Photos: Shootout game Washington State vs. Rice

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Ike Iroegbu of Washington State eyes the basket while working against Rice defender Seth Gearhart during second-half action at the men's GCI Great Alaska Shootout on Friday afternoon, November 28, 2014, at the Alaska Airlines Center.

Josh Hawkinson racked up 27 points and eight rebounds and Washington State withstood a late Rice rally to eke out a 76-74 victory in Friday's consolation round at the Great Alaska Shootout.

The Cougars (2-3) jumped to a 12-0 lead and led 17-4 after six minutes of action at the Alaska Airlines Center -- a turnaround from Thursday night, when they scored only 12 first-half points in a blowout loss to UC Santa Barbara.

But Rice (1-4) didn't fold. The Owls rallied behind Marcus Jackson's eight points, Max Guercy's seven points and Maurice Rivers' six points and five rebounds to cut the WSU lead to 39-33 at the half.

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