Huskies Drop Pac-12 Opener, 73-69, In Colorado

Friday, December 29

Boulder, CO

6:00 PM

University of Washington

8-4,0-1Pac-12

Colorado

10-2,1-0Pac-12

Washington

Colorado

December 29, 2023 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Postgame Press Conference

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – A strong second half was not enough as Washington fell to Colorado 73-69 in a Pac-12 opener on Friday night.

"It's hard to win on the road," Coach Hopkins said. "We have to bounce back."

After making 4-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, the Huskies made five of their first nine after halftime and surged ahead 59-56 with a little less than eight minutes remaining. Keion Brooks Jr. scored 13 points and made three three-pointers in the extended 33-24 run. Washington went up by seven when Brooks threw down an alley-oop dunk with 5:56 remaining.

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Brooks scored 20 points for the eighth time this season and grabbed eight rebounds for Washington (8-4). Sahvir Wheeler scored 17 and added seven assists and Moses Wood scored 14 for the Huskies. Those three combined to go 18 for 51 from the floor, accounting for 78% of the Huskies' shot attempts.

After Washington led for most of the first eight minutes of the game, Colorado went ahead 16-15 on a fastbreak layup by O'Brien. The Buffaloes led for the remainder of the half and took a 32-26 lead into the break.

The Huskies, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end, will play at Utah on Sunday. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Pac-12 Networks.