Monday, November 24
Cheney, WA
UC Riverside
78
vs
91
Washington
Photo by: Phil Ellsworth
Huskies Run Away From Highlanders, 91-78
11/24/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The University of Washington overcame a five-point UC Riverside lead and cruised to a 91-78 win at the Bank of America Arena at Seattle Monday.
The Highlanders fell to 0-2 on the season, while Washington moved to 2-0.
UW's Brandon Roy led all players with 22 points and Hakeem Rollins added 12. UCR's Kevin Butler had a season-high 20 points, 16 in the first half, and sophomore forward Nate Carter had 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting. UCR shot 29-of-67 (43%) from the field, compared to the Huskies 35-of-62 (56%). UCR improved their three point performance from their opening game, nailing 10 treys in 25 attempts (40%), compared to their 2-of-13 performance against LMU Friday. The Huskies won the battle of the boards, 44-22.
Washington built a five point lead in the opening minutes of the break, but UCR came back to take a 48-43 advantage on a three by Brett Ost, who had five points, a jumper by Carter and a jumper by Butler with 16:44 remaining.
However, UW turned on a full court press that allowed them to roar back to take a 58-50 lead with 15-2 run with 11:13 remaining. But they weren't finished, The lead built up to a high of 21 at 75-54 on a jumper by Hakeem Rollins with 6:48 remaining. UCR cut the lead to 11 in the final minute, but it was too little, too late.
The Huskies took a 40-36 lead into the intermission despite 16 points by Butler, who was 6-of-9 from the field with a pair of threes in the half. However, the rest of the Highlanders' team was just 7-of-26 from the field in the half.
The Highlanders travel to Arizona State University on November 29.
The Highlanders fell to 0-2 on the season, while Washington moved to 2-0.
UW's Brandon Roy led all players with 22 points and Hakeem Rollins added 12. UCR's Kevin Butler had a season-high 20 points, 16 in the first half, and sophomore forward Nate Carter had 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting. UCR shot 29-of-67 (43%) from the field, compared to the Huskies 35-of-62 (56%). UCR improved their three point performance from their opening game, nailing 10 treys in 25 attempts (40%), compared to their 2-of-13 performance against LMU Friday. The Huskies won the battle of the boards, 44-22.
Washington built a five point lead in the opening minutes of the break, but UCR came back to take a 48-43 advantage on a three by Brett Ost, who had five points, a jumper by Carter and a jumper by Butler with 16:44 remaining.
However, UW turned on a full court press that allowed them to roar back to take a 58-50 lead with 15-2 run with 11:13 remaining. But they weren't finished, The lead built up to a high of 21 at 75-54 on a jumper by Hakeem Rollins with 6:48 remaining. UCR cut the lead to 11 in the final minute, but it was too little, too late.
The Huskies took a 40-36 lead into the intermission despite 16 points by Butler, who was 6-of-9 from the field with a pair of threes in the half. However, the rest of the Highlanders' team was just 7-of-26 from the field in the half.
The Highlanders travel to Arizona State University on November 29.
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