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Huskies brush aside Matadors

SEATTLE – Desmond Simmons scored 13 points to lead Washington to a 74-51 win over Cal State Northridge on Thursday night.

Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten added 12 points each for Washington (6-5).

Aziz N’Diaye came off the bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds. The Huskies’ center missed the previous two games because of a right knee sprain.

Stephan Hicks led the Matadors (3-7) with 13 points.

The Huskies never trailed against Northridge after having their 32-game nonconference home winning streak snapped by South Dakota State on Sunday.

C.J. Wilcox made a corner 3-pointer to put Washington up 47-21 early in the second half. Abdul Gaddy delivered the crosscourt pass to Wilcox for his sixth assist of the night. Gaddy was a distributor most of the night, finishing with eight assists and five shot attempts.

Wroten and Shawn Kemp Jr. hooked up for a highlight on the fast break. Wroten bounced a behind-the-back pass to Kemp for a dunk, and a 69-34 UW lead.

Ross made a layup to push Washington up 10-0 just 2:34 into the game, in contrast to Sunday’s blowout loss against South Dakota State. The Huskies were down 7-2 to the Jackrabbits at a similar point.

The Huskies were up 16-4 before Aqeel Quinn made the Matadors’ first field goal with 14:02 remaining in the first half.

 CS Northridge (3-7)—Hicks 3-14 6-6 13, Lizarraga 0-3 1-2 1, Greene 1-3 0-0 2, Quinn 2-10 2-2 6, McGhee 1-5 2-2 5, Eteuati 0-0 0-0 0, Maxwell 2-7 5-6 9, Potts 1-1 0-0 2, Jiles 2-4 0-0 4, Guei 1-7 5-6 7, Feldman 0-0 2-2 2, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Hayward-Mayhew 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 13-54 23-28 51.

Washington (6-5)—Gant 2-2 1-2 5, Gaddy 1-5 1-2 4, Wroten 5-11 2-2 12, Wilcox 3-6 0-0 9, Ross 5-14 1-2 12, Stewart 1-2 0-0 2, N’Diaye 4-6 3-6 11, Breunig 1-2 2-2 4, Wegner 0-2 0-0 0, Simmons 5-9 3-5 13, Kemp Jr. 1-1 0-0 2, Sherrer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 13-21 74.

Halftime—Washington 38-19. 3-Point Goals—CS Northridge 2-10 (Hicks 1-2, McGhee 1-3, Greene 0-1, Quinn 0-4), Washington 5-19 (Wilcox 3-6, Ross 1-4, Gaddy 1-5, Simmons 0-1, Wroten 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—CS Northridge 30 (Maxwell 11), Washington 44 (Gant, Ross, Simmons 8). Assists—CS Northridge 2 (Lizarraga 2), Washington 15 (Gaddy 8). Total Fouls—CS Northridge 18, Washington 26. A—9,348.