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Cedric Coward scores 30 to lead Washington State to 83-69 victory over Northern Colorado

AP
Nov 18, 2024

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Cedric Coward scored 30 points to match his career high and Washington State beat Northern Colorado 83-69 on Monday night.

Coward sank 12 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers and 4 of 5 free throws for the Cougars (4-1). He also scored 30 against Northern Colorado last season while playing for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Dane Erikstrup scored 14 and blocked five shots for Washington State. Isiah Watts scored 12 off the bench on 4-for-6 shooting from 3-point range. LeJuan Watts totaled 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists. He also had eight of WSU's 12 turnovers.

Langston Reynolds led the Bears (3-2) with 16 points. Isaiah Hawthorne finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jaron Rillie scored 10 with four assists.

The Cougars shot 56% from the floor, made 7 of 22 from beyond the arc (31.8%) and 12 of 16 at the foul line.

The Bears shot 36.8%, hit 8 of 30 from distance and 11 of 17 free throws.

Washington State will host Eastern Washington on Thursday.

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1st Half
NCO
Bears
37
WSU
Cougars
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Isaiah Hawthorne vs. Dane Erikstrup (Cougars gains possession)
19:39		LeJuan Watts turnover (traveling)
19:25		Isaiah Hawthorne misses two point layup
19:23		Isaiah Hawthorne offensive rebound
19:17		Isaiah Hawthorne misses two point layup
19:15		Ethan Price defensive rebound
19:09		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
19:07		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
18:59		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
18:57		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
18:43		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
18:41		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
18:34		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
18:32		Nate Calmese offensive rebound
18:26	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)	0-2
18:06	+2	Isaiah Hawthorne makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:56		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
17:54		Brock Wisne defensive rebound
17:34	+3	Langston Reynolds makes three point jump shot (Jaron Rillie assists)	5-2
17:14		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
17:12		Zach Bloch defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup (Isaiah Hawthorne assists)	7-2
16:55		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Brock Wisne steals)
16:50		Nate Calmese personal foul
16:50		Zach Bloch turnover (bad pass) (Nate Calmese steals)
16:45	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	7-4
16:10	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	9-4
15:41	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	9-6
15:22		Brock Wisne turnover (bad pass) (Nate Calmese steals)
15:12	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	9-8
14:51		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
14:49		Cougars defensive rebound
14:49		TV timeout
14:21		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
14:19		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
14:06		Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot
14:04		ND Okafor defensive rebound
13:59		LeJuan Watts offensive foul
13:59		LeJuan Watts turnover (offensive foul)
13:39		ND Okafor blocks Langston Reynolds's two point layup
13:37		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
13:29		Isaiah Watts turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Hawthorne steals)
13:21		Langston Reynolds misses three point jump shot
13:19		Cougars defensive rebound
12:57		Langston Reynolds shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
12:57	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-9
12:57	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
12:41		Langston Reynolds turnover (bad pass) (Kase Wynott steals)
12:31	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot	9-13
12:16		Quinn Denker misses three point jump shot
12:14		Kase Wynott defensive rebound
12:07		Quinn Denker blocks Isaiah Watts's two point layup
12:05		Luca Colceag defensive rebound
11:55		Quinn Denker misses two point jump shot
11:53		Egan Shields offensive rebound
11:46		Egan Shields misses two point layup
11:44		Marcell McCreary offensive rebound
11:40	+2	Marcell McCreary makes two point layup (Quinn Denker assists)	11-13
11:40		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Marcell McCreary draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:40	+1	Marcell McCreary makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-13
11:25		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
11:23		Luca Colceag defensive rebound
11:22		Kase Wynott personal foul
11:15		Dane Erikstrup blocks Luca Colceag's two point layup
11:13		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
11:09		Marcell McCreary blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup
11:07		Bears defensive rebound
10:56		Dane Erikstrup blocks Egan Shields's two point layup
10:54		Egan Shields offensive rebound
10:45	+2	Quinn Denker makes two point layup	14-13
10:26	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)	14-15
10:26		Luca Colceag shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
10:26	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-16
10:07		Dane Erikstrup blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
10:05		Kase Wynott defensive rebound
9:59		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Hawthorne steals)
9:54	+3	Isaiah Hawthorne makes three point jump shot (Zach Bloch assists)	17-16
9:39		Zach Bloch personal foul
9:36	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup (Parker Gerrits assists)	17-18
9:36		Zach Bloch shooting foul (Cedric Coward draws the foul)
9:36		Cedric Coward misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:36		Langston Reynolds defensive rebound
