Washington needed a defensive stop.
The Huskies were trading baskets with Stanford down the stretch of their 62-61 victory on Sunday afternoon. The teams went back-and-forth in the final five minutes, exchanging one-point leads and looking for the slightest bit of separation.
Matisse Thybulle finally gave it to the Huskies.
After Jaylen Nowell hit a jumper to give UW a 60-59 lead with 1:15 remaining, Thybulle came up with his third steal of the game at the other end. Nowell then scored on another jumper that gave the Huskies a three-point advantage, 62-59, with 29 seconds left.