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Ugbo scores 20 off the bench, Washington State defeats Eastern Washington 78-63

AP
Dec 18, 2025

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Emmanuel Ugbo's 20 points off of the bench led Washington State Cougars to a 78-63 victory over Eastern Washington Eagles on Wednesday night.

Ugbo shot 8 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (4-8). Aaron Glass scored 14 points and added five rebounds and five assists. ND Okafor had 12 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field. The Cougars ended a five-game slide with the win.

Alton Hamilton IV finished with 16 points for the Eagles (2-9). Isaiah Moses added 15 points and five assists for Eastern Washington. Jojo Anderson also had 12 points and two steals.

Ugbo led the Cougars with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 45-31 at the break.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
EWU
Eagles
31
WSU
Cougars
45

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Kiree Huie vs. ND Okafor (Eagles gains possession)
19:40		Kiree Huie misses two point layup
19:38		Eagles offensive rebound
19:32		Isaiah Moses turnover (Eemeli Yalaho steals)
19:25	+3	Eemeli Yalaho makes three point jump shot (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	0-3
19:00		Straton Rogers misses two point layup
18:58		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
18:42		Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
18:40		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
18:31		Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot
18:29		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
18:02		Tomas Thrastarson misses three point jump shot
18:00		Jojo Anderson defensive rebound
17:53		ND Okafor blocks Jojo Anderson's two point layup
17:51		Eagles offensive rebound
17:33		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
17:31		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
17:10	+2	ND Okafor makes two point dunk (Jerone Morton assists)	0-5
16:48	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	2-5
16:27		ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
16:25		Straton Rogers defensive rebound
16:13		Kiree Huie misses two point jump shot
16:11		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
15:58		Tomas Thrastarson misses two point jump shot
15:56		Straton Rogers defensive rebound
15:47		Jojo Anderson misses three point jump shot
15:45		Jerone Morton defensive rebound
15:37		Jerone Morton misses three point jump shot
15:35		Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
15:25		Tomas Thrastarson misses three point jump shot
15:23		Jojo Anderson defensive rebound
15:10		Jojo Anderson turnover (lost ball) (Tomas Thrastarson steals)
15:10		Jojo Anderson personal foul
15:10		TV timeout
14:55		Emmanuel Ugbo misses two point layup
14:53		Ace Glass offensive rebound
14:43		Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot
14:41		Rihards Vavers offensive rebound
14:35		Johnny Radford blocks Rihards Vavers's two point layup
14:33		Eagles defensive rebound
14:30		Adria Rodriguez personal foul
14:15		Alton Hamilton IV turnover (Ace Glass steals)
14:03	+2	Ace Glass makes two point jump shot	2-7
13:50		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
13:48		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
13:40	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup (Ace Glass assists)	2-9
13:20		Johnny Radford misses three point jump shot
13:18		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
12:57		Alton Hamilton IV shooting foul (Emmanuel Ugbo draws the foul)
12:56	+1	Emmanuel Ugbo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-10
12:56	+1	Emmanuel Ugbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-11
12:36		Adria Rodriguez shooting foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
12:34	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-11
12:34	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-11
12:16	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point hook shot	4-13
11:55		Alton Hamilton IV turnover (lost ball) (Ace Glass steals)
11:55		TV timeout
11:39		Kiree Huie shooting foul (Emmanuel Ugbo draws the foul)
11:39		Emmanuel Ugbo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:39	+1	Emmanuel Ugbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-14
11:22		Kiree Huie misses two point layup
11:20		Alton Hamilton IV offensive rebound
11:15		Alton Hamilton IV misses two point layup
11:13		Eagles offensive rebound
11:03		Johnny Radford misses three point jump shot
11:01		Simon Hildebrandt defensive rebound
10:53	+3	Emmanuel Ugbo makes three point jump shot (Jerone Morton assists)	4-17
10:32		Johnny Radford misses two point jump shot
10:30		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
10:21		Simon Hildebrandt offensive foul
10:21		Simon Hildebrandt turnover (offensive foul)
10:09	+2	Tyler Powell makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	6-17
9:49	+2	ND Okafor makes two point jump shot	6-19
9:24	+2	Jojo Anderson makes two point jump shot	8-19
9:05	+3	Jerone Morton makes three point jump shot	8-22
8:47		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
8:45		Eagles offensive rebound
8:40	+3	Jojo Anderson makes three point jump shot (Straton Rogers assists)	11-22
8:10	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup	11-24
7:57		TV timeout
7:44		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
7:42		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
7:36	+3	Parker Gerrits makes three point jump shot (Jerone Morton assists)	11-27
7:25		Isaiah Moses turnover (lost ball) (ND Okafor steals)
7:25		Isaiah Moses personal foul
7:18		Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
7:16		Kiree Huie defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point layup	13-27
6:47	+3	Ace Glass makes three point jump shot	13-30
6:39	+2	Straton Rogers makes two point layup	15-30
6:23		Emmanuel Ugbo misses three point jump shot
6:21		Straton Rogers defensive rebound
6:07	+2	Kiree Huie makes two point dunk (Emmett Marquardt assists)	17-30
5:50	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup (Jerone Morton assists)	17-32
5:36	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot	20-32
5:13		Jerone Morton turnover (lost ball) (Jojo Anderson steals)
5:09	+2	Jojo Anderson makes two point layup	22-32
5:08		Eagles 30 second timeout
4:51		Alton Hamilton IV personal foul
4:47		Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
4:45		Cougars offensive rebound
4:35	+2	ND Okafor makes two point layup (Adria Rodriguez assists)	22-34
4:17		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
4:15		Isaiah Moses offensive rebound
4:06		Elijah Thomas misses three point jump shot
4:04		Adria Rodriguez defensive rebound
3:57	+2	Ace Glass makes two point jump shot	22-36
3:47		Adria Rodriguez shooting foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:47		Isaiah Moses misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:47	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-36
3:36		Kiree Huie personal foul
3:24	+2	ND Okafor makes two point dunk (Eemeli Yalaho assists)	23-38
3:00		Eemeli Yalaho shooting foul
3:00	+1	Straton Rogers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-38
3:00	+1	Straton Rogers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-38
2:54		Elijah Thomas blocks Jerone Morton's two point jump shot
2:52		Elijah Thomas defensive rebound
2:41		Straton Rogers misses two point layup
2:39		Ace Glass defensive rebound
2:33	+3	Ace Glass makes three point jump shot	25-41
2:18	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	27-41
1:59		ND Okafor offensive foul
1:59		ND Okafor turnover (offensive foul)
1:32		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
1:30		Parker Gerrits defensive rebound
1:19	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup (Parker Gerrits assists)	27-43
0:54		Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot
0:52		Parker Gerrits defensive rebound
0:33		ND Okafor turnover (Isaiah Moses steals)
0:24		Isaiah Moses turnover (lost ball) (Parker Gerrits steals)
0:23	+2	ND Okafor makes two point dunk (Ace Glass assists)	27-45
0:23		Straton Rogers shooting foul
0:23		ND Okafor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Tyler Powell defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	29-45
0:02		Tomas Thrastarson turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Radford steals)
0:02		Johnny Radford misses two point layup
0:00		Tyler Powell offensive rebound
0:00	+2	Tyler Powell makes two point layup	31-45
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
32
WSU
Cougars
33

