Thursday, March 7
Pullman, WA
6:00 PM
University of Washington
17-14,9-11Pac-12
74
at
68
Washington State
23-8,14-6Pac-12
1
2
F
Washington
32
42
74
Washington St.
30
38
68
UW Tops Rival No. 18 Washington State 74-68
March 07, 2024 | Men's Basketball
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Koren Johnson scored 23 points, Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 and Washington knocked off No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals.
"Really proud of our guys," Coach Hopkins said after the win. "To be able to play against your rival on the road – our guys competed, we kept being resilient, kept playing and we made some plays."
Johnson nailed a corner 3-pointer with 1:21 left that proved to be the final blow, putting the Huskies up 68-61.
The Huskies held Washington State to 4 of 24 from 3-point range to hand the Cougars just their second home loss of the season.
It was Washington's first road win over a ranked opponent since beating Kansas on Dec. 6, 2017.
Washington (17-14, 9-11) used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take the lead for good, which included a three from Brooks and Johnson's jumper to make it 61-53.
The Cougars pulled to 63-60, but couldn't get closer. Washington State struggled badly at the free-throw line, hitting just 8 of 17.
UW held leading scorer Myles Rice to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting. Rice and Jaylen Wells, who made the game-winning three in the overtime win in February in Seattle, combined for just 17 points on 1-of-12 3-point shooting.
Washington State shot 39% for the game and started 1 of 12 from behind the arc.
Johnson, who started just his first conference game of the season, is averaging 18.7 points and 4.2 assists in his last seven games.
The Huskies will watch the Pac-12 scoreboard the rest of the week before discovering their seed in the conference tournament, which starts Wednesday. UW can be no lower than No. 9.
Follow @UW_MBB on Instagram and X/Twitter as the Dawgs prepare for postseason play.
"Really proud of our guys," Coach Hopkins said after the win. "To be able to play against your rival on the road – our guys competed, we kept being resilient, kept playing and we made some plays."
Johnson nailed a corner 3-pointer with 1:21 left that proved to be the final blow, putting the Huskies up 68-61.
The Huskies held Washington State to 4 of 24 from 3-point range to hand the Cougars just their second home loss of the season.
It was Washington's first road win over a ranked opponent since beating Kansas on Dec. 6, 2017.
Washington (17-14, 9-11) used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take the lead for good, which included a three from Brooks and Johnson's jumper to make it 61-53.
Koren finds open space to put the Dawgs up 8
— Washington Men's Basketball (@UW_MBB) March 8, 2024
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The Cougars pulled to 63-60, but couldn't get closer. Washington State struggled badly at the free-throw line, hitting just 8 of 17.
UW held leading scorer Myles Rice to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting. Rice and Jaylen Wells, who made the game-winning three in the overtime win in February in Seattle, combined for just 17 points on 1-of-12 3-point shooting.
Washington State shot 39% for the game and started 1 of 12 from behind the arc.
Johnson, who started just his first conference game of the season, is averaging 18.7 points and 4.2 assists in his last seven games.
The Huskies will watch the Pac-12 scoreboard the rest of the week before discovering their seed in the conference tournament, which starts Wednesday. UW can be no lower than No. 9.
Follow @UW_MBB on Instagram and X/Twitter as the Dawgs prepare for postseason play.
Team Stats
UW
WSU
FG%
.509
.394
3FG%
.375
.167
FT%
.706
.471
RB
34
44
TO
12
12
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
F
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