PULLMAN, Wash. – Soufiyane Diakite recorded his second double-double of the season with a career-high 16 points and 11 rebounds, but Bethune-Cookman saw a 40-all game at halftime turn into an 86-58 setback Friday night at Beasley Coliseum.

Jeff Altidort, making his third start of the season, was the lone other Wildcat (5-9) in double-figures with 12. 

The Cougars (8-4) were devastating from three with a 15-33 showing thanks to three different players making four three-point field goals. Robert Franks led all scorers with 28 points. 

BCU found itself down a 19-point hole with 9:02 remaining in the opening half following a Carter Skaggs' three. The Wildcats clawed back with a 20-5 run that was capped by an Altidort three and made free throw to make it a 34-30 game with 3:10 to go. 

Altidort again capped another run as BCU went on a 7-0 spring through the half's final 59 seconds when his three to beat the horn tied the game at 40 heading into intermission.

The Wildcats took their only lead 21 seconds following halftime on a Houston Smith layup before Washington State erupted with 46 second half points to win the first all-time meeting between the programs.

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