PULLMAN, Wash. -- Given the same set of circumstances a year ago, San Jose State coach Dave Wojcik figured his team would have let the game slip away.Ryan Welage tallied 20 points, including three 3-pointers, and 11 boards and four Spartans scored in double figures to lift San Jose State over Washington State 88-76 on Sunday.This year we showed some maturity and finished it off, Wojcik said. We did a good job all the way around. Thats what youve got to do to beat a Pac-12 team.The Spartans outrebounded the Cougars 50-39.Brandon Clarke finished with 12 points and 11 boards on 6-of-10 shooting for the Spartans.SJSU (2-3) led by six at intermission and jumped out to a 10-point advantage with two quick baskets to begin the second half. Washington State called a timeout to regroup, but never closed the gap.Even though the building was empty and there wasnt a lot of energy in the building, I thought they showed great composure, Washington State coach Ernie Kent said.Each time the Cougars (3-3) began chipping away at the deficit, the Spartans answered with more buckets.Down seven, Washington State accrued five consecutive misses in one possession and grabbed three offensive boards in a row. But Clarke turned Josh Hawkinsons last miss into a 3 by Jalen James at the other end, and pushed the Spartan lead back to 10.We just lacked urgency the whole time, Washington State guard Malachi Flynn said.Welage hit a deep 3-pointer with 8:30 remaining, which lifted San Jose State up 13 points -- its largest lead was 16.Were always talking to (Welage) about defending and rebounding, Wojcik said. He has a double-double. . thats what Im most proud of. He made some big shots, its a hell of a night for him.In the early going, the teams traded leads.Hawkinson scored a quick seven points, including a corner 3-pointer, putting Washington State up 12-9, with 13:57 left in the opening half. He led WSU with 19 points and 12 boards.Weve just got to get back to playing our kind of basketball, were not there right now, Kent said. Its not Xs and Os. Its a sense of togetherness, bonding, passion -- all of those things.Flynn tied his season-high with 18 points and Ike Iroegbu had 15 for the Cougars.The Spartans beat the Cougars for the first time since 1990. Washington State had won the past five meetings.BIG PICTUREWashington State: The Cougars took their lumps in the Paradise Jam, with losses to No. 22 Creighton and Loyola-Chicago, and flopped in their first game back home. After finishing at the bottom of the Pac-12 last season, WSU is still searching for early momentum before Pac-12 play begins.San Jose State: The Spartans, picked to finish last in the Mountain West, pick up a big first road win of the season against a Pac-12 opponent.UP NEXTWashington State plays Utah Valley on Wednesday in Pullman, the second of a four-game homestand that also includes games against New Orleans and Idaho. The Cougars also face Big 12 opponent Kansas State on Dec. 7.San Jose State heads eight miles east to face Idaho on Tuesday. It will be the last of a three-game road trip before returning home Dec. 3 to face Northern California neighbor Santa Clara.Wijnaldum Liverpool Shirt . Despite the cost, effort and an improved steroid test, its possible that very few -- if any -- positives will be detected, Dr. Richard Budgett told The Associated Press in an interview. "We just dont know what the results from Torino will be," Budgett said. 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Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days.Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs says promotion to the Premiership is the top priority, despite his club looking to end a 114-year wait for Scottish Cup glory.The Easter Road side take on Dundee United in the first cup semi-final on a newly-laid Hampden pitch this Saturday - live on Sky Sports - 24 hours before Celtic face Glasgow rivals Rangers in the other semi.The playing surface at Scotlands national stadium has been relaid since the Petrofac Training Cup final last weekend but Stubbs insists his side will have no trouble adapting to the new pitch. Speaking to Sky Sports News HQ, the former Everton and Celtic defender said: It looks fine. It looks good and it appears to have knitted together in a short space of time.But Im probably glad we are going to be the first ones to use it.Hibs beat their Premier League rivals 3-0 in the quarter-finals of the League Cup in November, but Stubbs says the result will have no bearing on the outcome this weekend. 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But we need to get back to the very good form that we were in early on in the season, he added.Tuesday (a 2-2 draw with Falkirk) was the best performance we have put in for a while but we shot ourselves in the foot late on. But I have total belief in the players and I know we will turn our form around and I have no problem with that whatsoever.The priority has always been promotion but this match is the priority this weekend. All games are priorities, but we want to get up and that is our main focus and it has been all season. Nothing has changed but this is a game we are desperate to win.Also See:Falkirk hold HibsHibs fixturesHibs statsScottish Champ table ' ' '