Washington set the tone early.
UW (16-4, 7-0 Pac-12) scored its first two baskets on David Crisp layups that stemmed from consecutive steals by Matisse Thybulle and Jaylen Nowell. Then Nowell hit a 3-pointer and Noah Dickerson made two free throws and Thybulle scored on a dunk.
And just like that — less than three minutes into Saturday’s 79-69 victory over Oregon State — the Huskies had an 11-0 lead. The Beavers didn’t get on the board until Stephen Thompson Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 16:35 left in the first half.
It was the second straight game UW jumped out to a big lead early.