University of Washington
Seattle Pacific
No. 22 Washington Victorious Over Seattle Pacific, 89-71
November 19, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 20, 2004
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By JIM COUR
AP Sports Writer
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Roy scored 23 points, and Nate Robinson added 22 to lead No. 22 Washington to an 89-71 victory over Seattle Pacific in the season opener for both Friday night.
A near-sellout crowd of 9,851 turned out at the campus Bank of America Arena to see the team that delighted Seattle last season with a surprise second-place finish in the Pac-10 race and went to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999.
The Huskies didn't disappoint their fans. Freshman Joel Smith scored 15 points, while 6-foot-8 forward Mike Jensen had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Washington.
Jordan Lee led the Falcons with 22 points, including six 3-pointers, while teammate Jason Chivers had 17 points, 15 in the second half.
The Huskies led 38-23 at halftime, scoring the final seven points in the final 2:16 on an offensive rebound putback by Jensen, a 3-pointer by Robinson and another offensive rebound putback by Jensen. That was their biggest lead of the opening half.
They didn't let the Division II Falcons back in the game in the second half. Smith stole the ball and scored on a fast-break layup to put the Huskies in front 61-37 with 11:50 to play.
Washington played without two starters, point guard Will Conroy and forward Bobby Jones, as well as sixth-man Tre Simmons and New Mexico transfer Jamal Williams. They were ineligible for the game because they played in an unsanctioned league in May.
The Huskies improved their record against Seattle Pacific to 10-0 in the schools' first game since 1981.
Washington will play in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage next week.
