GAME:Washington (14-12 overall, 6-7 Pac-12) at Oregon (16-8 overall, 4-8 Pac-12 ). WHEN: Wednesday, 6 p.m., Matthew Knight Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 297th (UW leads 188-108). RANKINGS: Neither school ranked. COACHES:Lorenzo Romar, Washington. Dana Altman, Oregon. TV: ESPN2. RADIO: KJR 950 AM
Losers of four of their past five, Lorenzo Romar’s Washington Huskies conclude their Pac-12 road schedule this week with games at Oregon Wednesday and Oregon State Saturday before closing the regular season at home against Washington State, UCLA and USC. Although UW beat the Oregon schools this season, it has just one road win (1-6) in conference play.
The Ducks are more disappointing to their fans than the Huskies have been to theirs. Oregon started the season ranked 18th nationally and reeled off 13 consecutive wins, enabling the Ducks to crack The Associated Press Top 10 after defeating Utah in overtime Jan. 2.
But the Ducks lost their next five and eight of 11 to fall out of the rankings. The Ducks are only 4-8 in conference play, one loss to Washington coming Jan. 23 when C.J. Wilcox scored six points in the final two and a half minutes.
Joseph Young (18.7), Mike Moser (12.7), Jason Calliate (12.5) and Damyean Dotson (10.5) are Oregon’s double-figure scorers. Joseph had 18, Calliste 11 and Richard Amardi 11 the last time the Ducks met the Huskies.
To win in Eugene, the Huskies need a lot more out of Wilcox than they have been getting lately. Although he scored 17 in Washington’s 64-60 win over Stanford Feb. 12, his 3-point shot has deserted him. Wilcox has gone 0-for-6, 3-for-10 and 0-for-7 (3-for-23) from beyond the arc in his last three games.
SERIES: Dates to February, 1904, when Washington won 19-16 in Eugene. Oregon has won four of the past six, but the Huskies took the most recent meeting, 80-76 Jan. 23 at Alaska Airlines arena. C.J. Wilcox scored 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 43 seconds left.
UW STATS / NOTES
- REGULAR-SEASON SUMMARY: Record: 14-12. Home: 12-3. Road: 2-7. Neutral: 0-2. Vs. Pac-12: 6-7. Vs. Pac-12 North: 3-4. Vs. Pac-12 South: 3-3. Vs. Non-Conference: 8-5. Points: 1930 (74.2). Field Goal Pct.: 44.0. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 34.1. Free Throw Pct.: 75.9. Rebounds: 893 (34.3). Assists: 341 (13.1). Turnovers: 299 (11.5). Steals: 138 (5.3). Blocks: 82 (3.2). Points Against: 1968 (75.7). Opp. FG Pct.: 47.7. Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 32.2. Opp FT Pct.: 68.7. Opp. Rebounds: 878 (33.8). Opp. Assists: 321 (12.3). Opp. Turnovers: 290 (11.2). Opp. Steals: 138 (5.3). Opp. Blocks: 111 (4.3).
- PAC-12 RANKINGS: Scoring Offense — 8th (74.2). Scoring Defense — 12th (75.7). Scoring Margin — 10th (-1.5). FG Pct. — 11th (44.0). FT Pct. — 2nd (75.9). 3-Pt FG Pct. — 9th (34.0). Rebound Margin — 10th (+0.6). Blocked Shots –10th (3.15). Assists — 9th (13.1). Steals — 9th (5.3). Turnover Margin — 9th (-0.35).
- 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 has moved into fourth place on Washington’s career scoring list with 1,782 points, surpassing former All-American Bob Houbregs (1951-53). Wilcox trails No. 3 Quincy Pondexter (1,786).
- Wilcox has scored 20 or more points in a game 33 times during his Husky career.
- Nigel Williams-Goss is averaging 17.5 points and shooting 48.1 percent from 3-point range over his past six games.
- 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 (344-227 overall, 251-139 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 | 26 | .456 | .399 | .866 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 18.8 |
| N.W.-Goss | 26 | .459 | .357 | .708 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 13.3 |
| A. Andrews | 26 | .360 | .281 | .782 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
| P. Blackwell | 25 | .521 | .000 | .643 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| M. Anderson | 26 | .435 | .313 | .753 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 6.5 |
| D. Johnson | 25 | .346 | .227 | .842 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| D. Simmons | 16 | .449 | .250 | .750 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Shawn Kemp | 26 | .558 | .000 | .636 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| J. Taylor | 15 | .368 | .400 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| G. Dierckx | 12 | .143 | .000 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Total | 26 | .440 | .341 | .759 | 34.3 | 13.1 | 74.2 |
| Opponents | 26 | .477 | .322 | .687 | 33.8 | 12.3 | 75.7 |
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 | — | — | — | —– | — |
| 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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