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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mekhi Mason DRAINED this one ?? @UW_MBB #B1GMBBall on BTN ?? pic.twitter.com/kYqCyfav4J
— Big Ten Men's Basketball (@B1GMBBall) December 11, 2024
Washington is idle until Dec. 18 when it hosts Washington State. Tickets are available.
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