Roy, Huskies outlast UCLA
SEATTLE – When senior Brandon Roy has been off in Washington’s biggest games, freshman Justin Dentmon has turned on.
The switch flipped again Saturday.
Roy scored 20 points on 3-for-11 shooting and Dentmon, playing with a sprained toe, had 16 points, including the clinching free throws with 9.2 seconds left, as No. 21 Washington beat No. 13 UCLA 70-67.
Roy, who made 13 free throws in his fifth consecutive 20-point game, blocked Jordan Farmar’s 3-point attempt before the buzzer to ensure the Huskies (18-5, 7-5 Pac-10) had their first season sweep of UCLA since 1987. They have won three straight over the Bruins for the first time since 1952.
The latest featured 54 fouls and 35 turnovers as well as nine lead changes and three ties over the final 9:46.
“Oh, that is the most physical game I’ve ever played in,” said Roy, the leading scorer in conference play. “Those guys were animals out there.
“It’s not fun to play them.”
UCLA (20-5, 10-3) had a chance to tie but Darren Collison, an 81 percent free-throw shooter, made only 1 of 2 foul shots with 9.2 seconds left to get the Bruins within 68-67. Dentmon was fouled immediately and gave the Huskies the three-point lead.
Bruins freshman reserve Alfred Aboya, who has had two knee surgeries since July and was averaging 3.1 points per game, had a career-high 15 points. UCLA, which had a five-game winning streak snapped, stayed one-half game ahead of California atop the conference but lost for the first time in seven road games.
Arron Afflalo and Farmar, UCLA’s leading scorers, shot a combined 4 for 23. Afflalo left with four fouls at the 13:20 mark and Washington leading 42-40. Less than 90 seconds later, Bruins center Ryan Hollins fouled out. Afflalo was forced to return with 10:08 left when Farmar got his fourth foul.
“We outlasted them,” Roy said, sighing.
UW 70, UCLA 67
UCLA (20-5, 10-3)—Bozeman 3-8 0-0 8, Mbah a Moute 3-5 5-6 11, Hollins 3-3 1-3 7, Farmar 2-13 8-10 13, Afflalo 2-10 0-1 5, Collison 2-4 2-3 6, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Aboya 6-6 3-6 15, Roll 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-52 19-29 67.
Washington (18-5, 7-5)—Jones 2-6 6-6 10, Brockman 3-6 1-2 7, Jensen 0-3 1-2 1, Roy 3-11 13-16 20, Dentmon 5-9 5-6 16, Burmeister 1-1 0-0 3, Appleby 1-3 0-0 3, Gasser 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 4-9 2-2 10. Totals 19-48 28-34 70.
Halftime—Washington 28, UCLA 24. 3-point goals—UCLA 4-21 (Bozeman 2-5, Afflalo 1-5, Farmar 1-8, Collison 0-1, Roll 0-2), Washington 4-12 (Burmeister 1-1, Roy 1-2, Dentmon 1-3, Appleby 1-3, Jensen 0-1, Jones 0-2). Fouled out—Bozeman, Hollins, Williams. Rebounds—UCLA 34 (Hollins 9), Washington 26 (Brockman 5). Assists—UCLA 13 (Farmar 5), Washington 12 (Roy 7). Total fouls—UCLA 27, Washington 27. A—10,000.