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Mason Scores 23 To Help UW Pull Away For 87-69 Victory Over EWU
December 10, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) -- Mekhi Mason scored a season-high 23 points and Washington pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Washington 87-69 on Tuesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
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Mason made 7 of 11 shots with a career-high five 3-pointers and he scored 15 after halftime to help the Huskies (7-3) turn a seven-point lead into a rout, improving to 5-1 at home.
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Great Osobor totaled 16 points for Washington, which was coming off losses to former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and USC to begin the trio's first season in the Big Ten Conference. Tyler Harris added 15 points and Zoom Diallo scored 14.
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The Eagles made two free throws to pull in front 15-12 with 12:53 left in the first half. Christian King and Jase Butler sandwiched 3-pointers around two free throws by Diallo in an 8-0 run as Washington moved in front for good and built a 39-32 advantage at halftime.
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Diallo, who made all six of his shot attempts, became the first UW freshman to shoot 100 percent in a game on at least six attempts since Marquese Chriss in 2016.
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The Huskies shot 60.7% from the floor and made 10 of 19 from 3-point range. The Eagles missed 12 of 17 from beyond the arc. They fell to 0-7 on the road.
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Mekhi Mason DRAINED this one ?? @UW_MBB #B1GMBBall on BTN ?? pic.twitter.com/kYqCyfav4J
β Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 11, 2024
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