Washington State cut the lead to three with under a minute remaining, but the Huskies executed a picture-perfect press break that led to a thunderous dunk from Matthews Jr. and a roar from the home crowd. The emotional, come-from-behind rivalry win had the Huskies feeling confident heading into a big stretch on the schedule.
Arizona would show why it is a top-five team in the second half, shooting 69% from the field and dishing out 14 assists to pull away and ultimately win by 24 points.
As a team, Washington shot 53.8% from the field to go with 19 rebounds in the second half to pull away and win comfortably by a score of 87-64.
The Huskies would continue to string together defensive stops to lock up the win and complete the season sweep of Utah. It was UW's fourth straight home win, which have all been Pac-12 games. It was also the team's fifth win in its last six games.
Behind 25 points from Terrell Brown Jr., four threes by Jamal Bey and a rowdy student section, the Washington men's basketball team won its second straight conference game, beating Stanford 67-64 on Saturday afternoon.
