Mekhi Mason scores 23 to help Washington pull away for 87-69 victory over Eastern Washington
SEATTLE (AP) Mekhi Mason scored a season-high 23 points and Washington pulled away in the second half to beat Eastern Washington 87-69 on Tuesday night.
Mason made 7 of 11 shots with five 3-pointers and he scored 15 after halftime to help the Huskies (7-3) turn a seven-point lead into a rout, improving to 5-1 at home.
Great Osobor totaled 16 points for Washington, which was coming off losses to former Pac-12 rivals UCLA and USC to begin the trio's first season in the Big Ten Conference. Tyler Harris added 15 points and Zoom Diallo scored 14.
Andrew Cook led the Eagles (2-9) with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Nic McClain had 15 points and five assists before fouling out. Emmett Marquardt pitched in with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Cook made two free throws to give Eastern Washington a 15-12 lead with 12:53 left in the first half. Christian King and Jase Butler sandwiched 3-pointers around two free throws by Diallo in an 8-0 run as Washington moved in front for good and built a 39-32 advantage at halftime.
The Huskies shot 60.7% from the floor and made 10 of 19 from 3-point range. The Eagles made half of their 56 shots overall but missed 12 of 17 from beyond the arc. They fell to 0-7 on the road.
Dan Monson has taken the reins at EWU after stints at Gonzaga, Minnesota and most recently Long Beach State. Danny Sprinkle is in his first season at Washington after head-coaching stops at Montana State and Utah State.
Washington is idle until Dec. 18 when it hosts Washington State. Eastern Washington returns to action on Dec. 21 when it hosts Lincoln University of California.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Huskies gains possession) | Â | |
19:54 | Â | Great Osobor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:52 | Â | Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Nic McClain turnover (Zoom Diallo steals) | Â | |
19:19 | +2 | Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:11 | Â | Tyler Powell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:09 | Â | Emmett Marquardt offensive rebound | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Emmett Marquardt misses two point layup | Â | |
18:54 | Â | Zoom Diallo defensive rebound | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Great Osobor turnover (Tyler Powell steals) | Â | |
18:51 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann misses two point layup | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Andrew Cook offensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Andrew Cook misses two point layup | Â | |
18:49 | Â | Andrew Cook offensive rebound | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul) | Â | |
18:41 | +1 | Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 | |
18:41 | Â | Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Great Osobor defensive rebound | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho turnover (out of bounds) (Nic McClain steals) | Â | |
18:02 | +2 | Nic McClain makes two point layup | 3-2 | |
17:56 | Â | Nic McClain shooting foul (Mekhi Mason draws the foul) | Â | |
17:56 | +1 | Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 | |
17:56 | +1 | Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 | |
17:42 | +2 | Nic McClain makes two point layup | 5-4 | |
17:25 | Â | Emmett Marquardt shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul) | Â | |
17:25 | +1 | Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-5 | |
17:25 | Â | Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
17:25 | Â | Mekhi Mason offensive rebound | Â | |
17:16 | +3 | Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists) | 5-8 | |
16:50 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann misses two point layup | Â | |
16:48 | Â | Emmett Marquardt offensive rebound | Â | |
16:40 | +3 | Sebastian Hartmann makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists) | 8-8 | |
16:18 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:16 | Â | Mekhi Mason offensive rebound | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Nic McClain defensive rebound | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Nic McClain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | +2 | Tyler Harris makes two point driving layup | 8-10 | |
15:26 | Â | Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:24 | Â | Great Osobor defensive rebound | Â | |
15:07 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:48 | +2 | Andrew Cook makes two point jump shot | 10-10 | |
14:20 | Â | Zoom Diallo turnover (Tyler Powell steals) | Â | |
14:11 | +3 | Andrew Cook makes three point jump shot (Tyler Powell assists) | 13-10 | |
13:40 | Â | Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:38 | Â | Great Osobor offensive rebound | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Great Osobor misses two point dunk | Â | |
13:25 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound | Â | |
13:19 | Â | Andrew Cook turnover (Great Osobor steals) | Â | |
13:12 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point dunk (Jase Butler assists) | 13-12 | |
12:53 | Â | Mekhi Mason shooting foul (Andrew Cook draws the foul) | Â | |
12:53 | +1 | Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-12 | |
12:53 | +1 | Andrew Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-12 | |
12:28 | +3 | Christian King makes three point jump shot (Jase Butler assists) | 15-15 | |
12:03 | Â | Pavlo Dziuba turnover (Zoom Diallo steals) | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Sam Stockton shooting foul (Zoom Diallo draws the foul) | Â | |
12:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
12:00 | +1 | Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-16 | |
12:00 | +1 | Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-17 | |
11:41 | Â | Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:39 | Â | DJ Davis defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | +3 | Jase Butler makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists) | 15-20 | |
11:15 | Â | Jase Butler personal foul | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Mason Williams misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:05 | Â | Jase Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho turnover (Mason Williams steals) | Â | |
10:36 | +2 | Nic McClain makes two point layup | 17-20 | |
10:26 | +2 | Tyree Ihenacho makes two point driving layup | 17-22 | |
10:09 | Â | Christian King blocks Nic McClain's two point layup | Â | |
10:07 | Â | Huskies defensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point layup (Tyree Ihenacho assists) | 17-24 | |
9:43 | +2 | Mason Williams makes two point layup (Vice Zanki assists) | 19-24 | |
9:22 | Â | Christian King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:20 | Â | Mason Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Andrew Cook misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point layup | Â | |
8:57 | Â | Tyler Harris offensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point layup | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Nic McClain defensive rebound | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Emmett Marquardt misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Tyree Ihenacho defensive rebound | Â | |
8:34 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point layup | 19-26 | |
8:20 | +2 | Mason Williams makes two point layup | 21-26 | |
7:56 | Â | Tyler Powell personal foul | Â | |
7:56 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:47 | +3 | Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Great Osobor assists) | 21-29 | |
7:26 | Â | Elijah Thomas turnover (Tyree Ihenacho steals) | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Great Osobor misses two point hook shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Emmett Marquardt turnover (lost ball) (Tyree Ihenacho steals) | Â | |
6:23 | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Nic McClain defensive rebound | Â | |
6:08 | +2 | Nic McClain makes two point layup | 23-29 | |
5:59 | Â | Tyler Harris turnover (Nic McClain steals) | Â | |
5:59 | Â | DJ Davis personal foul | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Mekhi Mason personal foul | Â | |
5:40 | +2 | Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup (Sam Stockton assists) | 25-29 | |
5:25 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann personal foul | Â | |
5:22 | Â | Christian King misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:20 | Â | Jase Butler offensive rebound | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Sam Stockton personal foul | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Jase Butler turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:48 | Â | Nic McClain misses two point layup | Â | |
4:46 | Â | Eagles turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
4:27 | +2 | Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot | 25-31 | |
4:10 | Â | Christian King personal foul | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Nic McClain misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Christian King defensive rebound | Â | |
3:51 | Â | Zoom Diallo turnover (Nic McClain steals) | Â | |
3:45 | Â | Sebastian Hartmann misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Tyler Harris defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | +2 | Great Osobor makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists) | 25-33 | |
3:13 | Â | Jase Butler personal foul | Â | |
3:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Nic McClain misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Zoom Diallo defensive rebound | Â | |
3:10 | Â | Jase Butler misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound | Â | |
3:01 | +2 | Nic McClain makes two point dunk (Emmett Marquardt assists) | 27-33 | |
2:27 | +2 | Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot (Great Osobor assists) | 27-35 | |
2:01 | Â | Zoom Diallo shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul) | Â | |
2:01 | +1 | Nic McClain makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-35 | |
2:01 | +1 | Nic McClain makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-35 | |
1:30 | Â | Huskies turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Nic McClain misses two point layup | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Zoom Diallo defensive rebound | Â | |
0:56 | +2 | Tyler Harris makes two point layup | 29-37 | |
0:47 | Â | Nic McClain misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Jase Butler defensive rebound | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Great Osobor offensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Great Osobor misses two point layup | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Emmett Marquardt defensive rebound | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Eagles 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:16 | +3 | Vice Zanki makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists) | 32-37 | |
0:03 | +2 | Zoom Diallo makes two point layup | 32-39 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |