Friday, December 30
Seattle, WA
7:00 PM
University of Washington
9-5,1-2Pac-12
67
vs
80
USC
11-3,3-0Pac-12
1
2
F
Southern California
41
39
80
Washington
34
33
67
Washington Slips against USC 80-67 on Friday
December 30, 2022 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) – Keion Brooks Jr. scored 22 points and Keyon Menifield put in 18 but Washington lost to USC 80-67 on Friday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
"We took a three-point lead to start the second half but then didn't execute on Boogie Ellis," Head Coach Mike Hopkins said after the game. "We needed to be better to beat that team."
The Huskies trailed by seven at intermission but quickly erased that deficit in the second half. Cole Bajema hit the first of his four second-half 3-pointers to get within one, 42-41 three minutes into the half, rising the more than 7,000 fans in Hec Ed to their feet.
The Huskies then used a 10-0 run fueled by a pair of Bajema 3-pointers and a pair of baskets by Menifield to take a 58-55 lead with 10:28 left in the game. But Ellis answered by scoring nine points in an 11-0 run that put the Trojans back in front, 66-58.
Bajema finished with 12 points, three blocks and three steals.
Washington (9-5, 1-2) returns to the court in Hec Ed on Sunday to host No. 11 UCLA on Sunday at 4 p.m.
"We took a three-point lead to start the second half but then didn't execute on Boogie Ellis," Head Coach Mike Hopkins said after the game. "We needed to be better to beat that team."
The Huskies trailed by seven at intermission but quickly erased that deficit in the second half. Cole Bajema hit the first of his four second-half 3-pointers to get within one, 42-41 three minutes into the half, rising the more than 7,000 fans in Hec Ed to their feet.
The Huskies then used a 10-0 run fueled by a pair of Bajema 3-pointers and a pair of baskets by Menifield to take a 58-55 lead with 10:28 left in the game. But Ellis answered by scoring nine points in an 11-0 run that put the Trojans back in front, 66-58.
Bajema finished with 12 points, three blocks and three steals.
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— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) December 31, 2022
Washington (9-5, 1-2) returns to the court in Hec Ed on Sunday to host No. 11 UCLA on Sunday at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
USC
UW
FG%
.459
.324
3FG%
.357
.333
FT%
.810
.778
RB
44
33
TO
16
13
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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