GAME NOTES: The Washington State Cougars will try to make up for a letdown in their last outing when they host the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners in a non- conference tilt at Beasley Coliseum on Saturday.

UTSA will attempt to construct a winning streak, the team having escaped with an 88-83 overtime victory at Northern Arizona in its most recent matchup. The Roadrunners are an even 3-3 overall, with the game against NAU starting a four-game road trip, which continues against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Dec. 15.

Washington State returned to Pullman on Wednesday after spending last weekend winning two games in three days during the Great Alaska Shootout. Unfortunately, the Cougars' homecoming was spoiled by a 77-71 loss to Idaho. They are 3-4 overall, with a matchup against No. 9 Gonzaga on the horizon.

In the only previous meeting between these two programs, Washington State rolled to a 67-44 victory at home during the 2006-07 season.

UTSA trailed by as many as 14 points against NAU, but the Roadrunners rallied in the second half when they limited the Lumberjacks to 35.7 percent shooting to pull ahead in the final minutes. However, a 3-pointer from Aaseem Dixon forced overtime. The Roadrunners opened the extra session on a 10-3 run to take control. Keon Lewis scored 22 points to lead six players, including all five starters, in double figures.

Lewis (16 ppg, 4.2 apg) is second on the team in scoring despite shooting at just a 33.8 percent clip from the field. His scoring is valuable, but he is perhaps more important for his efforts in distributing the basketball, as he is the team leader in assists. Jeromie Hill (16.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg) is the club's top scorer and rebounder, bringing consistent effort at both ends on the interior. Ryan Bowie (14.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg) is a nice battery mate for Hill, while Larry Lewis (9.7 ppg, 3.2 apg) helps out in the backcourt, adding scoring and passing skill.

Washington State shot nearly 10 percentage points lower than Idaho on Wednesday, sinking 35.2 percent from the floor compared to the 45 percent effort turned in by the Vandals. The Cougars actually had 11 more field goal attempts than their guests, but the poor shooting wiped out that advantage. DaVonte Lacy had 17 points in the contest, but made just 5-of-18 shots from the floor, including 3-of-13 from beyond the arc. Josh Hawkinson produced a double-double yet again (16 points, 10 rebounds), but he needed 16 shots to get there.

It isn't often that the Cougars put forth an efficient offensive performance. They are connecting on only 37.8 percent of their shots from the field, which has driven their scoring average down quite a bit (66.4 ppg). Lacy (16.9 ppg) and Hawkinson (14.7 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 1.9 bpg) are both producing big numbers, but Lacy is only netting 34.9 percent of his field goal tries and the rest of the roster has not been much help.

While Lacy and Hawkinson should be able to keep pace with Lewis and Hill, the Cougars' lack of other consistent threats could hurt them yet again. However, they should find a way at home.