National Basketball Association
Washington St. 96, Detroit Mercy 54
When: 4:00 PM ET, Friday, November 25, 2022
Where: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Frank Harvey, # Jeff Ketchu, # Tom Nally
Attendance:
3275
By Field Level Media
Jabe Mullins scored a game-high 22 points as Washington State broke a school record with 19 3-point field goals Friday afternoon in a 96-54 nonconference victory against visiting Detroit Mercy in Pullman, Wash.
The Cougars (3-2 overall) also clamped down defensively on Antoine Davis, one of the top scorers in NCAA history.
Davis extended his NCAA-record streak of scoring in double-digits to 118 games, with 15 points on 6-for-19 shooting. Earlier in the week, Davis broke the mark of 116 set by La Salle's Lionel Simmons (1987-90) and matched by Campbell's Chris Clemons (2015-2019).
Davis also moved into 14th place in NCAA Division I in career scoring, surpassing Houston legend Elvin Hayes (1966-68). Davis has 2,897 points and - if he maintains his current pace (23.3 points a game) - would rise to No. 2 on the career list by the end of the season, trailing only LSU's Pete Maravich.
Mullins, a transfer from Saint Mary's, made 6 of 8 from 3-point range to lead four Cougars in double-figure scoring. On Monday, he scored a career-high 24 points in an 82-56 victory over Eastern Washington when he made 8 of 11 from beyond the arc.
TJ Bamba and Justin Powell, a transfer from Tennessee, added 18 and 17 points. Bamba was 4-for-5 on 3s and Powell was 4-for-6. Powell added a game-high seven assists and grabbed six rebounds.
Mouhamed Gueye had 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds for WSU. Teammates DJ Rodman, Kymany Houinsou and Mael Hamon-Crespin scored nine points apiece.
Jayden Stone led the Titans (3-4) with 20 points.
WSU opened the game with a 13-2 run, capped by a pair of Mullins 3-pointers.
Davis missed his first four shots before sinking a trey with 11:15 left in half to pull the Titans within 24-10.
But the Cougars steadily pulled away, with Powell making a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give WSU a 56-23 lead at the half.
Washington State extended the lead to 49 points, 96-47, with a little more than two minutes remaining before Detroit Mercy closed with a 7-0 run.
The Cougars shot 60.7% from the field (34 of 56), including 65.5% (19 of 29) from beyond the arc, while limiting the Titans to 38.3% shooting (18 of 47).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Detroit Mercy |
|
Washington St. |
Jayden Stone 20 |
Scoring |
Jabe Mullins 22 |
Antoine Davis 2 |
Assists |
Justin Powell 7 |
Antoine Davis 7 |
Rebounds |
Mouhamed Gueye 8 |
Jayden Stone 8 |
Free Throws Made |
TJ Bamba 4 |
Jordan Phillips 2 |
Steals |
DJ Rodman 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
AJ Rohosy 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit Mercy
|
54 |
38.3 |
5-12 |
13-20 |
7 |
23 |
0 |
5 |
15 |
Washington St.
|
96 |
60.7 |
19-29 |
9-12 |
20 |
30 |
1 |
7 |
11 |