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Johnson Scores Career-High 30 As UW Cruises Past Stanford 85-65
February 15, 2024 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) -- Koren Johnson scored a career-high 30 points and made six three-pointers, and Washington pulled away early in the second half to beat Stanford 85-65 on Thursday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
"Koren was just unconscious," Head Coach Mike Hopkins said after the game. "In the second half we were in transition, getting dunks. The crowd was into it and that was huge."
Keion Brooks Jr. scored eight points, including back-to-back dunks, as Washington opened the second half on a 12-0 run for a 52-38 advantage. Brooks' two-handed, alley-oop dunk stretched the Huskies' lead to 79-57 with about three minutes left.
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Brooks finished with 20 points. Johnson was 12-of-18 shooting from the floor, and his three-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Huskies a 40-38 lead.
No Husky had scored over 30 points off the bench in 22 years.
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Sahvir Wheeler added 14 points and eight assists for Washington (14-11, 6-8 Pac-12), which has won consecutive games. Wheeler also grabbed five rebounds for the second consecutive game. Braxton Meah grabbed 13 rebounds.
Stanford, which was coming off a program record 19 three-pointers in a 99-68 rout over Southern California, was 8 of 27 from distance against the Huskies.
Washington improved to 13-2 when holding opponents to 75 points or fewer.
The Huskies host California on Saturday at 5 p.m. Limited tickets are available.
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