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Men's Hoops Squad Edges Cougars, 77-73
January 20, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2000
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Brian Jackson scored 19 points, including six in the final four minutes, as Oregon State edged Washington State 77-73 Thursday night in a matchup of winless teams in the Pacific 10.
Oregon State (9-6, 1-3 in league play) posted its first victory in Pullman since 1990.
Washington State (5-9, 0-5) lost its sixth game in a row. New coach Paul Graham has yet to win in the Pac-10.
Washington State closed to within one, at 70-69, on a Mike Bush 3-pointer with 2:33 left in the game.
Jackson then scored a pair of baskets for the Beavers.
Bush followed with a layup and was fouled. He missed the free throw, but David Adams tipped it in to cut OSU's lead to 74-73 with 1:07 left.
Deaundra Tanner made a basket and the subsequent free throw for the final score with 35 seconds left.
The Beavers led 35-30 at halftime.
With 13:49 left in the game, Adams' 3-pointer lifted WSU to a 45-44 lead. The lead changed hands the rest of the half.
Adam Masten added 15 points for the Beavers. Clifton Jones had nine points and 11 rebounds.
Adams led the Cougars with a career-high 20 points, hitting all four of his 3-pointers. Jan-Michael Thomas and Bush each had 18 points for the Cougars.
Both teams put on a display of long-range shooting. The Beavers made nine-of-19 3-point attempts in the game. Washington State sank 10-of-19 from long range.
