Roy displays old flair
SEATTLE – Brandon Roy is back.
Roy came off the bench to score 16 of his 20 points in the second half, and he added a career-high 13 rebounds and five assists, leading No. 13 Washington to an 82-70 win over UCLA in Pacific-10 Conference men’s basketball play on Saturday.
It was the junior guard’s best game since returning from arthroscopic surgery for a torn knee ligament sustained in the Great Alaska Shootout.
The Huskies (19-3, 9-2) used 22 offensive rebounds to survive their second-worst shooting effort of the season. Washington extended its home winning streak to 20 games, the school’s longest run since 23 straight in 1952-53.
The Bruins (12-7, 6-5) were the last team to win in Seattle, on Jan. 10, 2004.
“We haven’t beaten UCLA, since I’ve been here, in the regular season,” Washington’s Will Conroy said. “That was a tough one.”
It gets rougher from here since the Huskies play five of their final seven regular-season games on the road.
It might not matter if Roy keeps rolling. He made 8 of 9 at the free-throw line, collected eight first-half rebounds and got the crowd involved with his athletic swat of Justin Farmar’s attempted fast-break layup.
“The important thing when you come off the bench is you’ve got to get involved,” Roy said. “Otherwise, you find yourself coasting. I just wanted to contribute, either with rebounds, assists or scoring.”
The Huskies led 62-58 with 7:24 to play after UCLA ran off 11 straight points. The margin was down to 65-60 after UCLA’s Dijon Thompson scored on a putback with 6:02 left.
That’s when Roy got busy. He drove for a bucket, made two free throws and hustled back on defense quickly enough to swat Farmar’s shot.
On Washington’s next possession, Roy found Bobby Jones open for a 3-pointer, for a 72-62 lead with 4:13 to go.
Washington 82, UCLA 70
UCLA (12-7, 6-5)–Thompson 9-164-422, Shipp 6-10 6-8 20, Fey 3-4 1-1 7, Afflalo 2-8 1-2 5, Farmar 3-10 1-2 8, Morrison 1-2 4-4 6, Mata 0-0 0-0 0, Hollins 1-2 0-0 2, McKinney 0- 0-0 0. Totals 25-52 17-21 70.
Washington (19-3, 9-2)–Jones 6-12 2-5 17, Jensen 2-5 0-0 5, Simmons 4-13 2-2 11, Robinson 4-14 8-9 16, Conroy 3-10 0-0 6, Smith 1-1 0-0 3, Roy 6-13 8-9 20, Rollins 0-1 0-2 0, Williams 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 28-74 20-27 82.
Halftime–Washington 36, UCLA 32. 3-point goals–UCLA 3-11 (Shipp 2-4, Farmar 1-2, Morrison 0-1, Thompson 0-2, Afflalo 0-2), Washington 6-22 (Jones 3-5, Smith 1-1, Jensen 1-2, Simmons 1-6, Roy 0-1, Conroy 0-3, Robinson 0-4). Fouled out–Morrison, Williams. Rebounds–UCLA 34 (Thompson 6), Washington 43 (Roy 13). Assists–UCLA 15 (Farmar 5), Washington 13 (Roy 5). Total fouls–UCLA 23, Washington 19. A–10,000.