Four corners: WSU Cougars

Coming up: Saturday at Washington, noon (Pac-12 Wash.)

Outlook: Washington State drew the unenviable assignment of spending the first two weeks of conference play away from home, but now the road may not seem to be such an unfriendly place. The Cougars won their first Pac-12 road game in nearly two years last week at California and on Saturday they’ll try to make it a streak against their instate rivals. The Huskies have tumbled out of the national rankings during their current three-game losing streak after rising as high as No. 13 in the AP poll. The teams appear to be trending in opposite directions, but for the Cougars to earn their first win over UW in Seattle since 2011 they’ll have to first figure out a way to get past the Pac-12’s leader in blocked shots, Robert Upshaw (4.6 bpg).

Washington State leaders

Scoring: DaVonte Lacy 16.4 ppg

Rebounding: Josh Hawkinson 11.0 rpg

Assists: Ny Redding 4.2 apg

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