By the numbers

1

Number of Sweet 16 appearances Washington State basketball has in its resume.

24.5

Notre Dame’s field-goal percentage against Washington State. The Irish averaged 45.9 percent coming into the matchup.

39

Number of points fewer than their average 80.2 the Irish scored. They tallied a season-low 41.

7

Number of assists to which Washington State held Notre Dame. The Irish led the nation with 18.8 assists per game.

3

Number of Cougars who scored in the double digits: Derrick Low (18), Kyle Weaver (15) and Robbie Cowgill (12).

14

Number of points Washington State got off Notre Dame’s 13 turnovers. The Irish took advantage of the Cougars’ seven turnovers once, for two points.