Huskies win big over Red Raiders
SEATTLE – Justin Holiday had 17 of his career-high 20 points in the first half to lead No. 23 Washington past Texas Tech 108-79 on Saturday.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning added 18 points, Isaiah Thomas had 16 and C.J. Wilcox scored 11 for Washington (5-2), which won its second consecutive game after two losses to Top 25 teams Kentucky and Michigan State at the Maui Invitational.
Holiday hit a career-high four 3-pointers and finished with nine rebounds.
Brad Reese scored 19 while John Roberson and David Tairu had 14 apiece to lead Texas Tech (5-4), which has lost three of its last four games.
The Huskies led 61-42 at halftime before the Red Raiders scored seven in a row to get within 75-62 with 12:28 left. Bryan-Amaning responded with two free throws and two dunks to push the lead to 19 and help the Huskies cruise to their 24th straight nonconference home win.
The Huskies closed the first half with an 8-0 run, including a lay-in and dunk by Bryan-Amaning. Holiday nearly broke his career high of 18 by halftime, after scoring 13 points – including three 3-pointers – to give the Huskies a 14-8 lead in the opening 4 minutes.
Washington entered the game as the second-highest scoring team in the nation at 93.7 points per game and second in assists at 20 per game. The Huskies finished with 21 assists.
Mike Singletary, who had 29 points and 13 rebounds as Texas Tech beat Oral Roberts 86-82 on Tuesday, had just six points against Washington, all in the first half.
The Huskies avenged a 99-92 overtime loss to Texas Tech last season.
(23) Washington 108, Texas Tech 79
Texas Tech (5-4)—Reese 6-13 6-6 19, Singletary 3-8 0-0 6, Lewandowski 4-8 0-0 8, Roberson 4-9 5-6 14, Tairu 4-8 6-7 14, Outler 1-4 0-0 3, Davis 1-2 0-1 2, Willis 0-1 0-0 0, Crockett 1-2 0-0 2, Cooper 2-2 1-5 5, Roberts 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 29-63 18-25 79.
Washington (5-2)—Holiday 7-12 2-2 20, Gant 4-7 0-1 8, N’Diaye 1-4 2-4 4, Gaddy 2-6 0-0 6, Thomas 5-9 6-6 16, Overton 3-6 3-4 9, Bryan-Amaning 8-13 2-3 18, Suggs 3-4 2-3 8, Wilcox 4-7 0-0 11, Ross 3-4 0-0 6, Sherrer 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 41-73 17-23 108.
Halftime—Washington 61-42. 3-Point Goals—Texas Tech 3-10 (Outler 1-2, Reese 1-2, Roberson 1-4, Willis 0-1, Singletary 0-1), Washington 9-17 (Holiday 4-7, Wilcox 3-5, Gaddy 2-2, Ross 0-1, Overton 0-1, Suggs 0-1). Fouled Out—N’Diaye. Rebounds—Texas Tech 33 (Singletary 7), Washington 39 (Holiday 9). Assists—Texas Tech 11 (Roberson 6), Washington 21 (Gaddy, Overton, Thomas 4). Total Fouls—Texas Tech 20, Washington 19. A—9,044.