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Price's 22 lead Washington State past Portland 89-73

AP
Dec 28, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Ethan Price's 22 points helped Washington State defeat Portland 89-73 on Saturday night.

Price also contributed seven rebounds and five assists for the Cougars (11-3, 1-0 West Coast Conference). Nate Calmese added 18 points while going 8 of 14 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) with seven rebounds and five assists. LeJuan Watts shot 4 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.

Max Mackinnon finished with 22 points for the Pilots (5-9, 0-1). Portland also got 17 points, six rebounds, four assists and three blocks from A.Rapp. Mikah Ballew also put up nine points.

Washington State took the lead with 18:02 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Price led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 51-30 at the break. Washington State extended its lead to 68-40 during the second half, fueled by a 15-0 scoring run. Watts scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
WSU
Cougars
51
PORT
Pilots
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ethan Price vs. Jermaine Ballisager Webb (Nate Calmese gains possession)
19:50	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	3-0
19:35	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point layup (Jermaine Ballisager Webb assists)	3-2
19:24		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
19:22		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Austin Rapp makes two point layup (Max Mackinnon assists)	3-4
19:01		LeJuan Watts misses two point layup
18:59		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
18:53		Max Mackinnon misses two point layup
18:51		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
18:48		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
18:46		Pilots defensive rebound
18:18		Max Mackinnon turnover (bad pass)
18:02	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	6-4
17:34		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
17:32		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
17:25	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	9-4
17:07		Austin Rapp turnover (bad pass)
16:55		Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) (Jermaine Ballisager Webb steals)
16:48		LeJuan Watts blocks Max Mackinnon's two point layup
16:46		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
16:38		Jermaine Ballisager Webb personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
16:28	+3	Parker Gerrits makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	12-4
16:04		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
16:02		Ethan Price defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Ethan Price makes two point jump shot	14-4
15:55		Pilots 30 second timeout
15:55		TV timeout
15:25		Mezziah Oakman turnover (lost ball)
15:11	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	16-4
14:56		Vukasin Masic turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Price steals)
14:47	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Kase Wynott assists)	19-4
14:35		ND Okafor shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
14:35	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-5
14:35	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-6
14:24	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	21-6
14:01		Vukasin Masic turnover (traveling)
13:50		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
13:48		Mezziah Oakman defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Vukasin Masic makes two point jump shot	21-8
13:32	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	23-8
13:11		Mikah Ballew turnover (bad pass) (Nate Calmese steals)
12:57		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
12:55		Mezziah Oakman defensive rebound
12:36		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
12:34		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
12:24	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	26-8
12:00	+2	Mikah Ballew makes two point layup	26-10
11:43	+3	Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot (ND Okafor assists)	29-10
11:08		Vukasin Masic misses two point jump shot
11:06		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
11:00	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	31-10
11:00		Pilots 30 second timeout
11:00		TV timeout
10:47		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
10:45		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
10:27	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	34-10
9:54		Vincent Delano misses two point jump shot
9:52		Parker Gerrits defensive rebound
9:34		Tomas Thrastarson misses three point jump shot
9:32		Pilots defensive rebound
9:32		Ethan Price personal foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
9:04	+2	Mikah Ballew makes two point jump shot (Chris Austin assists)	34-12
8:44		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
8:42		Dane Erikstrup offensive rebound
8:37	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup	36-12
8:12		Parker Gerrits shooting foul (Jermaine Ballisager Webb draws the foul)
8:12	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-13
8:12	+1	Jermaine Ballisager Webb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-14
8:02		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
8:00		Vincent Delano defensive rebound
7:56		TV timeout
7:35		Chris Austin misses two point jump shot
7:33		ND Okafor defensive rebound
7:22		Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) (Vincent Delano steals)
7:02		Mikah Ballew misses three point jump shot
7:00		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
6:49	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	39-14
6:32		ND Okafor blocks Kelson Gebbers's two point layup
6:30		Pilots offensive rebound
6:27		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
6:25		ND Okafor defensive rebound
6:12	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)	41-14
5:50		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
5:48		Bol Dengdit offensive rebound
5:42	+3	Vukasin Masic makes three point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	41-17
5:31		Kelson Gebbers personal foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
5:24		Austin Rapp blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
5:22		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
5:19		Kase Wynott turnover (bad pass) (Austin Rapp steals)
5:15		Vukasin Masic turnover (lost ball)
5:13		Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot
5:11		Max Mackinnon defensive rebound
5:06		Nate Calmese shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-18
5:06	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-19
5:03		Vukasin Masic personal foul (Nate Calmese draws the foul)
4:41		Bol Dengdit blocks Kase Wynott's two point dunk
4:39		Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
4:28		ND Okafor blocks Vukasin Masic's two point layup
4:26		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
4:20	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	43-19
4:12		Austin Rapp turnover (out of bounds)
3:57		Kase Wynott misses three point jump shot
3:55		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
3:50	+3	Bol Dengdit makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	43-22
3:33		Dane Erikstrup offensive foul (Vukasin Masic draws the foul)
3:33		Dane Erikstrup turnover (offensive foul)
3:33		TV timeout
3:24		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-23
3:24	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-24
3:12	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	46-24
2:41	+2	Bol Dengdit makes two point layup (Vukasin Masic assists)	46-26
2:25		Kelson Gebbers personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
2:25		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Kelson Gebbers steals)
2:12		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
2:10		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:58		LeJuan Watts offensive foul (Kelson Gebbers draws the foul)
1:58		LeJuan Watts turnover (offensive foul)
1:47		Vukasin Masic turnover (bad pass) (Nate Calmese steals)
1:41	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists)	48-26
1:34		Max Mackinnon misses two point layup
1:32		Dane Erikstrup defensive rebound
1:21		Tomas Thrastarson misses two point layup
1:19		Bol Dengdit defensive rebound
1:04	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot (Bol Dengdit assists)	48-28
0:41		Bol Dengdit shooting foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Tomas Thrastarson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-28
0:41		Tomas Thrastarson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Nate Calmese offensive rebound
0:40	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	51-28
0:10		Max Mackinnon misses two point layup
0:08		Kelson Gebbers offensive rebound
0:04		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
0:02		Max Mackinnon offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	51-30
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WSU
Cougars
38
PORT
Pilots
43

