UW waltzes past Texas Southern

SEATTLE – Matthew Bryan-Amaning came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points as Washington coasted to an 88-52 victory over winless Texas Southern in non-conference men’s basketball play on Saturday night.

Jon Brockman added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies (5-3), making 7 of 8 shot attempts. Quincy Pondexter added 13 as 10 Huskies scored.

Matthew Miller led the Tigers (0-8) with 12 points.

Five minutes into the second half, it turned into the Bryan-Amaning show. The 6-foot-9 freshman forward scored every point – 14 straight – for the Huskies over a 6-minute span, building Washington’s lead to 68-40 with 8:10 left.

Washington had a season-high nine steals and forced 24 turnovers that yielded 46 points. Five of the Huskies’ seven first-half steals came during a 16-2 run from 13:15 to 7:22 to build their lead to 31-15.

The Tigers also hurt themselves at the foul line, making just 4 of 16 attempts.

Brockman had a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) by halftime and the Huskies led 42-28 at the break.

The Huskies finished with 59.3 percent shooting from the floor (35 of 59) and held a 36-27 edge on the boards.

The 36-point edge was easily the widest victory margin for the Huskies, who have won three straight.

The Huskies have five non-conference games remaining (all at home) before opening Pac-10 play at Washington State on Jan. 3, 2009. The first of those five games is Dec. 14 against Portland State at 5 p.m.

UW 88, Texas Southern 52

 Texas Southern (0-8)—J.Jones 3-6 0-4 6, Boyles 2-5 0-0 4, Drewy 2-6 1-2 5, Hall 3-10 1-2 7, Miller 5-10 0-1 12, Henderson 2-4 1-1 5, Ford 0-3 0-2 0, Burrell 1-1 0-0 2, Norwood 3-4 1-2 9, D.Jones 1-2 0-2 2. Totals 22-51 4-16 52.

Washington (5-3)—Pondexter 5-10 3-3 13, Brockman 7-8 1-4 15, Gant 3-5 2-4 8, Thomas 3-7 2-2 10, Dentmon 3-7 3-4 9, Overton 2-3 0-0 5, Bryan-Amaning 8-8 2-2 18, Suggs 1-2 0-0 3, Wallace 2-3 0-0 4, Holiday 0-0 0-0 0, Turner 0-2 0-0 0, Wolfinger 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 35-59 13-19 88.

Halftime—Washington 42-28. 3-Point Goals—Texas Southern 4-9 (Norwood 2-3, Miller 2-5, J.Jones 0-1), Washington 5-13 (Thomas 2-4, Overton 1-1, Suggs 1-2, Wolfinger 1-2, Turner 0-2, Dentmon 0-2). Fouled Out—J.Jones. Rebounds—Texas Southern 27 (Miller 7), Washington 36 (Brockman 11). Assists—Texas Southern 10 (Ford, Hall, Miller 3), Washington 24 (Pondexter 8). Total Fouls—Texas Southern 18, Washington 23. A—7,241.