Cougars roll back Waves

| December 23, 2011 8:00 PM

SEATTLE (AP) - Faisal Aden scored 17 points off the bench and Washington State continued to recover from its early-season slump with a 67-56 win over Pepperdine on Thursday night.

"At the end of the day basketball is just basketball and when I get out there I'm comfortable and know what to do - stay aggressive and don't get down. Just because I'm on the bench not starting doesn't mean I'm not one of the best players on the floor," Aden said.

DaVonte Lacy added 15 for the Cougars (8-4), who head into Pac-12 Conference play next Thursday against Oregon in Spokane.

Washington State improved to 7-0 playing its annual game at Seattle's KeyArena. It is part of a long stretch of more than a month where the Cougars will technically play three home games but none on campus in Pullman.

Corbin Moore led Pepperdine (6-5) with 14 points.

PEPPERDINE (6-5)

Harold 2-5 1-3 5, Darby 6-14 1-4 13, Moore 5-13 3-3 14, Lowery 3-9 4-4 12, Willis 0-3 1-2 1, Baker 3-10 0-0 6, Eaton 1-1 0-0 2, Skouen 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 21-59 10-16 56.

WASHINGTON ST. (8-4)

Motum 4-8 3-5 11, Enquist 3-5 2-2 8, Capers 2-3 1-2 5, Moore 1-5 0-0 3, Lacy 4-9 4-4 15, Ladd 0-3 1-2 1, DiIorio 0-1 0-0 0, Aden 6-15 3-4 17, Shelton 2-2 0-0 4, Lodwick 1-5 0-0 3, Kernich-Drew 0-0 0-0 0, Simon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-57 14-19 67.

Halftime_Washington St. 26-15. 3-Point Goals_Pepperdine 4-15 (Lowery 2-3, Skouen 1-2, Moore 1-4, Harold 0-2, Baker 0-4), Washington St. 7-16 (Lacy 3-5, Aden 2-5, Moore 1-1, Lodwick 1-3, Simon 0-1, Ladd 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Pepperdine 38 (Moore 11), Washington St. 40 (Enquist 7). Assists_Pepperdine 13 (Willis 6), Washington St. 15 (Moore 6). Total Fouls_Pepperdine 14, Washington St. 16. A_9,831.