PULLMAN — Josh Hawkinson scored 21 points and Ike Iroegbu added 18 as Washington State beat Colorado 96-91 in overtime on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Josh Scott scored 32 points and Askia Booker had 26 for Colorado (14-16, 7-11 Pac-12).
Dexter Kernich-Drew and DaVonte Lacy each scored 17 for Washington State (13-17, 7-11), which had six players score in double figures.
Both teams advance to next week’s Pacific-12 tournament is Las Vegas, with Washington State the ninth seed and Colorado the 10th seed.
Washington State opened the overtime period with consecutive 3-pointers by Kernich-Drew and Lacy for an 83-77 lead.
A steal and layup by Xavier Talton brought Colorado within 85-83, but Kernich-Drew replied with a long jumper from the corner for an 87-83 WSU lead with a minute left.
Booker sank a pair of three throws to cut WSU’s lead to three.
Lacy was fouled on the inbounds play and sank both free throws to push the lead to five.
Scott scored on a putback with 31 seconds left to cut WSU’s lead to 90-87.
Que Johnson was fouled and made both free throws for a 92-87 WSU lead with 28 seconds left.
Talton made two free throws to cut WSU’s lead to three, but Iroegbu made two on the other end for WSU.
Tre’Shaun Fletcher stepped out of bounds on the next play, turning the ball over to Washington State with 16.2 seconds left.
Hawkinson made two free throws to give Washington State a 96-89 lead with 14 seconds left. Scott replied with a basket, but Washington State ran out of the clock on the next possession for the win.
Down by seven at halftime, Colorado continued to trail for much of the second half.
Consecutive baskets by Scott cut WSU’s lead to 57-54, but the Cougars replied with a 6-1 run to push the lead back to eight.
Then Colorado heated up, launching a 14-5 run. A basket and two free throws by Booker and a basket by Jaron Hopkins brought Colorado within 67-65.
Booker’s layup put the Buffaloes ahead 73-72 with 4:30 left.
Hawkinson’s free throw tied the game at 73-73 with 2:39 left. Jordan Railey scored to put Washington State up 75-73 with 1:31 left.
Booker tied the score with a layup.
Lacy missed from inside for WSU, and Colorado called timeout with 41 seconds left.
That set up Scott’s basket for a 77-75 lead with 30 seconds left.
Iroegbu’s shot from underneath missed for WSU and Colorado got the ball back when Iroegbu was ruled out of bounds on the rebound.
But a jump ball was called on the inbounds pass play and Washington State got the ball back with 8.6 seconds left.
Lacy tied the score at 77-77 on a long jumper with 1.1 seconds left. A desperation shot by Colorado bounced off the rim and the game went into overtime.
Washington State led 45-38 at halftime, after shooting 60.6 percent. Hawkinson had 18 points in the first half, making 9 of 10 shots. Scott led Colorado, which shot 50 percent, with 15 points in the first half.
TIP-INS
Colorado: Scott is one of five players in team history with 1,000 points, 600 rebounds and 100 blocks … Booker leads the Buffs with an average of 16.9 ppg … Colorado was looking for first Pac-12 road sweep since 2012-13.
Washington State: Cougars had lost five straight to Colorado and this is first win since the Buffaloes joined the Pac-12 … Hawkinson leads the Pac-12 with 19 double-doubles … It was Senior Day for Lacy, Kernich-Drew and Railey.
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