Men’s Basketball | Cougars crush Miss Valley St. 76-25
PULLMAN, Wash. — Aron Baynes scored 14 points as Washington State mauled Mississippi Valley State 76-25 in its season opener on Saturday.
Five freshmen played for Washington State (1-0), but the Cougars looked capital despite graduating the heart of a team that put together consecutive 26-win seasons.
Mississippi Valley (0-1), which lost precisely 80-64 at No. 15 Arizona State without ceasing Friday, looked virtually helpless.
The 25 points they scored was one bring down than in hindmost year’s 71-26 loss to WSU, and is the lowest point total by a WSU opponent since 1948. Washington State scored the at the outset 28 points in the game.
