In a surprising trip to Arizona, Washington recovered some of its hoops dignity. In the Pac-12 home opener Wednesday, Utah brings in a 12-2 record.
Desmond Simmons and the Washington Huskies (9-6, 1-1) host 12-2 Utah at 8 p.m. Wednesday. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest
GAME: Utah (12-2 overall, 1-1 Pac-12) at Washington (9-6 overall, 1-1 Pac-12). WHEN: Wednesday, 8 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 14th (UW leads 7-6). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Larry Krystkowiak, Utah; Lorenzo Romar, Washington; TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM
After stumbling through a tepid (8-5) non-conference schedule that included no quality wins and two or three pratfalls, the Washington Huskies executed a reversal of form when they launched Pac-12 play the past weekend in Arizona. Playing its best game, Washington upended Arizona State 76-65, and then stayed with No. 1 Arizona for 37 minutes before losing 71-62.
The Huskies Pac-12 home opener is against a Utah team that started fast, and a year ago defeated Washington emphatically in the building.
“We have a lot of respect for this team,” coach Lorenzo Romar said of the Utes. “They came into our building last year and earned that respect.”
Utah has won by a double-digit margin 11 times, although that’s somewhat deceiving. The Utes have fattened their record and stats against the likes of Evergreen State (128-44), Grand Canyon (79-54) and St. Katherine (124-51) while their two losses were administered at Boise State (69-67) and to Oregon (70-68) in Salt Lake City.
Still ranked 12th in conference stats, Washington played much better defensively in Arizona, but Utah’s numbers are gaudy: 53.2 shooting percentage while holding opponents to 37.9, and a 9.5 average edge in rebounding. Utah scores 85.5 points per game and allows 61.2.
Jordan Loveridge leads the Utes with a 17.0 average while Delon Wright contributes 14.8 and Brandon Taylor 11.7. Loveridge tops the Utes in rebounding at 8.7.
Utah is coming off an 80-69 win over Oregon State. Taylor scored 23 points on 7-for-9 shooting and dished out eight assists. Wright added 14 points and six assists.
After the Arizona trip, Washington’s RPI rose from 180 to 127. Due largely to a soft schedule, Utah’s is 150.
SERIES: Dates to Nov. 30, 1951, when Utah won 62-61 in Salt Lake City. Bob Houbregs scored 21 points for the Huskies. In the most recent meeting, Jan. 19, 2012, Utah won 74-65 win at Alaska Airlines Arena. Andrew Andrews tallied 17 for Washington and C.J. Wilcox finished with 14.
UW STATS / NOTES
UW HEAD COACH: Lorenzo Romar (339-222 overall, 246-134 UW) is coming off a year in which the Huskies finished 18-16 and ended with a loss to Brigham Young in the National Invitation Tournament. Romar took the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament six times and won three Pac-10 Tournament titles (2005, 2010, 2011).
2012-13 Washington Regular-Season Statistics
Player | G | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C.J. Wilcox | 15 | .445 | .405 | .886 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 20.2 |
A. Andrews | 15 | .380 | .320 | .763 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
N.W.-Goss | 15 | .444 | .300 | .650 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 12.3 |
P. Blackwell | 14 | .586 | .000 | .706 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 11.9 |
D. Johnson | 15 | .364 | .235 | .881 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
M. Anderson | 15 | .500 | .400 | .746 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 7.5 |
D. Simmons | 5 | .364 | .500 | .833 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
Shawn Kemp | 15 | .595 | .000 | .571 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
J. Taylor | 10 | .385 | .400 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
G. Dierckx | 10 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Total | 15 | .449 | .352 | .771 | 36.2 | 13.6 | 79.1 |
Opponents | 15 | .484 | .332 | .672 | 32.5 | 12.9 | 77.7 |
University of Washington 2013-14 Schedule
Date | Opponent | UW Rnk | Opp Rnk | W/L | Score | Rec. |
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11/6/13 | @vs. Cent. Wash | — | — | W | 95-65 | 0-0 |
11/10/13 | vs. Seattle U. | — | — | W | 88-78 | 1-0 |
11/14/13 | vs. UC Irvine | — | — | L | 86-72 | 1-1 |
11/17/13 | vs. E. Wash | — | — | W | 92-80 | 2-1 |
11/21/13 | *vs. Indiana | — | — | L | 102-84 | 2-2 |
11/22/13 | *vs. Boston Co | — | 18 | L | 89-78 | 2-3 |
11/26/13 | vs. Montana | — | — | W | 83-79 | 3-3 |
12/30/13 | vs. L. Beach St. | — | — | W | 92-89 | 4-3 |
12/8/13 | vs. SD State | — | 24 | L | 70-63 | 4-4 |
12/14/13 | vs. Idaho St. | — | — | W | 85-66 | 5-4 |
12/17/13 | at Tulane | — | — | W | 73-62 | 6-4 |
12/22/13 | vs. UConn | — | 10 | L | 82-70 | 6-5 |
12/27/13 | vs. Miss. Valley | — | — | W | 95-80 | 7-5 |
12/29/13 | vs. Hartford | — | — | W | 73-67 | 8-5 |
1/2/14 | at ASU | — | — | W | 76-65 | 9-5 |
1/4/14 | at Arizona | — | 1 | L | 71-62 | 9-6 |
1/8/14 | vs. Utah | — | — | — | —– | — |
1/12/14 | vs. Colorado | — | 15 | — | —– | — |
1/15/14 | at Cal | — | — | — | —– | — |
1/18/13 | at Stanford | — | — | — | —– | — |
1/23/14 | vs. Oregon | — | 17 | — | —– | — |
1/25/14 | vs. OSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/1/14 | at WSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/6/14 | at Utah | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/9/14 | at Colorado | — | 15 | — | —– | — |
2/12/14 | vs. Stanford | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/15/14 | vs. Cal | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/19/14 | at Oregon | — | 17 | — | —– | — |
2/22/14 | at OSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
2/28/14 | vs. WSU | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/6/14 | vs. UCLA | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/8/14 | vs. USC | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/12/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/13/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/14/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/15/14 | ^Pac-12 | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/18-19/14 | NCAA 1st 4 | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/20-23/14 | NCAA 2nd, 3rd | — | — | — | —– | — |
3/27-30/14 | NCAA Reg. | — | — | — | —– | — |
4/5/14 | NCAA Semis | — | — | — | —– | — |
4/7/14 | NCAA Final | — | — | — | —– | — |
@=Exhibition; *=2K Sports Classic; ^=Pac-12 Tournament
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