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PULLMAN, Wash. -- An empty chair sat at the end of Washington States bench at the beginning of the game. Coach Ernie Kent was on the opposite side of the court, seated next to Idaho coach Don Verlin.Both coaches lost their fathers to cancer, so when Verlin donated a Coach for a Day package to an auction for Coaches vs. Cancer, Kent beat out other bidders and chose to spend the first 30 seconds of the game on Idahos bench.I dont think anybodys ever seen that anywhere in the country, where opposing coaches stood on one side of the field, sat on another teams bench, sat in another teams dugout, Kent said. But thats not the importance of what transpired. It was the fact that you have coaches, again coaches, standing up for such a worthy cause.Kent said it ranked near the top of his favorite coaching memories, as it brought awareness to trying to find a cure for cancer.Kents Washington State team beat cross-border rival Idaho 61-48 on Wednesday night in the 271st meeting.Ike Iroegbu had 16 points and seven rebounds for Washington State (5-4), which scored the first four points of the game, never trailed and led by 18 in the second half. Malachi Flynn added 12 points before getting into foul trouble and the Cougars shot 39 percent from the field. Josh Hawkinson had his 47th career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.Washington State snapped a two-game losing streak to the Vandals in the oldest continuous rivalry west of the Mississippi.Idaho (4-4), coming off a win against UC Davis, shot 26 percent from the field. Victor Sanders lead the Vandals with 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting.Down 11 points at the half, the Vandals never got within single digits in the second half as they went seven minutes without scoring. Washington State also went scoreless for five-plus minutes after halftime.Idaho turned it over 14 times but grabbed 20 offensive rebounds. Verlin said the teams biggest issue was not being able to score.Just missed a bunch of shots. You gotta give credit to Washington State, Verlin said. Their defenses size really bothered us around the basket. We just didnt score our ball the way we needed to tonight.The all-time series record belongs to the Cougars, who have won 162 meetings compared to Idahos 109.Those games are always the fun games, you know, Iroegbu said. Especially UW, Idaho, Gonzaga, those are the games where you see your schedule come out every year and you circle them, get ready for that one. And when youre in the gym by yourself, those are the teams you think about playing, one of those three teams here at Washington State. These rivalry games are really important to us.BIG PICTUREWashington State: The Cougars ended a four-game home stand with two wins and two losses, and have three games left before conference play begins. After coming in last place in the Pac-12 last season, the Cougars are looking to put together some momentum before they face Washington to open conference play.UP NEXTIdaho: The Vandals will continue their road trip and play at South Dakota State on Dec. 10. They have two games left before conference play.Washington State: The Cougars will travel to face the Big 12s Kansas State. Darren Woodson Jersey .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play. 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Smith found his aim -- for one half -- and LeBron James added 23 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fifth straight, 103-86 on Tuesday night over the Memphis Grizzlies.Memphis rested center Marc Gasol for the first of back-to-back games against the defending NBA champions.Smith, who has been in a season-long shooting slump, scored 17 of his 23 points in the first half as the Cavs, who gave star point guard Kyrie Irving the night off, built a 22-point lead and ended the Grizzlies six-game winning streak.Zach Randolph replaced Gasol in the starting lineup and scored 18 points to lead the Grizzlies. The reigning Western Conference player of the week, Gasol is expected to play Wednesday in Memphis to complete a brutal three-game stretch for the Grizzlies, who beat Golden State by 21 on Saturday.Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said after the game that James, Love and Irving will not travel for the game Wednesday. Cleveland will start Smith, DeAndre Liggins, Iman Shumpert, James Jones and Tristan Thompson.Smith came in shooting a career-low 31 percent from the field and 32 percent on 3s, the lowest mark since his rookie season with New Orleans in 2004. He also has been slowed by a sore left knee, which he hyperextended last week, causing him to miss two games.Smith got it going early, dropping four 3-pointers in the first half. His fourth put the Cavs ahead 56-34, and he was 6 of 8 at halftime. He missed his first six shots in the third quarter and finished 8 of 17 -- 6 of 10 on 3s.Cleveland seemed disinterested after halftime and Memphis managed to stay within striking distance, but the Grizzlies didnt have enough fiirepower without Gasol and Mike Conley, who is expected to miss another month with a back injury.dddddddddddd.The Grizzlies were still within eight when James scored on a layup and hit a cutting Love for an easy bucket to make it 90-74 with 5:11 left.TIP-INSGrizzlies: G/F Vince Carter returned after missing seven games with a right hip flexor strain. He played 18 minutes. ... Memphis coach David Fizdale was an assistant in Miami the four years James was with the Heat. He coached me more than I coached him, said Fizdale, who got a big hug from James before the opening tip. Youre talking about a one percentile guy when it comes to basketball intelligence. I think I learned more from him than he learned from me.... Memphis is 12-0 this season in games decided by five points or less.Cavaliers: James needs 28 points to pass Moses Malone (27,409) for eighth place on the career scoring list. ... In Saturdays win over Charlotte, James became the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968 to score 44 points and get 10 assists, nine rebounds and shoot 70 percent. ... With his 3-pointer in the first, Love became the fifth active player with 800 career 3s and 6,000 rebounds. James, Carmelo Anthony, Dirk Nowitzki and Paul Pierce are the others. ... Channing Frye was back after missing two games for his fathers funeral. ... Smith passed Dale Ellis (1,719) for 14th on the career 3-pointer list.UP NEXTGrizzlies: After facing the Cavs again, Memphis hosts Sacramento on Friday.Cavaliers: Clevelands next home game is Saturday against the Lakers.