The Washington State Cougars not only won in Arizona on Thursday night in Tucson. They won in Tucson for the second straight season. Washington State not only won in Arizona. It swept the season series, having beaten the Wildcats earlier in Pullman. The last true Pac-12 basketball race is in the hands of the Washington State Cougars. Imagine thinking that before the season began, or even at the start of 2024 after a nonconference season in which the Cougars did nothing particularly special.
There’s a lot to unpack from Thursday’s huge result, both in the Pac-12 and on a national level: