Washington State guard Taylor Rochestie -- the Cougars' leader in points, assists and minutes played -- hurt a finger in practice today. Witnesses said Rochestie left the gym in pain, however, X-rays came back negative.

We'll have a full story in the Thursday paper, but the bottom line is that Rochestie is expected to be ready to play at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, when the Cougars visit UW.

Meanwhile, some Cougar game notes:

WSU CONCLUDES PAC-10 SEASON AT WASHINGTON: The Washington State University men’s basketball team (16-13, 8-9) will conclude its Pacific-10 Conference regular season as it heads to Seattle take on cross-state rival Washington (23-7, 13-4), Saturday, March 7 at 2:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on FSN.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE COUGS:
• WSU upset No. 14/11 Arizona State, 51-49 in overtime, Saturday, Feb. 28 at Friel Court on ‘Senior Day.’
• Taylor Rochestie hit the game-winning 3-pointer with three seconds to go in overtime with WSU trailing 49-48.
• Klay Thompson led the Cougars with 17 points and seven rebounds.
• Aron Baynes added 11 points and five rebounds, while Rochestie finished with nine points, six boards and five assists.
• WSU’s first five baskets were scored by five different players (Forrest, Rochestie, Baynes, Thompson, Casto).
• WSU has won its last three games over ranked opponent (No. 14 Arizona State, No. 20/15 UCLA, No. 14/11 Arizona State).
• The Cougars got their first win over a ranked opponent at home since defeating No. 23 USC, 88-86 in double overtime, also on senior day, March 3, 2007.
• With his three 3-pointers Saturday, Klay Thompson took sole possession of the WSU freshman 3-point record…he now has 65.
• The Cougars held the Pac-10’s leading scorer, James Harden to 13 points…he was averaging 21.1 points per game.
• Klay Thompson led the Cougars in scoring with 17 points, for the 11th time this season.
• For the third-straight year, the Cougars played an overtime game on ‘Senior Day.’
• WSU played just its second overtime game of the season…won previous game 61-57 at Oregon State, Jan. 15.
• Thompson missed his first free throw of his college career (24-for-25).
• The 10,712 crowd marks the second-largest attendance for a WSU home game this season.
• Arizona State did not score any second-chance points and had just one offensive rebound.

A BRIEF LOOK AT THE LAST MEETING:
• The Cougars fell to Washington, 68-48, Sat. Jan. 3 at Friel Court in the teams’ Pac-10 opener.
• Taylor Rochestie led the Cougars with 12 points and Aron Baynes added 11 points.
• The loss was the Cougars’ first to the Huskies in eight games…had won seven-straight dating back to the 2005-06 season.
• WSU trails the all-time series to the UW, 90-168….61-70 at Pullman.
• The Cougars fell to 11-20 all-time in Pacific-10 Conference openers and 4-5 against the Huskies in openers…3-2 when opening the season with UW at home.
• Aron Baynes was perfect from the floor in the first half, 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
• WSU had a season-low 20 rebounds.
• The Cougars tied a then season low with two 3-pointers.

WSU FRESHMEN AMONG TOPS IN PAC-10:
• DeAngelo Casto leads all Pac-10 freshmen in blocks per game with 1.3 and is third overall in the category.
• Klay Thompson is ranked in five different categories in the Pac-10. Below is a look at where he ranks among freshmen and overall in the league.

The University of Washington is inviting fans to to join Huskies players and coaches on Selection Sunday watching the NCAA Selection Show in the Don James Center. The doors will open at 2:30 p.m. March 15. The event and parking are free.

UW forward Quincy Pondexter -- the team's No. 2 rebounder and No. 4 scorer -- admits he woke up sore all over today after taking a nasty fall in last night's win over Seattle U.

However, Pondexter said he would be able to play if there was a game today and that he's sure he'll be ready to play Saturday when the Huskies end their regular season against Washington State, perhaps with an outright Pac-10 title on the line.

"I woke up pretty rough this morning, it wasn’t the best feeling waking up and moving around," he said. "I was really sore and the whole area was tender, but I’ll be fine. It’s just a matter of time, and thank God we’ve got a couple of days before we play again."