The No. 25 Washington State Cougars and Drake Bulldogs square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads. Washington State is 15-7 against the Pac-12, and Drake is 19-4 against the MVC.
The Cougars’ record in Pac-12 games is 15-7, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Washington State ranks second in the Pac-12 at limiting opponent scoring, giving up 66.9 points while holding opponents to 42.2% shooting.
Washington State makes 46.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than Drake has allowed to its opponents . Drake averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.0 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Washington State allows.
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