The term “couldn’t buy a basket” certainly applied to the Huskies for much of their game Sunday.
They went through several long scoreless droughts against a stingy UC Santa Barbara defense that positioned itself for an upset in the final minutes.
However, Noah Dickerson and Jaylen Nowell came through at the end, and Washington escaped with a hard-fought 67-63 victory in front of 6,533 at Alaska Airlines Arena.
Tied 60-60 with 1:35 left, Nowell put UW up for good with two free throws.
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But the Gauchos didn’t go down easily.