Huskies’ schedule has Zags, LSU

SEATTLE – Washington will host Final Four participant Louisiana State in December, two games after its annual in-state showdown with Gonzaga, according to a schedule the school has released.

The Huskies will play in Spokane against the Zags on Dec. 9. After a home game Dec. 16 against Portland State, Washington will face LSU in the first meeting between the schools since 1985.

The Huskies will begin the season Nov. 12 against Pepperdine in the Basketball Travelers Classic. The round-robin tournament will run at Hec Edmundson Pavilion and include Nicholls State and Northern Iowa, which lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Georgetown last spring.

For the second consecutive season, Washington will play only one game away from home before Pac-10 play begins.