Washington spoils Pac-12 title hopes of rival, topping No. 18 Washington State 74-68
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Koren Johnson scored 23 points, Keion Brooks Jr. added 22 and Washington knocked off No. 18 Washington State 74-68 in the final Pac-12 Conference matchup between the cross-state rivals.
Johnson nailed a corner 3-pointer with 1:21 left that proved to be the final blow, putting the Huskies up 68-61.
“Just happy for our guys and our program and our alumni,” Washington coach Mike Hopkins said. “And it’s sad that this is the last Apple Cup in the Pac-12. This is a great rivalry. This is something that I’ve learned to love and love to be a part of.”
Washington State (23-8, 14-6) failed to get stops at critical moments and shot 4 of 24 from 3-point range.
The second-place Cougars came in hoping for their first conference title since 1941, but their loss coupled with Arizona's 88-65 victory at UCLA clinched the Pac-12 regular-season crown outright for the Wildcats.
“Disappointed we couldn't come away with the win, but hats off to them. They played well. They made the big plays that got them the win,” Washington State coach Kyle Smith said.
Washington spoiled what had been a charmed season at home for the Cougars in the final meeting between the schools as members of the Pac-12. The hoops version of the Apple Cup is likely to continue, but it will be with the Cougars in the West Coast Conference and the Huskies in the Big Ten.
It was Washington's first road win over a ranked opponent since beating Kansas on Dec. 6, 2017.
“These are the types of games you dream of playing in,” Brooks said. “They’re ranked. They’re our rival. Last Pac-12 game. That’s the stuff you dream about growing up. And the atmosphere was amazing.”
Washington (17-14, 9-11) used an 11-0 run midway through the second half to take the lead for good, which included a 3 from Brooks and Johnson's jumper to make it 61-53.
The Cougars pulled to 63-60, but couldn't get closer. Washington State struggled badly at the free-throw line, hitting just 8 of 17.
Isaac Jones led Washington State with 20 points but was 2 of 8 from the foul line. Leading scorer Myles Rice was held to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting.
Washington State shot 39% for the game and started 1 of 12 from behind the arc.
“I don’t know if it was bad decision-making or maybe we were a little too anxious on Senior Night, but we took some bad shots to start the game,” Smith said.
BIG PICTURE
Washington: The Huskies avoided for now their fifth straight season with at least 15 losses. This was sweet revenge after dropping an overtime game to the Cougars last month.
Washington State: The Cougars’ fourth straight slow start looked as though it wouldn’t come back to bite them. It was more a poor finish to the first half and lack of execution for the usually clutch Washington State guards that doomed the Cougars, putting a damper on what has been their best season since 2007-08.
UP NEXT
Washington: Plays in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday.
Washington State: Following a first-round bye, plays in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday as the No. 2 seed.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Keion Brooks Jr. vs. Rueben Chinyelu (Huskies gains possession) | |||
19:40 | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
19:38 | Huskies defensive rebound | |||
19:27 | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Koren Johnson assists) | 2-0 | |
19:00 | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | |||
18:58 | Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound | |||
18:37 | Koren Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
18:35 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
18:35 | Paul Mulcahy personal foul | |||
18:17 | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists) | 2-2 | |
18:06 | Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (lost ball) | |||
17:52 | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | |||
17:50 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | |||
17:49 | Wilhelm Breidenbach personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul) | |||
17:45 | Rueben Chinyelu misses two point layup | |||
17:43 | Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound | |||
17:39 | Paul Mulcahy misses two point layup | |||
17:37 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
17:29 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 2-4 | |
17:10 | Moses Wood misses three point jump shot | |||
17:08 | Wilhelm Breidenbach offensive rebound | |||
17:05 | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup | 4-4 | |
17:00 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive foul (Wilhelm Breidenbach draws the foul) | |||
17:00 | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (offensive foul) | |||
16:50 | Koren Johnson misses two point layup | |||
16:48 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
16:40 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
16:38 | Huskies defensive rebound | |||
16:21 | +2 | Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
16:04 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
16:02 | Paul Mulcahy defensive rebound | |||
15:56 | Paul Mulcahy turnover (lost ball) | |||
15:56 | TV timeout | |||
15:36 | Kymany Houinsou misses two point layup | |||
15:34 | Moses Wood defensive rebound | |||
15:19 | Isaac Jones blocks Keion Brooks Jr.'s two point layup | |||
15:17 | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | |||
15:08 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
15:06 | Moses Wood defensive rebound | |||
15:02 | +2 | Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point dunk (Sahvir Wheeler assists) | 8-4 | |
14:38 | Isaac Jones misses two point hook shot | |||
14:36 | Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound | |||
14:25 | +3 | Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists) | 11-4 | |
14:06 | Kymany Houinsou offensive foul (Moses Wood draws the foul) | |||
14:06 | Kymany Houinsou turnover (offensive foul) | |||
13:56 | Koren Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
13:54 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
