National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 86, Grambling State 38
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # Brett Nansel, # Mike Reed, # Sir Allen Conner
Attendance: 5289

No. 16 Washington 86, Grambling State 38: Shawn Kemp Jr. scored a career-high 21 points as the host Huskies used a 33-3 run in the first half to tame the Tigers.

Robert Upshaw recorded 15 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and four blocks as Washington (9-0) remained one of nine unbeaten teams. Andrew Andrews had 16 points and four steals while Nigel Williams-Goss contributed nine points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Huskies, who assisted on 24-of-32 field goals.

A'Torri Shine scored 12 points for Grambling (2-7), which shot 23.7 percent from the floor before falling to 0-7 against Division I competition. The Tigers, who are the lowest-scoring team in the nation at 42.8 points per game, didn't reach 10 points until there was 1:17 left in the first half and trailed 45-13 at the break.

Washington trailed once at 3-2 before unleashing a 15-0 burst - including a pair of Kemp dunks - and after Shine's 3-pointer, the Huskies scored 18 consecutive points as Grambling didn't score for more than seven minutes. Upshaw highlighted the second run when he took a feed from Mike Anderson in the lane and threw down a thunderous dunk over Kyle Williams before completing the three-point play.

Shine scored eight points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field in the first half as his teammates went 2-for-16 from the floor, while no Tiger attempted a free throw. Washington, which won the battle of the boards 51-30, extended its lead to 81-30 with 4:49 left before coach Lorenzo Romar began to clear his bench.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Huskies are 9-0 for the first time since they began 2005-06 with 11 straight victories. ... Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Louisville, Virginia - the top five teams in the USA Today Coaches Poll - are also undefeated, along with No. 7 Villanova, TCU and Colorado State. ... Grambling State has only beaten NAIA members Lyon College and Selma University.
Top Game Performances
 
Grambling State   Washington
A'Torri Shine 12 Scoring Shawn Kemp Jr. 21
Remond Brown 2 Assists Nigel Williams-Goss 11
Kyle Williams 7 Rebounds Robert Upshaw 15
Mark Gray 4 Free Throws Made Mike Anderson 3
Chase Cormier 2 Steals Andrew Andrews 4
N/A Blocks Robert Upshaw 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Grambling State 38 23.3 4-14 6-10 5 26 0 6 17
Washington 86 50.8 6-24 16-26 24 48 10 8 10