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+3	Austin Rapp makes three point jump shot (Jermaine Ballisager Webb assists)	51-33
19:35		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
19:33		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	51-35
18:55		Dane Erikstrup misses two point layup
18:53		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
18:36	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup (Austin Rapp assists)	51-37
18:29		Cougars 30 second timeout
18:29		TV timeout
18:17	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Dane Erikstrup assists)	53-37
17:59	+3	Vincent Delano makes three point jump shot (Austin Rapp assists)	53-40
17:44		LeJuan Watts misses two point jump shot
17:42		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
17:26	+2	Ethan Price makes two point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	55-40
17:23		Bol Dengdit offensive foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
17:23		Bol Dengdit turnover (offensive foul)
17:23		Tomas Thrastarson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:23	+1	Tomas Thrastarson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-40
17:08		Tomas Thrastarson misses three point jump shot
17:06		Pilots defensive rebound
16:44		Bol Dengdit misses two point jump shot
16:42		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
16:24	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	59-40
16:07		Parker Gerrits personal foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
15:58		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
15:56		Ethan Price defensive rebound
15:55		Jermaine Ballisager Webb personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
15:55		TV timeout
15:32	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot	62-40
15:05		Austin Rapp misses two point jump shot
15:03		Ethan Price defensive rebound
14:46	+2	Ethan Price makes two point jump shot (Nate Calmese assists)	64-40
14:27		Mezziah Oakman misses two point jump shot
14:25		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
14:01	+3	Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot (ND Okafor assists)	67-40
13:51		Vincent Delano turnover (lost ball)
13:33		Mezziah Oakman shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
13:33		ND Okafor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:33	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-40
13:08	+3	Mikah Ballew makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)	68-43
12:58		ND Okafor offensive foul (Pilots draws the foul)
12:58		ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul)
12:44		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Mezziah Oakman draws the foul)
12:44		Mezziah Oakman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:44		Mezziah Oakman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:44		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
12:23		ND Okafor turnover (bad pass) (Kelson Gebbers steals)
12:07		Mikah Ballew misses three point jump shot
12:05		Cougars defensive rebound
11:49		Nate Calmese misses two point jump shot
11:47		ND Okafor offensive rebound
11:39	+3	Kase Wynott makes three point jump shot (Dane Erikstrup assists)	71-43
11:22	+2	Mikah Ballew makes two point jump shot	71-45
11:09		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
11:07		Mezziah Oakman personal foul
11:07		TV timeout
10:50		Parker Gerrits misses three point jump shot
10:48		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
10:30		Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
10:28		Ethan Price defensive rebound
10:07		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
10:05		Ethan Price offensive rebound
10:01		Kase Wynott turnover (bad pass) (Bol Dengdit steals)
9:52		Parker Gerrits shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
9:52	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-46
9:52	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-47
9:44		Ethan Price turnover (lost ball)
9:26		Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
9:24		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
9:22		Ethan Price defensive rebound
9:02	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup	73-47
8:50	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	73-49
8:32	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	75-49
