Neither team led by more than three points in the first 13 minutes and Washington trailed 23-22 with 8:09 left in the first half. USC closed the half with a 21-11 run to go ahead 44-33 at the break.
That proved to be the defining run in the Huskies’ 98-88 defeat.
UW outscored USC 55-54 in the second half, but came away with the loss that evened their regular-season series 1-1.
Washington fell to 14-7 and 6-3 in the Pac-12. The Huskies are tied for second in the conference with the Trojans (17-5, 6-3).
Here’s three takeaways.