Two Wins and Loss

We start with loss first. The

Washington Huskies were 

blown out by Arizona Saturday

afternoon 95-72.

The blow out wasn't a big 

surprise going into the game

but the Huskies led most of

the first half though halftime

was Arizona 38-36.Second

half was all Arizona.

The Huskies showed what they

are capable of with their talent

but couldn't sustain it. The Huskies now go on the road to 

play UCLA on Thursday and 

then USC on Saturday. They play the Cougars the following

Saturday. We will see how they

do over the next three games.

Keion Roberts Jr and Keion Merrifield scored 46 of the 

Huskies points. Merrifield a

freshman has been a  surprise.

The Huskies future with him

and fellow freshman Koren Johnson looks bright. Whether

Coach Mike Hopkins be still

around we don't know.

Washington State Cougars

played well besting Arizona State 75-58. Not great road

trip losing to the two Washington schools. They had 

done well beforehand.

Forward Andrej Jakkimovski

led the Cougars with 22 points

and Justin Powell had 20.

Mouhamed Gueye had 11 points and 15 rebounds.

The Cougars have been inconsistent on the season.They must play well

to get a win at either USC or

UCLA this week. 

At this point the Huskies and

Cougars look to be in.the middle of the pack in conference. The last they 

play UCLA and USC on the

season unless in the Pac-12

tournament. Both teams

should do well in the second

half of February after facing

each other. The Oregon Ducks

is the only difficult team they

are playing.

As expected Gonzaga beat

Portland Pilots 82-67. Not as

big a blow as their first game

in Spokane. The Bulldogs only

led 35-29 at halftime but took

care of business in the second.

Guard Julian Strawther who has played well on the season

but not what they expected

went off for 40 points. Maybe

Gonzaga will benefit the rest

of the way.

Forward Anton Watson was

the only other one to score

in double figures with 17.

Leading scorer Drew Time 

had only 8 points but he

needed a game off. Lol

This week the Zags will be

home Thursday against

Santa Clara followed by

Saint Mary's Saturday on

the road.Let you know how they do.