Carlos Stewart Jr. scored 22 points and Santa Clara made a program-record 23 3-pointers to beat Washington State 109-79.

The Cougars (16-13, 6-10) were led by Nate Calmese, who recorded 20 points, four assists and two steals. Ethan Price added 19 points, two steals and two blocks for Washington State. Dane Erikstrup ...

But during a pregame media conference in Houston earlier this week, Cougars coach ... Cougar team, in Washington State, back in 1987 at exactly the same time that Lute Olson had turned the ...

Sampson played Arizona several times when he was the coach at Washington State. Arizona basketball was coached by Olson at the time ... as the no. 1 seed. The Cougars are rolling in the Big ...

The Cougars come into Tucson ... to his days as the head coach at Washington State. He also has been around long enough to understand the impact Lute Olson had on the college basketball landscape.

The Cougars ... at Washington State when the Wildcats were not only arguably the most dominant team in the Pac-10, but were also one of the nation’s elite programs under then-coach Lute Olson.) ...

Carlos Stewart Jr. scored 22 points and Santa Clara made a program-record 23 3-pointers to beat the WSU Cougars 109-79.

Santa Clara Broncos (18-10, 10-5 WCC) at Washington State Cougars (16-12, 6-9 WCC) Pullman, Washington; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Broncos -2.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE ...