UW basketball

PORTLAND – Folks sitting in small groups spread throughout the Moda Center stands sit watching in search of the next big star.

Noah Williams, once a staunch Washington State Cougar who was outspokenly anti-Washington Huskies, is switching sides.

From Florida to Indiana to Washington, Michael Penix Jr. has been hardened by the hurdles.

LAS VEGAS — Boogie Ellis scored 17 points and No. 21 Southern California overcame a rash of turnovers to hold off Washington 65-61 Thursday night in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.

LAS VEGAS — In their previous four trips to the Pac-12 tournament, Mike Hopkins and the Huskies either lost in the first round or advanced to the championship game.

SEATTLE — Terrell Brown Jr. scored 24 points and led four players into double-figure scoring as Washington closed out its regular season by completing a season sweep of Oregon State, 78-67 on Saturday.

Terrell Brown Jr. and Emmitt Matthews Jr. both scored 25 points, Nate Roberts added a career-high 18 points before fouling out, and Washington beat Oregon 78-67 on Thursday night, dealing a major blow to Oregon’s hopes of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.

SEATTLE — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 30 points, and No. 17 UCLA rallied after a sluggish first half and beat Washington 77-66 on Monday night.

Jaylen Clark and David Singleton posted career highs in scoring as No. 13 UCLA shook off a slow start to defeat Washington 76-50 on Saturday night.

SEATTLE — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points, Azuolas Tubelis added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Arizona overcame a sluggish start to race past Washington for a convincing 92-68 victory on Saturday.

Jaiden Delaire had 18 points, Harrison Ingram and James Keefe scored 17 apiece and Stanford breezed to an 87-69 victory over Washington on Sunday.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Twice in recent weeks, the Huskies built big double-digit leads early in the second half, but failed to administer a knockout and needed to work until the final minutes before securing a hard-fought win.

SEATTLE – Terrell Brown Jr. scored a game-high 30 points and made several clutch plays to force double overtime, but it was Daejon Davis and Cole Bajema hitting momentum-swinging 3-pointers in the second extra period to give the Washington men’s basketball team a 77-73 win against Utah on Saturday.

SEATTLE — Terrell Brown Jr. scored 26 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Washington held on in the closing seconds for a 60-58 win over Colorado on Thursday night.

In its second game without coach Mike Hopkins, who is in COVID-19 protocols, nothing went right for UW.

Terrell Brown Jr. scored 27 points and Washington turned back Oregon State 82-72 on Thursday night despite being without head coach Mike Hopkins.

They were everywhere, just like old times.

Washington men’s basketball guard Terrell Brown Jr. dribbled and danced with his back to the basket while California’s Kuany Kuany, who looked like he was on roller skates, tried in vain to defend the Pac-12’s leading scorer.

From the start, Washington had difficulty keeping the Buffaloes off the glass. Colorado enjoyed a 23-8 rebounding disparity in the first half, but both teams attempted 27 shots before the break.