13:43 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Watts assists) | 11-6 | |
13:30 | +2 | Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup | 13-6 | |
13:06 | +3 | Isaiah Watts makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 13-9 | |
12:46 | Keion Brooks Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
12:44 | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | |||
12:36 | Kymany Houinsou turnover (lost ball) (Keion Brooks Jr. steals) | |||
12:28 | +2 | Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point jump shot | 15-9 | |
11:53 | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:53 | TV timeout | |||
11:36 | Anthony Holland misses three point jump shot | |||
11:34 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
11:07 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Watts assists) | 15-11 | |
10:33 | Sahvir Wheeler misses three point jump shot | |||
10:31 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
10:21 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
10:19 | Moses Wood defensive rebound | |||
10:13 | Sahvir Wheeler misses two point layup | |||
10:11 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
10:00 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Myles Rice assists) | 15-13 | |
9:38 | Moses Wood turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Watts steals) | |||
9:35 | +2 | Isaiah Watts makes two point dunk | 15-15 | |
9:35 | Huskies 30 second timeout | |||
9:21 | Koren Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
9:19 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
9:10 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point hook shot (Myles Rice assists) | 15-17 | |
8:59 | Braxton Meah turnover (Isaiah Watts steals) | |||
8:55 | +2 | Isaiah Watts makes two point dunk | 15-19 | |
8:31 | Anthony Holland misses three point jump shot | |||
8:29 | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | |||
8:09 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
8:04 | Huskies defensive rebound | |||
7:34 | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Sahvir Wheeler assists) | 17-19 | |
7:23 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
7:22 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Paul Mulcahy shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | |||
7:21 | TV timeout | |||
7:22 | +1 | Isaac Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 | |
7:22 | Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
7:22 | Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | Paul Mulcahy turnover (bad pass) | |||
6:47 | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | |||
6:45 | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | |||
6:39 | Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul) | |||
6:39 | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-21 | |
6:39 | +1 | Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-22 | |
6:23 | Moses Wood offensive foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
6:23 | Moses Wood turnover (offensive foul) | |||
6:08 | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | |||
6:06 | Isaac Jones offensive rebound | |||
5:57 | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | |||
5:55 | Moses Wood defensive rebound | |||
5:54 | Moses Wood turnover (Myles Rice steals) | |||
5:51 | Myles Rice misses two point layup | |||
5:49 | Cougars offensive rebound | |||
5:44 | Koren Johnson personal foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | |||
5:31 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
5:29 | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | |||
5:25 | Oscar Cluff misses two point layup | |||
5:23 | Isaac Jones offensive rebound | |||
5:18 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point layup | 17-24 | |
5:00 | Myles Rice shooting foul (Keion Brooks Jr. draws the foul) | |||
5:00 | +1 | Keion Brooks Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-24 | |
5:00 | Keion Brooks Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
5:00 | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | |||
4:31 | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot | |||
4:29 | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | |||
4:25 | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot | 18-26 | |
4:10 | +2 | Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (Koren Johnson assists) | 20-26 | |
3:43 | Isaiah Watts turnover (Sahvir Wheeler steals) | |||
3:43 | TV timeout | |||
3:26 | Keion Brooks Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
3:24 | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | |||
3:08 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 20-28 | |
2:41 | Isaac Jones blocks Koren Johnson's two point jump shot | |||
2:39 | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | Isaac Jones misses two point layup | |||
2:17 | Isaac Jones offensive rebound | |||
2:16 | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point layup | 20-30 | |
2:16 | Wilhelm Breidenbach shooting foul (Isaac Jones draws the foul) | |||
2:16 | Isaac Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
2:15 | Keion Brooks Jr. defensive rebound | |||
1:55 | Myles Rice shooting foul (Koren Johnson draws the foul) | |||
1:55 | +1 | Koren Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-30 | |
1:55 | +1 | Koren Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-30 | |
1:34 | Isaac Jones misses two point hook shot | |||
1:32 | Moses Wood defensive rebound | |||
1:23 | +3 | Koren Johnson makes three point jump shot (Sahvir Wheeler assists) | 25-30 | |
1:23 | Cougars 30 second timeout | |||
1:18 | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (Sahvir Wheeler steals) | |||
1:09 | +2 | Keion Brooks Jr. makes two point dunk | 27-30 | |
0:53 | Braxton Meah blocks Andrej Jakimovski's two point layup | |||
0:51 | Sahvir Wheeler defensive rebound | |||
0:45 | +3 | Moses Wood makes three point jump shot (Koren Johnson assists) | 30-30 | |
0:15 | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | |||
0:13 | Cougars offensive rebound | |||
0:12 | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
0:02 | +2 | Sahvir Wheeler makes two point layup | 32-30 | |
0:00 | End of period |