KENNEWICK, Wash. -- Josh Hawkinson and freshman Malachi Flynn each scored 18 points to help Washington State beat Division II Central Washington 81-76 on Tuesday night.Washington State was behind 42-36 at halftime but Ike Iroegbu scored 14 of his 15 points in the second half to help hold off the Wildcats. The Cougars took a 55-53 lead with just under 12 minutes left on Iroegbus basket and they never trailed again.Hawkinson grabbed 12 rebounds for his 42nd career double-double but the Cougars (2-0) were outrebounded 42-35. Flynn, playing in his second game at point guard, turned it over just once in 32 minutes.Washington State made 27 of 54 shots (50 percent) but hit just 4 of 14 from 3-point range.Dom Hunter made four 3-pointers and scored 26 points for Central Washington. He was 9 of 24 from the floor. Naim Ladd and Fuquan Niles added 12 points apiece, and Niles grabbed 16 rebounds for his first double-double with the Wildcats.In the first half we were getting some transition baskets, Central Washington coach Greg Sparling said. They went smaller in the second half and started switching everything, which is fine. We just didnt make shots. We tried to adjust to it, but by the time we adjusted it was too late.INJURY UPDATEIroegbu took a hard spill early in the second half on a drive to the basket.Im hurting right now, Ill get some ice on it, Iroegbu said in a radio interview. After I fell, I went back into the locker room and gathered myself. You could say that foul really woke me up.UP NEXTCentral Washington travels to face Dixie State on Friday in Seattle.Washington State plays in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on Friday against No. 22 Creighton. 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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Much of the spotlight heading into the Patriots regular-season opener at Arizona has been focused on the big piece they will be missing on offense.Its anyones guess whether New England can duplicate its typical efficiency without Tom Brady. But having to lean on its defense against a Cardinals team that Bill Belichick says has as good a group of skill players that weve seen in a long time may not be the worst thing either.Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer is expected to have his full complement of weapons Sunday in receivers Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd and John Brown. It will also be the first real look of what the Cardinals backfield tandem of Chris Johnson and second-year David Johnson can do together.Its a lot for any defense to deal with, and Belichick doesnt expect to truly know what kind of team he has until at least a month into the season. But he acknowledges his defense -- and particularly its veteran secondary -- might be the most cohesive group he has entering Week 1.(There are) a lot of things that we can do now that we wouldnt have been able to do at this time last year with that group of players because weve done them for a year, or we did them in different game plan situations last year, Belichick said.While several position groups were slowed by injuries at different times this offseason, the core secondary group of cornerbacks Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan, and safeties Devin McCourty and Patrick Chung, has remained healthy.The same is true at linebacker, where starters Jamie Collins and Donta Hightower will be counted on to slow down Arizonas run game.In the secondarys case, its only helped to build more chemistry among a foursome that was on the field to start 13 of the Patriots 18 games last season. It also accounted for seven of their 12 interceptions.It helps as long as we playy well.dddddddddddd It doesnt matter if were all back and were not playing well, McCourty said of the continuity. So I think for us personally its great. We have a great group. We like being around each other, spending time off the field bonding and learning how to play on the field together. Its just grows.The secondarys production also figures to grow with the editions of cornerbacks Cyrus Jones, a rookie second-round draft pick, and undrafted rookie Jonathan Jones.Former college rivals at Alabama and Auburn, the duo has fit in seamlessly thus far.Cyrus Jones said hes anxious to get a crack at the Cardinals multi-pronged attack.We just gotta be ready for whatever, he said. Everybody knows what type of playmakers they have, but you just gotta focus on your responsibilities and trust the man next to you that hes gonna do his job and let the chips fall where they may.McCourty said the unknown also helps drive veterans on defense.In this league you dont always know if its gonna stay that same way, so I always preach to the guys to take advantage of the opportunity, he said.Game notes TE Rob Gronkowski returned to the practice field after being absent on Sunday. ...WR Danny Amendola, who has been recovering from knee and ankle issues this preseason, said Tuesday that he feels he is ready to play despite sitting out all four of the Patriots preseason games. I feel strong. I feel fast. So Im ready to roll, he said. They have a plan, theyve always had a plan, and so have we. 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