9:20		Brock Wisne misses two point layup
9:18		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
9:12		Brock Wisne misses two point layup
9:10		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
9:05	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	17-21
8:47		Quinn Denker misses two point layup
8:45		Cougars defensive rebound
8:31		Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup
8:29		Egan Shields defensive rebound
7:59		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
7:57		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
7:51	+2	Ethan Price makes two point dunk (LeJuan Watts assists)	17-23
7:40		Langston Reynolds misses two point layup
7:38		Ethan Price defensive rebound
7:38		Egan Shields personal foul
7:39		TV timeout
7:20		Cedric Coward misses two point layup
7:18		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
7:13	+3	Marcell McCreary makes three point jump shot (Langston Reynolds assists)	20-23
6:55		Cougars 30 second timeout
6:55	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	20-26
6:38		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
6:36		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
6:34		Isaiah Hawthorne personal foul
6:23		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
6:21		Ethan Price offensive rebound
6:17		Marcell McCreary personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
6:17		Ethan Price misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:17		Cougars offensive rebound
6:12		Isaiah Hawthorne shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
6:11	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-27
6:11	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-28
5:55	+2	Egan Shields makes two point layup (Jaron Rillie assists)	22-28
5:44	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point jump shot	22-30
5:28		Isaiah Watts shooting foul (Marcell McCreary draws the foul)
5:28		Marcell McCreary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:28	+1	Marcell McCreary makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-30
5:14	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup	23-32
4:56	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup	25-32
4:44		Luca Colceag personal foul
4:44	+1	Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-33
4:44	+1	Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
4:13	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point layup	27-34
3:49	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)	27-36
3:30	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup (Jaron Rillie assists)	29-36
3:20		Nate Calmese misses two point layup
3:18		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
3:10	+3	Quinn Denker makes three point jump shot (Jaron Rillie assists)	32-36
2:53	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists)	32-38
2:28		Nate Calmese shooting foul (Jaron Rillie draws the foul)
2:28		TV timeout
2:28		Jaron Rillie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:28		Bears offensive rebound
2:28	+1	Jaron Rillie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-38
2:10		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
2:08		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
1:56		Quinn Denker misses three point jump shot
1:54		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:28	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)	33-40
1:08	+2	Egan Shields makes two point layup (Quinn Denker assists)	35-40
0:51		Quinn Denker personal foul
0:51	+1	Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-41
0:51	+1	Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-42
0:32		Marcell McCreary misses two point layup
0:30		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
0:30		Egan Shields personal foul
0:30		Dane Erikstrup misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
0:30		Bears 30 second timeout
0:20		Dane Erikstrup personal foul
0:09	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-43
0:09	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
0:02		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCO
Bears
32
WSU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
19:35		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
19:17		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
19:15		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
19:07		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
19:05		Langston Reynolds offensive rebound
18:57		Dane Erikstrup blocks Langston Reynolds's two point layup
18:55		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
18:49	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	37-45
18:31	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point layup	39-45
18:07		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
18:05		Bears defensive rebound
17:51		LeJuan Watts personal foul
17:37	+2	Jaron Rillie makes two point jump shot	41-45
17:25	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	41-47
17:05		Dane Erikstrup personal foul
17:03		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Brock Wisne draws the foul)
17:03	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-47
17:03	+1	Brock Wisne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-47
16:40		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Langston Reynolds steals)
16:26	+2	Brock Wisne makes two point layup	45-47
16:15	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup	45-49
15:53		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
15:51		Isaiah Hawthorne offensive rebound
15:42		Isaiah Hawthorne misses two point jump shot
15:40		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
15:31		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
15:29		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
15:11		Dane Erikstrup blocks Jaron Rillie's two point layup
15:09		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
15:04		LeJuan Watts turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Rillie steals)
14:57		Isaiah Hawthorne offensive foul
