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 DaVonte Lacy scored 14 points and Jordan Railey added a
season-high 12 for Washington State (5-6), which held the Spartans
to 33.3 percent shooting and snapped a two-game losing skid.
Hawkinson was 12-of-17 from the field and recorded his sixth
double-double of the season and third in a row.
Freshman Darryl Gaynor II led San Jose State (2-10) with 24 points
on 8-of-27 shooting while Brandon Mitchell added 10 points and seven
rebounds. The Spartans, who remained winless against Division I
opponents this season, had seven players in uniform due to five
player suspensions and various injuries.
 Hawkinson scored 15 points in the opening period and Washington
State led 47-21 at the break after shooting 50 percent. The Cougars
led by 20 with just under 16 minutes left and moved ahead 68-41 on
Hawkinson’s basket with 8:39 remaining.
San Jose State took the floor for the second straight game without
five players, including their top four scorers, who have been
suspended indefinitely for violating team rules. Washington State
held a 45-33 rebounding edge over the Spartans, who were 3-of-17
from 3-point range.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Ivo Basor had seven points and nine rebounds for San
Jose State, which has lost five straight against the Cougars.
…Hawkinson came within two points of his career high for Washington
State, which shot 46.3 percent, but 6-of-24 from 3-point range.
…Dexter Kernich-Drew scored 10 points off the bench for the Cougars,
who host UC Davis on Sunday before opening Pac-12 play at Stanford
on Jan. 2.
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