St. Pat’s grad Jackson scores 10 points in Pac-12 tourney
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High grad Dishon Jackson scored 10 points and pulled down seven boards but the Washington State men’s basketball team fell to Arizona State 64-59 on Wednesday in the Pac-12 Conference tournament.
Jackson, a 6-foot-10 true freshman, was 4-for-4 from the field and 2-and-2 from the foul line in 19 minutes.
For the season, he is averaging 7.2 points and 4.3 boards in 24 games.
Alonzo Verge Jr. scored on a challenged drive in the lane with 11 seconds left, lifting Arizona State to the win in the opening round of the tournament, according to the Washington State athletic department website.
Verge finished with a seasonhigh 26 points as the Sun Devils (11-13) closed the game on a 10-2 run for their second win over Washington State in less than two weeks. Arizona State beat Washington State 77-74 on Feb. 27 in Tempe.
The eighth-seeded Sun Devils face No. 1 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Isaac Bonton led Washington State (14-13) with 19 points and Noah Williams added 11. But the Cougars were sloppy all game, committing four of their 20 turnovers in the final 2:28 of the game.
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State led
57-54 after a pair of free throws by Williams, but Verge scored in transition on consecutive possessions to give the Sun Devils a 5857 lead with 1:18 left.
Williams scored Washington State’s last basket with 1:11 left, but the Cougars committed a pair of turnovers on its next two possessions. Verge didn’t appear to be the primary option, but with the shot clock running down hit an awkward runner to give the Sun Devils the lead.