National Basketball Association
Washington 92, Eastern Washington 80
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 17, 2013
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Daryl Gelinas, # Randy McCall, # Bob Staffen
Attendance:
6504
By SportsDirect Inc.
Washington 92, Eastern Washington 80: Nigel Williams-Goss scored a team-high 22 points and led a second-half rally that allowed the Huskies to escape with a victory over the visiting Eagles.
Williams-Goss, a highly touted freshman point guard, was 9-for-15 from the floor and added five assists while Perris Blackwell recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds for Washington (2-1). The Huskies were 31-for-34 from the free-throw line.
Tyler Harvey scored a career-high 28 for Eastern Washington (1-1), and was 7-for-13 from 3-point range. As good as Washington was from the line, the Eagles were equally as bad - finishing 11-for-23 from the stripe.
Five makes from 3-point land for Harvey in the opening 20 minutes helped the Eagles open up an 11-point lead on a Thomas Reuter jumper with 4:09 to go in the first half. After a 7-0 mini-run got the Huskies back within four, Eastern Washington scored the final five points of the frame and took a 48-39 advantage to the locker room.
After a Harvey 3-pointer gave the Eagles a 70-63 lead with 10:17 to go, Williams-Goss keyed an 11-0 Huskies run that put Washington in front for the first time since early in the first half. Williams-Goss stretched the lead to double digits at 91-80 on a layup with 1:52 to play.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Harvey had six turnovers to go with his 28 points. … The Huskies put five players in double figures and had a 48-35 rebounding edge. … The comeback allowed Washington to avoid consecutive home non-conference losses for the first time since 2000.
Top Game Performances
Eastern Washington |
|
Washington |
Tyler Harvey 28 |
Scoring |
Nigel Williams-Goss 22 |
Drew Brandon 6 |
Assists |
Nigel Williams-Goss 5 |
Drew Brandon 14 |
Rebounds |
Perris Blackwell 11 |
Venky Jois 3 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Wilcox 7 |
Drew Brandon 1 |
Steals |
Andrew Andrews 3 |
Venky Jois 1 |
Blocks |
Shawn Kemp Jr. 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Eastern Washington
|
80 |
44.6 |
11-26 |
11-23 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
Washington
|
92 |
44.8 |
1-13 |
31-34 |
11 |
40 |
6 |
8 |
10 |