The first half was a defensive struggle by the two top teams in the Pac-12 in terms of defensive scoring. The Ducks led at half-time 28-26, and the second half should’ve been more of the same, however, Oregon decided the outcome be different by dropping 40 points while the Huskies could only manage 22.
For the first time on the season, Washington basketball had no player scoring in double digits. Jaylen Nowell, the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Washington’s leading scorer mustered only eight points. Some of it was due to foul trouble and a few ticky-tack (at best) calls, but that’s neither here nor there.