KJR - Just day's after Paul Wulff was named the new head coach at Washington State,  Wulff has put together the majority of his staff and that staff includes longtime offensive coordinator Mike Levenseller.

Levenseller has been with the school since 1992, and is a former star receiver with the Cougs.

Pullman, WA (Sports Network) - Aron Baynes was a perfect 9-for-9 from the floor en route to a 23-point performance, as eighth-ranked Washington State overcame a pesky effort from Portland State to win 72-60 at Friel Court.

Robbie Cowgill scored 15 points for the Cougars (9-0), and Kyle Weaver had 10 points to go along with six assists and five boards.

Deonte Huff poured in 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting for Portland State (6-4), which had a three-game winning streak broken. Jeremiah Dominguez contributed 15 points in the loss.

The Vikings took control early on, building a 16-10 lead on Huff's dunk near the nine-minute mark. Washington State responded with a 7-0 run, capped by a trey from Nikola Koprivica, to go ahead 17-16.

Portland State clawed its way back and took a 26-23 lead on Dupree Lucas' layup with 4:16 remaining.

Washington State, though, closed out the first half on a 12-2 spurt, with Baynes supplying six points, to go into the break with an seven-point edge, 35-28.

The Vikings scored seven of the first nine points in the second half to whittle the deficit to 37-35. Dominguez finished the outburst with a jumper, but Taylor Rochestie drained a three on the Cougars' next possession to make it 40-35.

Koprivica nailed a three to push the Cougars' lead to nine, 49-40. However, Huff made a layup and Alex Tiefenthaler hit a three to trim the margin to 49-45 with 10:50 to play.

With just under six minutes remaining, Lucas' trey countered a dunk from Baynes to make it 58-53. Weaver made 1-of-2 free throws to push the Cougars' lead back to nine, 64-55, but, with a minute to go, Dominguez's trey cut the lead to 67-60.

Weaver and Baynes made both sets of free throws down the stretch to ice the game.

Game Notes

Washington State owns a perfect mark against the Vikings, 6-0...The Cougars' shot 65 percent (26-of-40) from the floor, including 72.7 percent (16-of-22) in the first half. Portland State shot only 40.7 percent (22-of-54) for the game...Koprivica had 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting...Baynes finished with nine rebounds...The Cougars held a slim edge on the boards, 25-24.

12/10 00:20:43 ET

Pullman, WA (Sports Network) - Yvenson Bernard ran for a game-high 74 yards and two touchdowns as the Oregon State Beavers crushed the Washington State Cougars, 52-17, in Pac-10 Conference action at Martin Stadium.

The Beavers (7-4, 5-3 Pac-10) rolled up 218 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, while Lyle Moevao converted 15-of-28 passing for 202 yards and a score as well.

The Cougars (4-7, 2-6) were led by Kevin McCall who carried the ball 14 times for 62 yards and a pair of scores. Quarterback Alex Brink hit 21-of-45 for 314 yards, but he was sacked twice and picked off an incredible six times in the lopsided finish.

OSU ran out to a quick 21-0 lead in the first quarter as Moevao scored on a one-yard touchdown run, Bernard found the end zone on an 18-yard jaunt and James Rodgers added an eight-yard TD run.

The only scoring for Washington State in the first half came courtesy of kicker Romeen Abdollmohammadi who knocked through a 40-yard field goal with 13:33 remaining in the second period.

Before the half could draw to a close, Oregon State posted another 10 points on a 22-yard field goal by Alexis Serna and a two-yard TD run by Bernard to make the score 31-3 at the break.

In the third quarter McCall's 19-yard touchdown run for the Cougars cut slightly into the deficit, but the Beavers came right back with a seven-yard TD run by Matt Sieverson to give OSU a commanding 38-10 advantage heading into the fourth.

McCall's one-yard touchdown run moments into the fourth was the last time WSU would come close to making the game respectable as Oregon State ripped off another two touchdowns, the first a 56-yard run by Clinton Polk and the next a one-yard pass from Moevao to Howard Croom.

In addition to limiting the home team to just 4-of-15 on third down and holding the Cougars to less than 25 minutes of possession, the Beavers scored on all seven of their red zone opportunities and made good on 10-of-21 on third down.

