Abogidi’s double-double powers WSU past Montana State 82-54
Dec 18, 2020, 9:05 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2021, 6:44 pm
PULLMAN, Wash. — Freshman Efe Abogidi had his first double-double, Noah Williams scored a career-high 21 points and Washington State beat Montana State 82-54 on Friday night.
WSU 82, Montana State 54: Box Score
Abogidi finished with career highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds.
.@EAbogidi doing it all#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/zlMO0zyANV
— WSU Men's Basketball (@WSUCougarMBB) December 19, 2020
Ryan Rapp added 12 points and Andrej Jakimovski had 10 points and seven rebounds for Washington State (6-0).
BOOM, and that's double-digits for Rapp#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/pQQsDgL96o
— WSU Men's Basketball (@WSUCougarMBB) December 19, 2020
Abogidi scored WSU’s first seven points, and Williams added six more, in a 15-3 run that gave the Cougars a 17-5 lead about seven minutes into the game and Montana State trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Amin Adamu led Montana State (2-2) with 12 points and Mike Hood added 11.
Washington State outrebounded the Bobcats 49-30 and outscored them 15-4 in second-chance points.
Isaac Bonton did not play due to an undisclosed injury. The 6-foot-3 senior, who transferred from Montana State, leads the Cougars in scoring (17.4) and assists (3.2) per game.
The Bobcats shot just 5 of 24 (21%) from the field in the first half and went into the break trailing 46-21.