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Alton Hamilton IV makes two point layup	33-45
19:31	+2	Rihards Vavers makes two point jump shot (ND Okafor assists)	33-47
19:17		ND Okafor blocks Kiree Huie's two point jump shot
19:15		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Rihards Vavers makes three point jump shot (Jerone Morton assists)	33-50
18:50	+2	Alton Hamilton IV makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	35-50
18:37		Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
18:33		Jerone Morton personal foul
18:21		ND Okafor shooting foul (Alton Hamilton IV draws the foul)
18:21	+1	Alton Hamilton IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-50
18:21	+1	Alton Hamilton IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-50
18:08	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup	37-52
17:36	+2	Jojo Anderson makes two point layup	39-52
17:06		Jerone Morton misses three point jump shot
17:04		Jojo Anderson defensive rebound
16:56		Alton Hamilton IV misses three point jump shot
16:54		Tomas Thrastarson defensive rebound
16:49		ND Okafor misses two point dunk
16:47		Eagles defensive rebound
16:29		Alton Hamilton IV turnover (Emmanuel Ugbo steals)
16:19		Straton Rogers personal foul
16:15	+3	Tomas Thrastarson makes three point jump shot	39-55
16:12		Cougars 30 second timeout
16:12		TV timeout
15:48	+3	Straton Rogers makes three point jump shot (Kiree Huie assists)	42-55
15:19		Ace Glass misses two point jump shot
15:17		Alton Hamilton IV defensive rebound
15:14		Straton Rogers offensive foul
15:14		Straton Rogers turnover (offensive foul)
15:14		TV timeout
15:05	+2	Eemeli Yalaho makes two point layup	42-57
14:41	+2	Alton Hamilton IV makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	44-57
14:25		Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot
14:23		Emmanuel Ugbo offensive rebound
14:16		Straton Rogers personal foul
14:14		Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
14:12		Adria Rodriguez offensive rebound
14:01	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup (Adria Rodriguez assists)	44-59
13:52		Straton Rogers misses three point jump shot
13:50		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
13:34		Tomas Thrastarson turnover
13:07		Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot
13:05		Adria Rodriguez defensive rebound
13:00		Adria Rodriguez turnover (lost ball)
12:58	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point layup	46-59
12:48	+3	Eemeli Yalaho makes three point jump shot (Ace Glass assists)	46-62
12:19		Tyler Powell misses two point layup
12:17		Cougars defensive rebound
11:54		Simon Hildebrandt offensive foul
11:54		Simon Hildebrandt turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:27		Johnny Radford turnover (bad pass) (Simon Hildebrandt steals)
11:20	+2	Rihards Vavers makes two point layup (Jerone Morton assists)	46-64
11:03	+2	Alton Hamilton IV makes two point layup	48-64
11:03		Eemeli Yalaho shooting foul (Alton Hamilton IV draws the foul)
11:03		Alton Hamilton IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:03		Jerone Morton defensive rebound
10:39		Parker Gerrits turnover (Alton Hamilton IV steals)
10:35		Jojo Anderson misses three point jump shot
10:33		Tyler Powell offensive rebound
10:30		Tyler Powell misses two point layup
10:28		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
10:19		Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
10:17		Eagles defensive rebound
10:17		ND Okafor personal foul
9:56		Alton Hamilton IV turnover (bad pass) (Simon Hildebrandt steals)
9:50		Jerone Morton misses three point jump shot
9:48		Eagles defensive rebound
9:48		Parker Gerrits personal foul
9:26		ND Okafor blocks Alton Hamilton IV's two point layup
9:24		Rihards Vavers defensive rebound
9:18		Parker Gerrits turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Thomas steals)
9:18	+2	Elijah Thomas makes two point dunk	50-64
8:55		Alton Hamilton IV personal foul
8:40	+2	Ace Glass makes two point layup	50-66
8:19		Kiree Huie misses two point jump shot
8:17		ND Okafor defensive rebound
8:03		Jerone Morton offensive foul
8:03		Jerone Morton turnover (offensive foul)