11/17 23:15:39 ET

The Sports Network

DATE & TIME: Saturday, November 17th, 6:30 p.m. (et)

FACTS & STATS: Site: Martin Stadium (35,117) -- Pullman, Washington. Television:FSN. Home Record: OSU 5-1, WSU 4-1. Away Record: OSU 1-3, WSU 0-5. Neutral Record: OSU 0-0, WSU 0-0. Conference Record: OSU 4-3, WSU 2-5. Series Record: Washington State leads, 47-41-3.

GAME NOTES: The Washington State Cougars will try to keep their postseason hopes alive, as they host the Oregon State Beavers in Pac-10 play at Martin Stadium. The Cougars continued their late season surge with a 33-17 triumph over Stanford this past weekend. It was the second win in three games by WSU, which improved to 4-6 overall and 2-5 in league play. The Cougars have just two games remaining and if they can win them both, they would earn bowl eligibility status. The team, which is concluding its home slate (4-1) this weekend, will take on Washington on November 24th. As for OSU, it became bowl eligible this past weekend with a 29-23 triumph over Washington. The win was the team's fourth in five games, improving it to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play. The Beavers however, now must take to the road, where they have won just once in four tries. As for the all-time series, WSU owns a 47-41-3 advantage over OSU and that includes a 13-6 triumph in last season's meeting.

The Beavers have been able to move the ball on the ground (156.7 ypg) and through the air (199.1 ypg) this season, but they have struggled to avoid mistakes, committing 28 turnovers (19 interceptions). Despite turning the ball over three times last weekend, OSU was able to defeat Washington behind five field goals by Alexis Serna. Yvenson Bernard helped set up some of those attempts by rushing for 149 yards on 36 carries. It was a typical performance by Bernard, who also caught a team-high three passes for 26 yards. Bernard is one of the premier backs in the Pac-10 and he leads the Beavers with 963 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. He can also be counted on to catch some passes, ranking first on the team with 35 receptions for the year. Lyle Moevao made his first career start at quarterback last weekend and he threw for 109 yards and a score on 10-of-22 tosses. He threw an interception and lost a fumble, but overall he did a solid job in filling in for starter Sean Canfield, who is nursing a shoulder injury.

Defensively, OSU has been nothing short of solid this season, holding its foes to 23.2 ppg and 302.0 total ypg. The unit has been simply outstanding against the run, as it is allowing a mere 62.1 ypg on the ground. The unit has also had a good amount of success forcing turnovers (23) and registering sacks (39). In last weekend's triumph, the Beavers held Washington to 334 total yards, including only 85 on the ground. The defense generated four sacks and allowed Washington to convert on just 1-of-14 third down attempts. Victor Butler accounted for two of the sacks and he finished with four total tackles. For the year, Butler has had a good amount of success getting into the backfield and he leads squad with nine sacks and 11 TFLs.

The Cougars' offense revolves around the passing game, which is accounting for 321.3 of the team's 432.1 total ypg. Quarterback Alex Brink is in the midst of a great campaign and he has completed 61.5 percent of his pass attempts for 310.5 ypg, with 21 touchdowns against nine interceptions. Last weekend, Brink converted 32-of-47 tosses for 449 yards and a score in a 33-17 triumph over Stanford. Brink's 12-yard touchdown pass to Ben Woodard last weekend was the 71st of his career and that is a new school record. Spreading out the ball has been something Brink has done successfully this season, as three players have caught over 50 passes. Michael Bumpus leads the club with 58 catches, while Brandon Gibson leads the team with 908 receiving yards and seven scores. Last weekend, Bumpus hauled in seven balls for 96 yards and Gibson caught the same amount of passes, but for 153 yards. Jed Collins actually led the way with 10 catches for 123 yards, giving him 52 receptions for the year. With leading rusher Dwight Tardy (676 yards) out for the season, expect the team's trio of receivers to continue to shine.

WSU's defense has really played well in recent weeks, allowing just 17.0 ppg over its last three games. That is definitely a positive for this unit, which is giving up 30.2 ppg and 415.8 total ypg on the year. Last weekend, the Cougars put forth another solid effort, as they limited Stanford to 376 total yards. The defense also recorded four sacks and three turnovers, one of which was a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown by Husain Abdullah. It was the fourth pick of the year for Abdullah, who is also tops on the club with 81 tackles. Andy Mattingly notched his team-best eighth sack of the season last weekend, and currently leads the squad with 11 TFLs for the year.

The Cougars need this game more than the Beavers do, so expect them to come out on fire. If WSU can get its defense to continue its solid play, there is no reason why it shouldn't be able to pull out the win.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Washington State 27, Oregon State 24

11/14 10:46:17 ET