Jones saves Huskies
SEATTLE – Bobby Jones made two key baskets down the stretch and sank two free throws with 16.5 seconds to go, finishing with 16 points to lead No. 10 Washington to a 69-65 Pacific-10 Conference victory over Oregon State on Thursday night.
The Huskies ended a two-game conference losing streak at home after they had a 32-game home winning streak broken. They won their third straight conference game.
But it wasn’t easy on a night when they didn’t shoot well and preseason All-America Brandon Roy struggled with eight points on 3-for-9 shooting.
With the score 62-60 in favor of the Huskies following a layup by Nick DeWitz with 2:44 left, Jones put back an offensive rebound 27 seconds later for a four-point lead. With 2 minutes to go, Jones scored on a fastbreak layup to put UW in front 66-60.
But the Beavers weren’t done. Chris Stephens got a layup before Wesley Washington stole the ball from Justin Dentmon at midcourt and drove in for a layup with 1:15 left. He was fouled by Dentmon on the play and made his free throw to cut Washington’s lead to 66-65.
After Stephens missed a 17-footer, Washington rebounded and Jones was fouled with 16.5 seconds left. Jones’ two free throws gave Washington a 68-65 lead.
Stephens missed another 3-point try and Roy was fouled and sank a free throw with 1.8 seconds left.
Freshman Jon Brockman added 11 points for Washington, while Marcel Jones led the Beavers with 14 points.
Washington shot only 26 percent in the first half, but made 41 percent (14 for 34) after the break. The Beavers committed 28 turnovers.
The Huskies led 28-27 at halftime despite shooting miserably from the field (10 for 38), especially at the start of the game when they missed their first 11 shots from the field and went 3 for 20 in the first 9:58.
But the Beavers, struggling against Washington’s pressing man-to-man defense, couldn’t capitalize on the Huskies’ woeful shooting, committing 16 turnovers in the first half.
Washington 69, Oregon St. 65
Oregon State (9-8, 2-4) – Jones 4-9 5-8 14, DeWitz 3-6 6-6 12, Jeffers 3-7 5-7 11, Fontenet 0-1 0-0 0, Stephens 4-9 2-2 11, Tsagarakis 0-2 2-2 2, McGillis 1-1 0-0 2, Cuic 2-4 0-0 4, Washington 3-5 3-3 9, Casey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-44 23-28 65.
Washington (15-2, 4-2) – Jones Jr. 5-13 6-10 16, Williams 2-12 0-2 4, Brockman 4-12 3-4 11, Roy 3-9 2-5 8, Dentmon 2-7 4-5 8, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Burmeister 2-5 0-0 5, Appleby 3-8 1-2 9, Gasser 2-3 0-0 6, Jensen 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 24-72 16-28 69.
Halftime–Washington 28, Oregon State 27. 3-Point Goals–Oregon State 2-10 (Jones 1-1, Stephens 1-4, Fontenet 0-1, Cuic 0-1, DeWitz 0-1, Tsagarakis 0-2), Washington 5-21 (Gasser 2-2, Appleby 2-6, Burmeister 1-3, Jensen 0-2, Jones Jr. 0-2, Roy 0-3, Dentmon 0-3). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Oregon State 39 (Jones 10), Washington 41 (Jones Jr. 8). Assists–Oregon State 10 (Fontenet, Stephens 3), Washington 15 (Dentmon 8). Total Fouls–Oregon State 22, Washington 22. A–NA.