7:47		Johnny Radford misses three point jump shot
7:45		Eagles offensive rebound
7:43		TV timeout
7:37		Johnny Radford offensive foul
7:37		Johnny Radford turnover (offensive foul)
7:23	+2	Emmanuel Ugbo makes two point layup (Ace Glass assists)	50-68
7:16		Emmanuel Ugbo personal foul
7:16	+1	Jojo Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-68
7:16		Jojo Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:05		Kiree Huie personal foul
6:54		Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
6:52		Emmanuel Ugbo offensive rebound
6:50		Kiree Huie blocks Emmanuel Ugbo's two point jump shot
6:48		Alton Hamilton IV defensive rebound
6:30		Emmanuel Ugbo personal foul
6:14		Alton Hamilton IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:14		Adria Rodriguez defensive rebound
6:14		Emmanuel Ugbo misses two point layup
6:12		Straton Rogers defensive rebound
6:06		Jojo Anderson misses three point jump shot
6:04		Ace Glass defensive rebound
5:57		Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot
5:55		Ace Glass offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Ace Glass makes two point layup	51-70
5:34	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point layup (Alton Hamilton IV assists)	53-70
5:33		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:22		ND Okafor misses two point jump shot
5:20		Cougars offensive rebound
5:08		Adria Rodriguez turnover (lost ball) (Jojo Anderson steals)
4:52		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
4:50		Adria Rodriguez defensive rebound
4:46		Tomas Thrastarson offensive foul
4:46		Tomas Thrastarson turnover (offensive foul)
4:32	+3	Alton Hamilton IV makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	56-70
4:23		Isaiah Moses shooting foul (Jerone Morton draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Jerone Morton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-71
4:23	+1	Jerone Morton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-72
4:14		Eemeli Yalaho personal foul
4:14		Isaiah Moses misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-72
4:08		Eemeli Yalaho turnover (bad pass) (Straton Rogers steals)
4:00	+3	Alton Hamilton IV makes three point jump shot (Kiree Huie assists)	60-72
3:47		Cougars 30 second timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:29		Ace Glass misses three point jump shot
3:27		Alton Hamilton IV defensive rebound
3:19		ND Okafor shooting foul (Jojo Anderson draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Jojo Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
3:19	+1	Jojo Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
3:01		ND Okafor misses two point layup
2:59		ND Okafor offensive rebound
2:43		Rihards Vavers misses three point jump shot
2:41		Eagles defensive rebound
2:40		ND Okafor personal foul
2:40		Kiree Huie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:40	+1	Kiree Huie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-72
2:34	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup (Ace Glass assists)	63-74
2:20		Isaiah Moses turnover (bad pass) (Jerone Morton steals)
2:00		Eemeli Yalaho misses three point jump shot
1:58		Tomas Thrastarson offensive rebound
1:55	+2	Tomas Thrastarson makes two point layup	63-76
1:55		Isaiah Moses shooting foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
1:55		Tomas Thrastarson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:55		Alton Hamilton IV defensive rebound
1:44		Elijah Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:42		Ace Glass defensive rebound
1:25		Isaiah Moses shooting foul (Tomas Thrastarson draws the foul)
1:25		Tomas Thrastarson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:25		Eagles defensive rebound
1:15		Jojo Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:13		Emmanuel Ugbo defensive rebound
1:04		Cougars turnover (10-second violation)
0:52		Isaiah Moses misses two point layup
0:50		Eemeli Yalaho defensive rebound
0:40	+2	Jerone Morton makes two point layup (Tomas Thrastarson assists)	63-78
0:27		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
0:25		Emmanuel Ugbo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Emmanuel Ugbo defensive rebound