San Francisco Dons (13-3, 3-0 WCC) at Washington State Cougars (12-3, 2-0 WCC)
Pullman, Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington State hosts San Francisco after Nate Calmese scored 20 points in Washington State’s 73-59 victory over the Loyola Marymount Lions.
The Cougars are 6-0 on their home court. Washington State is 2-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 15.0 turnovers per game.
The Dons are 3-0 in WCC play. San Francisco ranks second in the WCC shooting 36.2% from 3-point range.
Washington State makes 49.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.7 percentage points higher than San Francisco has allowed to its opponents (40.8%). San Francisco has shot at a 47.3% rate from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points above the 42.5% shooting opponents of Washington State have averaged.
The Cougars and Dons face off Saturday for the first time in WCC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Calmese is shooting 47.4% and averaging 16.4 points for the Cougars.
Malik Thomas is averaging 19.6 points and 2.1 steals for the Dons.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 8-2, averaging 78.4 points, 32.2 rebounds, 18.7 assists, 6.1 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.4 points per game.
Dons: 9-1, averaging 78.5 points, 33.4 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.5 points.
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