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Washington Overcomes 16-Point Deficit, Beats Seattle 100-99 In 2OT
December 17, 2023 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) - Keion Brooks Jr. scored 22 points, Sahvir Wheeler added 19 and 14 assists and Washington rallied from a 16-point second half deficit to beat Seattle 100-99 in double overtime Sunday night at the Battle for Seattle.
"Digging yourself out of a 16-point hole against that team is difficult," Head Coach Mike Hopkins said after the win. "Our bench, I thought, won the game. Those guys impacted the win tonight for sure."
It was the Huskies' largest comeback since erasing a 17-point deficit against Colorado in January of 2017.
Washington has now won 19 consecutive games against its cross-town rival, dating back to 1978.
Koren Johnson scored 14 points for Washington and Wilhelm Breidenbach - who did not play in the first half - added 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, four rebounds, two blocks and a steal. Moses Wood scored 11 points.
Brooks drew a double team on the right block and then fed Wheeler for a driving layup to open the scoring in the second OT and, after Cameron Tyson hit a three-pointer to make it 96-all with 2:50 left, Wood made a tipin and Wheeler followed with a layup to give Washington a four-point lead with 1:34 to go. Alex Schumacher was fouled as he made a driving layup with eight seconds to go. He missed the and-1 free throw, Reiley grabbed the offensive rebound and kicked it out to Schumacher, who missed at contested three at the buzzer.
Washington's Franck Kepnang scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting and grabbed six rebounds before he left the game, following a thunderous dunk, early in the second half. The 6-foot-11 senior did not return.
Chatfield's dunk to open the scoring in the second half gave the Redhawks their biggest lead at 49-33 and Washington chipped away until Brooks made a high-arcing contested jumper that tied it with 1:19 left in regulation. Schumacher made a driving layup with 10 seconds left but Wheeler's putback as time expired forced overtime.
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— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) December 18, 2023
Brooks hit a three-pointer and then banked in a jumper with 21 seconds remaining in the first overtime to tie it at 92-all.
The Huskies (7-3) have won three games in a row, including a 78-73 win over then-No. 7 Gonzaga - Washington's first since 2005 - since an 86-81 loss to No. 17 Colorado State on Dec. 2.
Wheeler's 14 assists tied a career high and were the most by a Husky since Associate Head Coach Will Conroy in 2005.
Washington plays host to Eastern Washington on Thursday at Alaska Airlines Arena. Tickets to select games are 50% off for the next week.
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