BOULDER, Colo. — Nearing the midpoint of the Pac-12 season, the Huskies are tied for last in the conference standings.
Let that sink in for a second.
Washington concludes the first half of league play with stiff tests at No. 23 Colorado at 6 p.m. Saturday and return home to face No. 22 Arizona on Thursday.
The term “must-win” gets thrown around too often in sports, so let’s call this a pivotal stretch of the season for the Huskies to resuscitate its fading NCAA tournament hopes.
With 11 regular-season games remaining, time is running out on Washington (12-8, 2-5 Pac-12), which has lost six of its last eight games.