University of Washington
10-7,2-4Pac-12
UCLA
7-10,2-4Pac-12
Huskies Drop Road Game At UCLA 73-61
January 14, 2024 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Washington could not slow UCLA on Sunday, falling 73-61 at Pauley Pavilion.
"There was something missing tonight," Coach Hopkins said. "Turnovers were a big factor. That's not a winning formula. We've got to clean that up."
Moses Wood hit a three-pointer and then made two free throws before Keion Brooks Jr. added a pair of free throws to cut Washington's deficit to 39-24 with 16 minutes to play. Will McClendon answered with a three and Adem Bona scored in the paint before his dunk pushed the lead back into double figures less than a minutes later and the Huskies got no closer.
The Huskies led 7-3 early on as the contest went back and forth for the first eight minutes.
Sahvir Wheeler led Washington (10-7, 2-4 Pac-12) with a career-high tying 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Brooks added 12 and Wood 10. The Huskies had won back-to-back home games before traveling to California.
Braxton Meah grabbed eight rebounds after snaring a career-high 14 in the win over Arizona State.
The Bruins forced 19 Washington turnovers and outscored the Huskies 26-11 in points off turnovers. UCLA made 25 of 50 from the field.
Washington plays the second of three-straight road games Thursday at California.
