Late UW Comeback Falls Short In Exhibition With Washington State

Sunday, October 25

Seattle, Wash.

1:00 p.m. PT

University of Washington

0-0,0-0Big Ten

Washington State (Exh.)

0-0,0-0Pac-12

Team	1	2	F
Washington St.	38	46	84
Washington	37	43	80

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Team huddle in exhibition vs. Washington State

October 25, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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SEATTLE – LeJuan Watts scored a game-high 28 points and Nikola Dzepina added a double double with 16 points and 12 rebounds but Washington fell short in its exhibition Sunday with Washington State, 84-80 at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Despite trailing by eight with 46 seconds to play, the Huskies gave themselves a shot to tie in the waning seconds. However, Watts' attempted tying three pointer was blocked by Ronnie Harrison as the Cougars closed out the win.

In addition to Watts and Dzepina's offensive efforts, Lathan Sommerville poured in 19 points on 6-of-7 from the field, also adding four rebounds.

After allowing the Cougars to scored six of the game's first seven points, the Huskies used a 16-3 run to grab an eight point lead just under six minutes into the game.

Washington built its lead to as many as 10 in the first half but WSU closed the opening 20 minutes strong, taking a 38-37 advantage into the break.

The Huskies again started the second half on the front foot, building a six-point lead with 12 minutes to play.

After a 10-0 burst from WSU put the Cougars back in front, Watts' driving layup with 5:46 to go deadlocked the score at 62-62.

However, Harrison made back-to-back buckets to push the Cougars back in front and the Dawgs were never able to narrow the gap.

Washington begins the regular season at home on Nov. 2, hosting Colgate at Alaska Airlines Arena for a 7:00 p.m. PT tipoff, streaming on B1G+.

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