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WSU holds off No. 14 ASU in OT

Posted by Vince Grippi

Feb. 28, 2009 4:12 p.m. • 13 comments

COUGARS

Taylor Rochestie’s 28-footer. That’s what you’ll remember from the Cougars’ 51-49 victory. But there was more. Any defensive-minded coach preaches offense comes and goes. Your defense has to hold you in close games. You know you’ve heard Tony Bennett say it more than once. But it was never more true than Saturday – for both teams. The Sun Devils have a sure-fire NBA top 10 pick in James Harden and they struggled to score. The Cougars, well they don’t have any sure-fire first round picks but they have been executing well offensively recently. Not Saturday. But with the game on the line, it was Rochestie who came through. We’ll be back in a couple hours with the game story.

13 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Leo_Z on February 28 at 4:16 p.m.
I’m glad my heart is young. I hope all you old guys out there are doing okay.
avboden on February 28 at 4:25 p.m.
Leo, it’s not about being young. I’m 20, was front row and one of the first on the court after the win.

I almost died
Tim_in_the_Gorge on February 28 at 4:36 p.m.
Like I said last week after UCLA. Ho-hum another routine win. In all honesty it is these type of games that make college basketball the great game it is. That was a toe to toe heavyweight fight with no pulled punches. Wow!!!
junurz on February 28 at 4:38 p.m.
I better go take my blood pressure medicine, wait i’ve never used them, cuz i don’t even know what they look like. Sure was that kind of game and happy for Cougar Nation.
MikeSequim on February 28 at 7:02 p.m.
Coach wears a tie, TR takes one of his high% shots to win it, no one wants to play the Cougs and I have 2 different colored pills! What a boring game huh? Great win Cougs, All.

Mike, Sequim
GimmeeQHall on February 28 at 7:08 p.m.
Boy does this make the Paul Graham years seem light years away or what? If Tony can ever get some high profile players that are willing to come to Pullman and buy in they will be one of the toughest outs in the nation. Heck they are right now with just average athletic players that bust their hind ends. I wonder if Tony has time to spend with the FB coaches in the fall???
Ted on March 01 at 1:38 p.m.
We don’t want hi profile guys. Look what is happening to Gonzaga.