Washington (13-15, 3-12) vs. Washington State (14-14, 5-10)
Friday, February 28th @ 6:00 p.m. PT
Alaska Airlines Arena (Seattle, WA)
Line: Washington -9.5
TV: FS1
Radio: 1000AM KOMO/97.7 FM
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS
Washington
G Marcus Tsohonis (6’3″, 5.3 ppg)
G Jamal Bey (6’6″, 5.7 ppg)
G Nahziah Carter (6’6″, 12.4 ppg)
F Isaiah Stewart (6’9″, 16.9 ppg)
F Hameir Wright (6’9″, 5.7 ppg)
Washington State
G Marvin Cannon (6’5″, 4.2 ppg)
G Noah Williams (6’5″, 5.9 ppg)
G Jervae Robinson (6’2″, 5.3 ppg)
F CJ Elleby (6’6″, 18.6 ppg)
F Jeff Pollard (6’9″, 8.8 ppg)
PREVIEW
The Washington Huskies finally got on the win column last weekend, which ended their losing streak at a shocking 9 consecutive games.
Tonight’s game will be televised on FS1, and the Huskies will need to ride that momentum to even the score with their cross-state rivals.
Washington came out and fired on all cylinders against the California Bears, during their 87-52 blowout victory, completely dominating in all facets of the game.
Washington State is currently 14-14 (5-10) on the season, and recently suffered a 75-57 defeat at home against the Stanford Cardinal, after going “ice cold” with their shooting at 32% from the field.
ESPN MATCHUP PREDICTOR
GAME NOTES
• Washington will be honoring seniors Sam Timmins, Jason Crandall and Quin Barnard at Friday’s game
• Cal’s 11 made field goals were the fewest by a UW opponent since Feb. 7, 2014 when UW held San Diego State to just 11 made shots … additionally UW’s 35-point margin of victory was its largest in league play since a 38-point win at Oregon State on Feb. 16, 2008.
• Isaiah Stewart now owns the UW freshman records for blocks (61) and rebounds (239) … the rebound record he broke set by Mark Pope (234) was done almost 30 years ago (1991-92)
• In UW’s three Pac-12 wins, it has outscored their opponents by an average of 25.0 points … UW’s two 30-point conference wins mark the first time since 2010-11 that UW Has picked up two 30 point wins over P12 opponents
• Washington has out-rebounded its last three opponents including a six rebound margin over California
• Junior Nahziah Carter is now at 811 career points as he has the most points by anyone on the roster
• Over the last six games off the bench, McDaniels is averaging 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds while shooting 41.3 percent from the field, 40.7 from 3 and 75.0 from the FT line
• Isaiah Stewart was named one of the Top 10 Finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award and named to the Naismith Trophy Mid-season Watch List along with the Wooden Award Mid-season list
• After pulling his redshirt, freshman Marcus Tsohonis has averaged 9.8 points in six-straight starts scoring a career-high 19 points against Arizona State, following with 13 at WSU, adding five at UCLA and 11 against both Stanford and California … he is also averaging 2.3 assists in those outings
• UW has yet to let an opponent shoot higher than 50 percent from the field in 28 games … the Dawgs currently rank seventh nationally in FG percentage defense at 37.7 percent
• UW is averaging 6.3 blocks per game, which is second in the NCAA … UW led the country in blocks a year ago
• The Dawgs currently have 1,015 wins inside Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington’s 1,015 wins are the most by any Division I team at its current home arena
• UW is averaging 13.3 takeaways (blocks and steals) this season, which is the most combined average by any team in the Pac-12.
• UW has seven players listed at 6-9 or taller on its roster, the most in the Pac-12
• Stewart recorded his eighth 20-point game of the season against No. 23 Colorado going 9-of-12 from the field and adding eight rebounds and four blocks
• Stewart recorded his fifth 20/10 double-double of the season against No. 8 Oregon as he pulled down a career-best 19 rebounds and added 25 points … the last player to have five 20/10 dub-dubs in a season was Matthew Bryan-Amaning who had six in 2010-11
• Stewart is second the Pac-12 with 11 double-doubles and his five 20/10’s are the second-most in the league behind Onyeka Okongwu (USC) … his 11 double-doubles are the second most by a freshman in the NCAA
• UW has only shot below 40.0 percent from the field in a game in four games this season, while UW opponents have yet to shoot above 50 percent in a game … UW has shot 50 percent or better in seven games this year.
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