Perhaps the last team Washington wanted to see after being dominated on the glass in its last two outings is USC and its supersized front line featuring star freshman Onyeka Okongwu.
The Huskies (10-4, 0-1 Pac-12) must solve their troublesome rebounding issues, which have contributed to its first two-game skid of the season, against the Pac-12’s best rebounding team.
“Championship programs respond in a positive way,” UW coach Mike Hopkins said. “And I challenged them to respond. We’ve got to have better practices. We’ve got to have more focus. We’ve got to get better.”
Last week, Houston swarmed the glass (nine Cougars had at least two rebounds) for a 37-31 rebounding advantage and a 75-71 win in the Diamond Head Classic title game.