1998-99 Washington State Cougars basketball — schedule and results

The 1998-99 Washington State Cougars went 10-19 (4-14 in the Pac-10) under head coach Kevin Eastman. Simple Rating System: 2.96.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 29 games from this season: 7–5 at home, 2–12 on the road, and 1–2 on neutral courts. The State Cougars scored 73.0 points per game and allowed 78.4 (-5.4 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 4 games, from Dec 2, 1998 to Dec 20, 1998. The most lopsided win was 114–68 over Grambling Tigers on Dec 29, 1998; the heaviest defeat was 94–45 at Stanford Cardinal on Jan 21, 1999. The tightest finish was a 1-point win against BYU Cougars (70–69). 1 game went to overtime.

Among Washington State Cougars' 120 recorded seasons, 1998-99's .345 winning percentage ranks 98th. Previous season: 1997-98 State Cougars (10–19). Next season: 1999-00 State Cougars (6–22).

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1998-11-16	vs Central Washington	W 91–78	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1998-11-19	at Alaska Fairbanks	L 75–88	Carlson Center
1998-11-20	neutral Nebraska Cornhuskers	L 84–95	Carlson Center
1998-11-22	neutral Virginia Cavaliers	L 53–62	Carlson Center
1998-11-28	at Gonzaga Bulldogs	L 61–70	The Kennel
1998-12-02	vs Portland State Vikings	W 74–71	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1998-12-05	at Eastern Washington Eagles	W 91–72	Reese Court
1998-12-08	vs BYU Cougars	W 70–69	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1998-12-20	at Idaho Vandals	W 84–69	Cowan Spectrum
1998-12-28	at UTEP Miners	L 66–76	Don Haskins Center
1998-12-29	neutral Grambling Tigers	W 114–68	Don Haskins Center
1999-01-03	vs Washington Huskies	W 72–71	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-01-07	at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	L 87–98	McKale Center
1999-01-09	at Arizona State Sun Devils	L 63–91	Wells Fargo Arena
1999-01-14	vs Oregon Ducks	L 83–87 (3OTOT)	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-01-16	vs Oregon State Beavers	W 84–79	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-01-21	at Stanford Cardinal	L 45–94	Maples Pavilion
1999-01-23	at California Golden Bears	L 68–75	The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-28	vs UCLA Bruins	L 66–69	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-01-30	vs USC Trojans	W 95–86	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-04	vs Arizona State Sun Devils	L 64–69	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-06	vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	L 79–81	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-11	at Oregon Ducks	L 64–77	McArthur Court
1999-02-13	at Oregon State Beavers	L 64–83	Gill Coliseum
1999-02-18	vs California Golden Bears	W 79–73	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-20	vs Stanford Cardinal	L 58–64	Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-25	at UCLA Bruins	L 61–100	Pauley Pavilion
1999-02-27	at USC Trojans	L 62–83	L.A. Sports Arena
1999-03-06	at Washington Huskies	L 59–76	Hec Edmundson Pavilion

Game recaps

1998-11-16: Behind THOMAS, Jan-Michael's 22 points, Washington State Cougars pulled away from Central Washington 91–78. Tyce Nasinec had 23 for Central Washington.

1998-11-19: Alaska-Fairbanks beat Washington State Cougars 88–75 as MITCHELL, Rhent scored a team-high 24. CROSBY, Chris had 25 for Washington State Cougars.

1998-11-22: Behind Donald Hand's 23 points, Virginia Cavaliers defeated Washington State Cougars 62–53. Eddie Miller had 17 for Washington State Cougars.

1998-11-28: Behind HALL, Quentin's 19 points, Gonzaga defeated Washington State Cougars 70–61. MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo had 17 for Washington State Cougars.

1998-12-02: Behind MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo's 17 points, Washington State Cougars held off Portland State 74–71. ARTHAREE, Hasaan had 13 for Portland State.

1998-12-05: Washington State Cougars handled Eastern Washington 91–72. MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo led the winners with 22 points. TAYLOR, Shannon had 12 for Eastern Washington.

1998-12-08: Washington State Cougars edged Brigham Young 70–69. THOMAS, Jan-Michael led the winners with 22 points. BIGELOW, Mark had 33 for Brigham Young.

1998-12-29: Washington State Cougars blew out Grambling Tigers 114–68 as CROSBY, Chris scored a team-high 18. THOMAS, Chris had 17 for Grambling Tigers.

1999-01-03: Washington State Cougars survived Washington 72–71 as MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo scored a team-high 19. LUTON, Deon had 23 for Washington.

1999-01-07: Arizona beat Washington State Cougars 98–87 as TERRY, Jason scored a team-high 27. THOMAS, Jan-Michael had 34 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-01-09: Arizona State routed Washington State Cougars 91–63. LAZOR, Bobby led the winners with 21 points. CROSBY, Chris had 18 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-01-14: Oregon got past Washington State Cougars 87–83 as JONES, Frederick scored a team-high 23. THOMAS, Jan-Michael had 28 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-01-16: Washington State Cougars beat Oregon State 84–79. CROSBY, Chris led the winners with 22 points. JONES, Clifton had 20 for Oregon State.

1999-01-21: Stanford blew out Washington State Cougars 94–45 as MADSEN, Mark scored a team-high 15.

1999-01-23: Behind KILGORE, Thomas's 15 points, California defeated Washington State Cougars 75–68. THOMAS, Jan-Michael had 19 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-01-28: UCLA Bruins survived Washington State Cougars 69–66 as Dan Gadzuric scored a team-high 16. Jan-Michael Thomas had 16 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-01-30: Washington State Cougars got past USC Trojans 95–86 as MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo scored a team-high 21. AYUSO, Elias had 22 for USC Trojans.

1999-02-04: Arizona State got past Washington State Cougars 69–64 as LAZOR, Bobby scored a team-high 20. THOMAS, Jan-Michael had 19 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-02-06: Arizona survived Washington State Cougars 81–79 as TERRY, Jason scored a team-high 25. MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo had 21 for Washington State Cougars. WRIGHT, Michael grabbed 15 rebounds.

1999-02-11: Oregon handled Washington State Cougars 77–64. WRIGHT, Darius led the winners with 19 points. MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo had 12 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-02-13: Behind HEIDE, Jason's 20 points, Oregon State pulled away from Washington State Cougars 83–64. MILLER, Eddie had 22 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-02-18: Washington State Cougars beat California 79–73. CROSBY, Chris led the winners with 15 points. KILGORE, Thomas had 34 for California.

1999-02-20: Stanford got past Washington State Cougars 64–58 as YOUNG, Tim scored a team-high 15. MENSAH-BONSU, Kojo had 15 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-02-25: UCLA Bruins routed Washington State 100–61. Baron Davis led the winners with 17 points. Chris Crosby had 13 for Washington State.

1999-02-27: USC Trojans routed Washington State Cougars 83–62. SCALABRINE, Brian led the winners with 20 points. MILLER, Eddie had 15 for Washington State Cougars.

1999-03-06: Behind MacCULLOCH, Todd's 32 points, Washington pulled away from Washington State Cougars 76–59. MacCULLOCH, Todd grabbed 15 rebounds.

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