14:57		Isaiah Hawthorne turnover (offensive foul)
14:57		TV timeout
14:35		ND Okafor misses two point layup
14:33		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
14:19		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
14:17		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
14:01		Isaiah Watts misses two point layup
13:59		Langston Reynolds defensive rebound
13:52	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Langston Reynolds assists)	48-49
13:38		Jaron Rillie personal foul
13:33		Langston Reynolds personal foul
13:29	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	48-51
13:02		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
13:00		Langston Reynolds offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup	50-51
12:33		Langston Reynolds personal foul
12:23		Isaiah Hawthorne blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
12:21		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Zach Bloch makes three point jump shot (Quinn Denker assists)	53-51
12:04	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup	53-53
11:51		Egan Shields misses two point layup
11:49		Ethan Price defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point jump shot	53-55
11:18		Isaiah Hawthorne misses two point layup
11:16		Ethan Price defensive rebound
11:08		Cedric Coward misses two point layup
11:06		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Isaiah Hawthorne makes two point layup	55-55
10:45	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	55-57
10:28		Zach Bloch turnover (bad pass)
10:28		TV timeout
10:07		Quinn Denker personal foul
10:02		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
10:00		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
9:55		Cougars 30 second timeout
9:55		TV timeout
9:47	+3	Cedric Coward makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	55-60
9:23		Jaron Rillie misses two point layup
9:21		Ethan Price defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Cedric Coward makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Watts assists)	55-63
8:47	+3	Quinn Denker makes three point jump shot (Egan Shields assists)	58-63
8:32		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Langston Reynolds steals)
8:25	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup	60-63
8:10	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	60-66
7:36		Quinn Denker misses three point jump shot
7:34		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
7:34		Langston Reynolds personal foul
7:34		TV timeout
7:18	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup	60-68
6:53		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
6:51		Ethan Price defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)	60-70
6:18		Cedric Coward shooting foul (Isaiah Hawthorne draws the foul)
6:18		Isaiah Hawthorne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:18	+1	Isaiah Hawthorne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
6:05		Zach Bloch personal foul (Isaiah Watts draws the foul)
6:05		Isaiah Watts misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:05		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
5:46		Marcell McCreary misses three point jump shot
5:44		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	61-72
5:20		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
5:18		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
5:11		Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot
5:09		Marcell McCreary defensive rebound
5:04		Cedric Coward personal foul
4:57		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
4:55		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
4:39		Zach Bloch personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
4:39	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-73
4:39	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-74
4:17		Ethan Price shooting foul (Marcell McCreary draws the foul)
4:17		Marcell McCreary misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:17		Marcell McCreary misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:17		Bears offensive rebound
4:08		Marcell McCreary turnover (bad pass) (Dane Erikstrup steals)
4:01		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Langston Reynolds steals)
3:53		Dane Erikstrup personal foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Isaiah Hawthorne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-74
3:53	+1	Isaiah Hawthorne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-74
3:47		Dane Erikstrup turnover (traveling)
3:35	+3	Jaron Rillie makes three point jump shot (Langston Reynolds assists)	66-74
3:13		LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot
3:11		Isaiah Hawthorne defensive rebound
2:47		Brock Wisne misses two point layup
2:45		Ethan Price defensive rebound
2:26		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
2:24		Isaiah Watts offensive rebound
2:15	+3	Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot	66-77
2:05		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
2:03		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
1:45	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	66-79
1:30		LeJuan Watts blocks Brock Wisne's two point layup
1:28		Brock Wisne offensive rebound
1:22		Ethan Price shooting foul (Langston Reynolds draws the foul)
1:22		Langston Reynolds misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:22	+1	Langston Reynolds makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-79
0:59	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point jump shot	67-81
0:48	+2	Langston Reynolds makes two point layup	69-81
0:47		Bears 30 second timeout
0:44		LeJuan Watts turnover (Isaiah Hawthorne steals)
0:44		Isaiah Hawthorne misses three point jump shot
0:42		Isaiah Watts defensive rebound
0:19	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Cedric Coward assists)	69-83
0:08		Jaron Rillie misses three point jump shot
0:06		Zach Bloch offensive rebound
0:02		Zach Bloch misses three point jump shot
0:00		Bears offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bears offensive rebound