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Washington gets what it needs in opening Pac-12 with a victory over Washington State

The News Tribune | January 6, 2019

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Washington head coach Mike Hopkins said that his team needed to come out with more energy and not as flat as they had been in the early going.

You could say mission accomplished.

Led by a team-high 23 points from David Crisp, the Washington Huskies opened Pac-12 Conference play with a win over in-state rival Washington State 85-67 on Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Arena.

Jaylen Nowell scored 20 points and Matisse Thybulle added 17 in the winning effort.

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Washington State rallied with a 6-0 run in the second half; Jervae Robinson’s 3-pointer at the 16:59 mark gave WSU its first lead since early in the game.

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