ANCHORAGE, Alaska — DaVonte Lacy scored 26 of his 31 points in the second half and overtime as Washington State beat Missouri State 89-84 in the fourth-place game of the Great Alaska Shootout on Saturday.
Washington State (3-3) took an 83-78 lead on a 6-0 run capped by Ike Iroegbu’s scooping layup with 1:35 left in overtime.
Dorrian Williams made two free throws to get Missouri State (3-3) within 83-82 with 26 seconds left, but Lacy made all six free throws from there to keep the Cougars in front.
WSU trailed 45-33 at halftime and never led in the second, but tied the Bears twice late in regulation. Que Johnson’s 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds left sent the game to overtime at 74-all.
Iroegbu had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists and Johnson scored 10. Josh Hawkinson and Ny Redding added 11 apiece.
Camyn Boone led the Bears with 19 points.
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