SEATTLE — Noah Dickerson scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, David Crisp had three key baskets in the final five minutes, and Washington knocked off No. 25 Arizona State 68-64 on Thursday night.
If there was question about Washington’s validity in the Pac-12 race, some of those were answered by a gutty performance from the Huskies. Dickerson dominated on the interior in the first half as Washington built a 10-point lead at the break, only to hold on in the closing minutes after Arizona State rallied.
Dickerson had 13 points and 11 rebounds in the first half, while Crisp finished with 12 points. The duo combined for 12 of Washington’s final 16 points. Jaylen Nowell added 15 points and nine rebounds, and Dominic Green hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds left to seal the victory. Washington (16-6, 6-3 Pac-12) has won three straight.
Kodi Justice led Arizona State (16-6, 4-6) with 16 points, but the Sun Devils were just 5 of 19 on 3-point shooting. The 64 points were a season-low for the Sun Devils. Shannon Evans II added 13 points but was 1 of 7 on 3-pointers. Tra Holder finished with 12.
After a miserable first half, the Sun Devils quickly made it a game in the opening moments of the second half. A 12-2 run pulled Arizona State even at 39-all, but the Sun Devils didn’t take their first lead until Justice’s 3-pointer with 7:28 remaining to take a 51-50 lead.
Consecutive baskets by Crisp and Dickerson put the Huskies back in front, but Romello White scored in the lane to tie the game at 56-all with 4 minutes left.
Nowell and Dickerson both made a pair of free throws sandwiched around a runner from Evans. Crisp scored a pair of consecutive tough baskets in the lane and Dickerson scored underneath, but Holder’s driving shot with 59 seconds left pulled the Sun Devils within 66-64. Nowell was called for an offensive foul with 36.5 seconds left giving the ball back to the Sun Devils. But Arizona State never got a shot up, as Mickey Mitchell’s pass was deflected by Sam Timmins. Green was fouled and his free throws clinched the victory.
OREGON 66, CALIFORNIA 53
The Oregon Ducks were happy to get a conference win on the road, but dissatisfied with their own play after a victory over a struggling California team.
MiKyle McIntosh had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Oregon beat California, 66-53, on Thursday night, sending the Bears to their ninth straight defeat to match the second-longest losing streak in school history.
Troy Brown had 16 points and Elijah Brown added 15 for the Ducks (15-7, 5-4 Pac-12), who never trailed and held a double-digit lead for much of the game.
Oregon won easily despite committing 17 turnovers and allowing California to grab 19 offensive rebounds.
“We could have won by a lot more points,” McIntosh said. “You take the win, but you’ve got to learn from this.”
STANFORD 80, OREGON STATE 71
Reid Travis scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds in helping Stanford beat Oregon State 80-71 on Thursday night.
Dorian Pickens added 15 points for the Cardinal (12-11, 6-4 Pac-12), who ended a three-game losing streak. Daejon Davis added 11 points and seven assists.
Drew Eubanks scored 19 points to lead the Beavers (11-10, 3-6 Pac-12), who lost their third straight and five of six overall. Tres Tinkle added 18 and both Stephen Thompson Jr. and Ethan Thompson scored 10.
Eubanks converted a 3-point play in the final eight minutes to pull Oregon State within six points at 64-58 but that was as close as the Beavers got.
Travis scored nine points in the first three minutes and Stanford scored the first 12 points of the game. He made 10 of his first 12 shots.
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