8:21	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	75-51
8:21		ND Okafor shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
8:21	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	75-52
8:03	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	77-52
8:03		Max Mackinnon shooting foul (ND Okafor draws the foul)
8:03	+1	ND Okafor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-52
7:50		Mikah Ballew misses two point jump shot
7:48		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
7:25		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass)
7:25		TV timeout
7:08		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
7:06		Max Mackinnon offensive rebound
7:02	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	78-54
6:43	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	80-54
6:24	+3	Kelson Gebbers makes three point jump shot (Max Mackinnon assists)	80-57
6:08		Austin Rapp blocks ND Okafor's two point layup
6:06		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
6:05		ND Okafor personal foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
6:05	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-58
6:05	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-59
5:50		Todd Jones blocks ND Okafor's two point layup
5:48		Kelson Gebbers defensive rebound
5:39		Vincent Delano misses three point jump shot
5:37		ND Okafor defensive rebound
5:36		Cougars 30 second timeout
5:31		ND Okafor offensive foul (Vincent Delano draws the foul)
5:31		ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul)
5:17	+2	Vincent Delano makes two point dunk (Austin Rapp assists)	80-61
5:03		Austin Rapp blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup
5:01		Austin Rapp defensive rebound
4:56		Kelson Gebbers misses three point jump shot
4:54		Nate Calmese defensive rebound
4:50		Nate Calmese misses two point layup
4:48		Todd Jones defensive rebound
4:40		Austin Rapp misses three point jump shot
4:38		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
4:35		Kelson Gebbers personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
4:27		Nate Calmese turnover (bad pass) (Max Mackinnon steals)
4:07		Max Mackinnon misses two point jump shot
4:05		Ethan Price defensive rebound
3:41		Ethan Price turnover (bad pass)
3:40		TV timeout
3:24	+3	Kelson Gebbers makes three point jump shot (Austin Rapp assists)	80-64
3:02		Kelson Gebbers personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
3:02	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-64
3:02		LeJuan Watts misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:02		Parker Gerrits offensive rebound
3:02		Parker Gerrits misses two point layup
3:00		Todd Jones defensive rebound
2:42		Vincent Delano misses two point layup
2:40		Austin Rapp offensive rebound
2:35		Austin Rapp misses two point layup
2:33		Kase Wynott defensive rebound
2:27		Todd Jones personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-64
2:27	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-64
2:15	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point jump shot	83-66
1:59		Nate Calmese turnover (lost ball) (Todd Jones steals)
1:53	+2	Austin Rapp makes two point layup (Todd Jones assists)	83-68
1:38		Ethan Price misses two point dunk
1:36		Parker Gerrits offensive rebound
1:32		Vincent Delano shooting foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
1:32	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-68
1:32	+1	LeJuan Watts makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-68
1:29	+2	Max Mackinnon makes two point layup	85-70
1:29		Nate Calmese shooting foul (Max Mackinnon draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Max Mackinnon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	85-71
1:09		Parker Gerrits turnover (bad pass) (Vincent Delano steals)
1:01		Nate Calmese shooting foul (Austin Rapp draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-72
1:01	+1	Austin Rapp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-73
0:33	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point dunk (Kase Wynott assists)	87-73
0:29		Max Mackinnon misses three point jump shot
0:27		Cougars defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Nate Calmese makes two point layup	89-73
0:00		End of period

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Nate Calmese makes two point layup