PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Carter Skaggs had 26 points and seven rebounds, and Viont'e Daniels added 17 points as Washington State beat Seattle University 75-59 on Wednesday night.

Seattle held a five-point lead at halftime after Josh Hearlihy hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the first half and the Redhawks started the second half on a 5-0 run to extend it to 36-26.

Skaggs hit seven straight 3-pointers in the second half as he and Daniels combined to shoot 11 of 13 from distance. Skaggs gave Washington State its first lead of the second half on a 3 with 14:23 remaining and the Cougars extended their lead to double digits at the 6:38 mark.

The Redhawks (1-2) shot 35.7 percent from the field in the second half, including 4 of 18 from 3-point range. Morgan Means led Seattle with 12 points, and Richaud Gittens added 18 points with six rebounds. Seven-foot-3 Aaron Menzies, who has been a big contributor for the Redhawks, was held to two points and seven rebounds.

Robert Franks and Malachi Flynn, both top scorers in Sunday's comeback win, combined for 18 points. Franks was 1 of 7 from the field and Flynn missed all four of his 3-pointers.

BIG PICTURE

Seattle: The Redhawks lost their first game of the season against a St. Louis and set a program Division 1 record with a 121-point performance against the University of Puget Sound.

Washington State: In the first two games of the season, the Cougars have relied on second-half comebacks, outscoring the Redhawks 49-29 and Texas Southern 48-30.

UP NEXT

Seattle University faces Detroit Mercy in Nashville on Saturday.

Washington State hosts Idaho State on Saturday.

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