University of Washington
13-11,5-8Pac-12
Oregon State
11-13,3-10Pac-12
Brooks Scores 23, Washington Cruises Past Oregon State 67-55
February 10, 2024 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- Keion Brooks Jr. scored 23 points and Washington never trailed in a 67-55 victory over Oregon State on Saturday.
"Our defense the last two games has been much more active," Coach Hopkins said after the win. "I was really excited about the rebounding which allowed us to get in transition."
Brooks made half of his 14 shots with two three-pointers for the Huskies (13-11, 5-8 Pac-12 Conference), who snapped a two-game skid while extending Oregon State's losing streak to four. He added nine rebounds. Sahvir Wheeler finished with 15 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Moses Wood sank three three-pointers and scored 13.
Jordan Pope led the Beavers with 19 points, but he made just 6 of 18 shots - 1 of 5 from three-point range.
Anthony Holland came off the bench to hit two straight three-pointers, sparking an 11-0 run that left Washington leading 23-9 with 8:47 remaining in the first half. Brooks had two three-pointers and scored 17 as the Huskies took a 42-22 advantage into intermission. UW forced Oregon State to miss 18 of its first 22 attempts from the floor and shot just 25.8%.
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Tyler Bilodeau, who scored just seven points, opened the second half with a basket and Oregon State scored the first nine points. Washington did not score until Wood sank a three-pointer with 15:11 remaining for a 45-33 lead. The Beavers trimmed the deficit to 11, but Brooks scored four in a quick 9-0 spurt and Washington's lead was back to 20 at the midway point. The Huskies' advantage never fell below 12 from there.
The 55 points scored by Oregon State are the fewest the Huskies have allowed to a Pac-12 opponent since allowing 47 to the Beavers last February.
Washington beat Oregon State at home in January 79-72, sweeping the season series on Saturday.
Moses Wood reached 1,500 career points in the victory.
Washington returns home to play Stanford on Thursday. Tickets are available.
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