Cougs top Dons in CBI opener

| March 14, 2012 9:15 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - Brock Motum scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Washington State men's basketball team to an 89-75 victory over the University of San Francisco in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational on Tuesday night at War Memorial Gym.

Washington State (16-16) will play the winner of tonight's North Dakota State-Wyoming game next Monday at a site to be determined.

Reggie Moore added 18 points and six assists for the Cougars, and Marcus Capers had 12 points and eight assists.

Washington State built a 14-point first half lead before settling for a 35-34 lead at halftime.

Cole Dickerson, in his first start of the season, led the Dons (20-14) with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Michael Williams scored 20 points.

WSU shot 60.4 percent (29 of 48) from the field, and held USF to 36.2 percent (21 of 58) shooting. WSU's bench outscored the Dons' bench 17-0.

WASHINGTON ST. (16-16)

Capers 4-5 4-6 12, Moore 3-7 12-13 18, Lacy 3-6 0-0 8, Motum 8-13 7-7 24, Lodwick 4-7 0-0 10, Ladd 4-5 0-0 9, Shelton 2-3 0-0 4, Kernich-Drew 0-1 0-0 0, Enquist 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 29-48 25-28 89.

SAN FRANCISCO (20-14)

Williams 5-15 5-7 20, Blackwell 3-6 6-11 12, Dickerson 8-16 1-5 19, Caloiaro 3-7 8-8 15, Doolin 2-9 5-5 9, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Adams 0-1 0-0 0, Raffington 0-0 0-0 0, Murphy 0-1 0-0 0, Hoffmann 0-1 0-0 0, Wey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-58 25-36 75.

Halftime_Washington St. 35-34. 3-Point Goals_Washington St. 6-13 (Lacy 2-4, Lodwick 2-4, Ladd 1-2, Motum 1-2, Kernich-Drew 0-1), San Francisco 8-27 (Williams 5-12, Dickerson 2-4, Caloiaro 1-4, Hoffmann 0-1, Murphy 0-1, Adams 0-1, Doolin 0-2, Wey 0-2). Fouled Out_Hoffmann. Rebounds_Washington St. 36 (Capers 8), San Francisco 29 (Dickerson 11). Assists_Washington St. 20 (Capers 8), San Francisco 14 (Doolin 5). Total Fouls_Washington St. 20, San Francisco 20. A_1,277.