SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. scored 26 factors, Sahvir Wheeler added 16, and the UW Huskies defeated Oregon State 79-72 on Saturday.
UW Huskies 79, Oregon State 72: Stats
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Washington’s 16-0 first half run put the Huskies (9-6, 1-3 Pac-12) in entrance they usually held on all through the second half, regardless of a late problem led by Jordan Pope of the Beavers (9-6, 1-3).
Oregon State missed its first three free throws of the second half and didn’t have a profitable free throw till Pope hit a pair with 3:17 remaining. These have been the primary two factors of a six-point run that received the Beavers inside 71-65 heading to the ultimate two minutes.
After Wilhelm Breidenbach made two free throws for the Huskies, Pope hit a stepback 3-pointer, Brooks scored on the rim and Pope hit one other stepback 3 to get Oregon State inside 75-71 with 35 seconds remaining. The Huskies, who had a 19-point benefit on the free-throw line, then went 4-for-4 on the line to shut out the win.
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Washington made 29 of 33 free throws (88%) and Oregon State made 10 of 15 (66.7%).
Pope completed with 29 factors on 10-for-17 capturing that included 5 of 10 3-pointers. Tyler Bilodeau added 21 factors and 7 rebounds. Between them they made 18 of 30 pictures, accounting for simply over 50% of OSU’s 58 subject objective makes an attempt.
Brooks and Wheeler accounted for half of Washington’s shot makes an attempt, going 16 for twenty-four between the 2 of them. Breidenbach (7-for-7) and Koren Johnson (8-for-10) feasted on the line and each reached double figures, Breidenbach with 11 factors and Johnson with 10. Breidenbach had eight rebounds.
Oregon State took an early 11-4 lead earlier than Washington caught up at 14-all. Justin Rochelin made a layup and adopted it up with a 3-pointer to present OSU a five-point lead. Trailing 21-16, the Huskies went on a 16-0 run during which six gamers scored they usually led 32-21 with 4 1/2 minutes to go. Oregon State scored the final 4 factors of the half and Washington led 38-33 on the break.
It was the 311th assembly between the groups, the third most contested sequence in Division I. Washington has received each recreation in Seattle because the 2003-04 season.
Each groups are at residence on Thursday of their subsequent video games: Washington vs. Arizona State, and Oregon State vs. Stanford.
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