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The Huskies, losers of five of their past six, play their final road game at Corvallis against Oregon State. UW has three more home games.
GAME:Washington (14-13 overall, 6-8 Pac-12) at Oregon State (14-11 overall, 6-7 Pac-12 ). WHEN: Saturday, 1 p.m., Gill Coliseum. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 295th (UW leads 156-138). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES: Lorenzo Romar, Washington; Craig Robinson, Oregon State. TV: Pac-12 Networks. RADIO: KJR 950 AM
Washington has two road wins: 73-62 at Tulane Dec. 17 and 76-65 at Arizona State to launch their Pac-12 schedule Jan. 2. Since 1970, only nine UW teams have won two or fewer road games in a season, including two — 2003 and 2007 — under coach Lorenzo Romar.
Unless the Huskies knock off Oregon State in Corvallis Saturday afternoon, Washington will have a third. Oregon State is 11-2 at Gill Coliseum (5-1 in conference) and coming off a 68-57 victory over Washington State Thursday in which Angus Brandt scored a team-high 16 points and Devon Collier added 14. Roberto Nelson, the conference’s leading scorer, added 12 points, seven assists and three rebounds.
Nelson, the only player in the conference averaging more than 20 points per game (21.0), had 31 against the Huskies Jan. 25 and nearly engineered a victory.
Notable about Oregon State is its 3-point shooting. Although the Beavers went 3-for-14 against Washington State, they lead the conference with a 40.2 percentage beyond the arc.
The last five meetings between Washington and Oregon State have been decided by 10 points or less.
The Huskies have lost two in a row and five of their past six. Romar said that C,J. Wilcox, who injured his tailbone, will be able to start. For a second game in a row, Shawn Kemp Jr., will start at center in place of Perris Blackwell.
Washington closes out its schedule with three home games against Washington State (Feb. 28), UCLA (March 6) and USC (March 8).
SERIES: Dates to 1904, when Oregon State recorded a 22-19 victory. Washington has won four of the past six, including the last one 87-81 Jan. 25 at Alaska Airlines Arena. In that game, Nigel Williams-Goss set the Washington single-game scoring record for a freshman, scoring 32 points as the Huskies rallied from 12 points down with 18 minutes to play.
UW STATS / NOTES
- REGULAR-SEASON SUMMARY: Record: 14-13. Home: 12-3. Road: 2-8. Neutral: 0-2. Vs. Pac-12: 6-8. Vs. Pac-12 North: 3-5. Vs. Pac-12 South: 3-3. Vs. Non-Conference: 8-5. Points: 2001 (74.1). Field Goal Pct.: 44.0. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 33.8. Free Throw Pct.: 76.2. Rebounds: 926 (34.3). Assists: 354 (13.1). Turnovers: 311 (11.5). Steals: 143 (5.3). Blocks: 84 (3.1). Points Against: 2046 (75.8). Opp. FG Pct.: 48.0. Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 32.4. Opp FT Pct.: 69.0. Opp. Rebounds: 899 (33.3). Opp. Assists: 332 (12.3). Opp. Turnovers: 303 (11.2). Opp. Steals: 146 (5.4). Opp. Blocks: 114 (4.2).
- PAC-12 RANKINGS: Scoring Offense — 8th (74.1). Scoring Defense — 12th (75.8). Scoring Margin — 10th (-1.7). FG Pct. — 11th (44.0). FT Pct. — 2nd (76.2). 3-Pt FG Pct. — 10th (33.8). Rebound Margin — 9th (+1.0). Blocked Shots –11th (3.11). Assists — 9th (13.1). Steals — 9th (5.3). Turnover Margin — 9th (-0.30).
- RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEX: Nov. 11 — 99; Nov. 18 — 96; Nov. 25 — 150; Dec. 2 — 218; Dec. 9 — 198; Dec. 15 — 198; Dec. 23 — 170; Dec. 30 — 180; Jan. 6 — 127; Jan 13 — 82; Jan. 20 — 83; Jan. 27 — 71; Feb. 3 — 81; Feb. 8 — 75; Feb. 16 — 84.
- Washington’s victory over Oregon State marked Lorenzo Romar’s 250th victory at Washington.
- C.J. Wilcox is in third place on Washington’s career scoring list with 1,791 points. He’s 14 points away from Jon Brockman (1,805).
- Wilcox has scored 20 or more points in a game 33 times during his Husky career.
- Nigel Williams-Goss has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games and is averaging 16.7 points during that span.
- Williams-Goss leads Pac-12 freshmen in scoring (13.3) and assists (3.9).
- Senior Perris Blackwell posted six double-doubles.
- The Huskies are wearing patches on the uniforms in recognition of Marv Harshman, head coach from 1972-85, who passed away April 12. Harshman had a 246-146 record at Washington and won back-to-back Pac-10 championships in 1984 and 1985.
- Preseason Pac-12 media poll — 1. Arizona (21, 273). 2. UCLA (2, 212). 3. Colorado (1, 211), 4. Oregon (196). 5. Cal (194). 6. Stanford (166). 7. Arizona State (159). 8. Washington (121). 9. Utah (68). 10. Oregon State (67). 11. USC (63). 12. Washington State (39).
UW HEAD COACH: Lorenzo Romar (344-228 overall, 251-140 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 | 27 | .451 | .396 | .854 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 18.4 |
| N.W.-Goss | 27 | .458 | .360 | .708 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 13.3 |
| A. Andrews | 27 | .363 | .270 | .795 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| P. Blackwell | 26 | .530 | .000 | .656 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| M. Anderson | 27 | .423 | .294 | .727 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| D. Johnson | 26 | .346 | .239 | .847 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| D. Simmons | 17 | .459 | .250 | .750 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Shawn Kemp | 27 | .558 | .000 | .636 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| J. Taylor | 16 | .368 | .400 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| G. Dierckx | 12 | .143 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Total | 27 | .440 | .338 | .752 | 34.3 | 13.1 | 74.1 |
| Opponents | 27 | .480 | .324 | .690 | 33.3 | 12.2 | 75.8 |
University of Washington 2013-14 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | UW Rnk | Opp Rnk | W/L | Score | Rec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | W | 59-57 | 10-6 |
| 1/12/14 | vs. Colorado | — | 15 | W | 71-54 | 11-6 |
| 1/15/14 | at Cal | — | — | L | 82-56 | 11-7 |
| 1/18/13 | at Stanford | — | — | L | 79-67 | 11-8 |
| 1/23/14 | vs. Oregon | — | — | W | 80-76 | 12-8 |
| 1/25/14 | vs. OSU | — | — | W | 87-81 | 13-8 |
| 2/1/14 | at WSU | — | — | L | 72-67 | 13-9 |
| 2/6/14 | at Utah | — | — | L | 78-69 | 13-10 |
| 2/9/14 | at Colorado | — | — | L | 91-65 | 13-11 |
| 2/12/14 | vs. Stanford | — | — | W | 64-60 | 14-11 |
| 2/15/14 | vs. Cal | — | — | L | 72-59 | 14-12 |
| 2/19/14 | at Oregon | — | — | L | 78-71 | 14-13 |
| 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 | — | — | — | —– | — |
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