Sometimes having to play in the 1st round of the conference tournament helps you when you are in the flow and don’t have any jitters. Other times it comes back to bite you when you run out of steam down the stretch. Both ended up true for the Huskies as they let an 8-point lead in the 2nd half slip away and fell to the 3rd seeded Trojans 65-61 in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 tournament. The loss drops Washington to 17-15 on the season and almost certainly ends their season as they are unlikely to earn an NIT at-large bid.
Washington Can’t Close in 65-61 Loss to USC in Pac-12 Tournament
