Huskies 10-0 in conference games
David Crisp scored 17 points, Matisse Thybulle added 15 and Washington remained undefeated in Pac-12 play with a 67-60 win over Arizona on Thursday night at Tucson.
The Huskies (19-4, 10-0) had another impressive defensive night, forcing 20 turnovers while holding Arizona to 37% shooting in moving a step closer to clinching the Pac-12 regular-season title.
Washington is off to its best conference start since going 14-0 in 1952-53 and has won 12 straight games, all while holding opponents to 70 points or fewer.
The Huskies’ latest win came with big man Noah Dickerson limited due to a sprained right ankle suffered Saturday against UCLA.
They made up for it by harassing the Wildcats with their 2-3 zone, jumping into passing lanes and contesting shots along the threepoint arc.
Thybulle blocked five shots and had five steals.
Arizona (14-9, 5-5), coming off an overtime loss to rival Arizona State, played without freshman guard Brandon Williams because of to a lingering knee injury and could have used his perimeter shot, finishing four for 18 from three-point range.
Washington State 91, at Arizona State 70: Robert Franks Jr. matched his career high with 34 points and the Cogars stunned the Sun Devils. Washington State (914, 2-8) snapped a five-game losing streak and won on the road for the first time this season. Arizona State (15-7, 6-4) had won four of five and figured to be headed into an important game Saturday against Pac-12 leader Washington. Franks, who scored 34 last season against California, made 11 of 16 shots, five of eight three-pointers, and grabbed 13 rebounds. Marvin Cannon added 13 for Washington State.
Stanford 83, at Oregon State 60: Oscar da Silva tied a career high with 23 points and had nine rebounds and seven assists for the Cardinal. Josh Sharma added 20 points and eight rebounds and Daejon Davis had 11 points with three threepointers for Stanford (12-10, 5-5), which has won four of its last five. Tres Tinkle scored 16 points and Stephen Thompson Jr. added 15 for the Beavers (14-8, 6-4).