The Washington Basketball team enjoyed a surprisingly successful season. But it ended prematurely with an early dismissal form the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. As such, the Washington Basketball team felt they hadn’t finished what they started out to do. To do so, the Huskies wanted to continue competiting for thrilling and entertaining wins. And thanks to an invitation to play in the 2018 NIT, they got what they asked for. The opening round pitted 5-seed Washington against 4-seed Boise State.
In a clash of nearly equal opponents, five-seed Washington Huskies held on to defeat the Boise State Broncos in round one of the NIT by the score of 77-74.