The lowdown:Washington’s Noah Dickerson picked up where he left off against the Trojans, scoring the opening points on a fastbreak as USC fell behind 7-2 early.
Shaqquan Aaron hit a corner three to draw the Trojans back to 11-9 after a scoring flurry from UW’s David Crisp before the first media time out.
Chimezie Metu and Dickerson traded dunks but the Huskies maintained their advantage by attacking the rim much more aggressively than they did at the Galen Center, leading 19-13.
Nick Rakocevic drew a foul for a three-point play and Bennie Boatwright knocked down a deep three-pointer, but Crisp and Dickerson both hit the double-digit scoring mark just past the halfway point of the first to fight the Trojans off to 26-19.