key Arena, the Washington State players looked to be the more experienced Division I basketball team. With the clock winding down, DeAngelo Castofound himself open in the lane, the ball in his hands, and the opportunity to tie the game. And yes, Casto deftly made an easy lay-up to knot the score.Overtime.Amazingly, WSU made only one basket in overtime when freshman point guard Reggie Mooredrove the lane, made a lay-up, and was fouled.Make no mistake, just because the Cougs weren't sinking shots doesn't mean they weren't taking it to LSU. They attacked the defense of LSU, providing trips to the foul line.In the end, coach Johnson wanted no part of a second overtime period with the scrappy Cougs.

Coach Bone called timeout with 8.2 seconds left to set up his defense. Johnson told his troops they were going for the win by putting the ball in the hands of Spencer to take a three-point shot.It was a sound decision for a number of reasons. Two of his key players, Storm Warrenand Aaron Dotsonfouled out and the rest of his squad was visibly fatigued. Spencer was enjoying freedom outside by WSU defenders because he was 2-10 from behind the arc.

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