NCAAB Game Recap - Sacramento State at Washington
Fri Dec 21, 2018 9:00 PM EST

Denv
40
Gonz
101
F
Oakl
69
MSU
99
F
Buff
85
Marq
103
F
Furm
57
LSU
75
F
Dart
67
Bry
68
F
StBon
59
NE
64
F
Bry
45
Chat
79
F
Bingha
68
LIU
67
F
Lib
73
ASU
55
F
(N/A)
65
UMBC
86
F
CenAR
73
OkSt
82
F
WCU
52
BGSU
73
F
(N/A)
76
UNCA
86
F
Campbl
75
APSU
88
F
Kent
66
OrSt
63
F
FaDi
84
UMass
85
F
Tows
73
Tul
55
F
(N/A)
73
E WA
92
F
IUPUI
70
MorSt
74
F
GaSo
68
Radf
80
F
UCIrv
54
Butl
71
F
Alc
44
SoFL
83
F
IlSt
56
UCF
77
F
LoyMD
79
UMassL
97
F
Detr
55
Xav
69
F
N AL
68
VMI
89
F
UNCW
73
Mercer
77
F
Princ
81
Lafy
79
F
CoCar
71
Charl
73
F
BethC
74
Boston
66
F
Oreg
47
Baylor
57
F
ETSU
76
Wyo
53
F
E IL
53
IaSt
101
F
Stetsn
63
Longw
77
F
RobM
59
Lou
73
F
Navy
63
GMas
84
F
(N/A)
47
SFA
97
F
AbCh
70
SEMO
68
F
(N/A)
61
ChaSo
86
F
AlaAM
57
LaSal
80
F
Miss
74
MTSU
56
F
Copp
63
ULM
80
F
HowPa
32
Lamar
121
F
USM
66
SDak
60
F
NebOm
83
Rice
66
F
FlaAM
39
Portl
54
F
NCAT
67
Minn
86
F
(N/A)
55
IL-C
76
F
Troy
74
UAB
73
F
Vermt
66
Lipsco
91
F
Sac
41
Wash
57
F
NoAZ
62
Utah
76
F
Norf
75
UTEP
62
F
Prov
71
Tex
65
F
Okla
76
NW
69
F(OT)
PSU
64
Bama
73
F
SJSU
80
Cal
88
F
Ida
56
SCla
77
F
TexAr
75
CAPoly
70
F(OT)
S UT
49
USC
91
F

Dec 21, 2018, 9:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Sacramento State

22

19

41

Washington

19

38

57

Dickerson, Thybulle lead Washington over Sacramento State
Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:23 AM

SEATTLE (AP) Washington head coach Mike Hopkins didn't get the full 40-minute effort he hoped for from his team Friday night, but one strong half was enough to propel the Huskies to victory.

Noah Dickerson and Matisse Thybulle each scored 12 points, and Nahziah Carter added 11 off the bench as the Huskies overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Sacramento State 57-41 Friday night.

"Halftime allowed us to take a step back and take a breather, and realize that we weren't doing what we were supposed to be doing," Thybulle said. "We came out (in the second half) not messing around. We were ready to go."

The Huskies (8-4) shot just 33 percent in the first half, including 0 of 11 from the 3-point line, but held Sacramento State (6-3) to 19 points after the halftime break as they improved to 6-0 at Alaska Airlines Arena.

"We just came out flat," Hopkins said. "I don't know what it was."

Washington flipped the script from the start of the second half, scoring the first 11 points of the period to quickly erase its 22-19 halftime deficit. The Huskies turned to their defense to create easy offense, forcing the Hornets into 21 turnovers, which they turned into 24 points. Thybulle led the Huskies with seven steals, and has now recorded at least one steal in 58 straight games.

"We were able to get some turnovers, get some easy baskets, get some flow," Hopkins said. "Force them to speed up and take shots they didn't want to take. . That was the key to the game."

The Hornets led by as many as nine in the first half, taking a 20-11 lead on a layup by Marcus Graves with 6:16 remaining, as the Huskies went nearly eight minutes without a bucket. Dickerson flushed home a dunk to cut the UW deficit to 14-11 with 11:50 to play and the Huskies didn't score another bucket until a David Crisp layup at the 4:09 mark.

"If we could've gone into halftime with an 8 to 10 point lead instead of three, that would have been huge," Sacramento State head coach Brian Katz said.

Joshua Patton and Graves led the Hornets with 12 points each. Sacramento State converted on just three field goals in the second half, and shot 26.1 percent for the game.

"That zone is no joke," Katz said of the UW's 2-3 zone defense.

BIG PICTURE

Sacramento State: The Hornets entered the game tied for their best start in the program's Division I era (1991-present). Even with the loss, they have their best nonconference winning percentage since joining the Big Sky Conference in 1996.

Washington: Following a loss to No. 13 Virginia Tech, the Huskies were sluggish against a lesser opponent Friday but will have plenty of the time to correct their mistakes over the holiday break, as they won't return to the court until Jan. 1.

NEW ADDITION

Washington got a boost for the future with the reported addition of former Kentucky guard Quade Green, who could be eligible as early as January 2020. Green tweeted "UDUB" after visiting the school earlier this week, and told ESPN he was going to join the Huskies. The school cannot announce Green's addition until all his transfer becomes finalized.

ROLE PLAYER

Carter provided eight of his 11 points in the second half on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting for his fifth double digit scoring effort of the season. The sophomore guard also added six rebounds and a steal in 21 minutes off the bench.

"I just try to pick up on the things we aren't doing right out there and spark us." Carter said.

UP NEXT

The Hornets start their conference schedule hosting Northern Colorado on Dec. 29.

The Huskies will enjoy their holiday break before beginning the new year against Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 1 in their final nonconference game of the season. Washington will begin Pac-12 play against in-state rival Washington State on Jan. 5.

Leaders

Sacramento State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Graves 12 0 2 6 0 0
J. Patton 12 0 2 4 1 3
Washington PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Thybulle 12 0 1 4 7 2
N. Dickerson 12 0 0 1 0 1

Team Comparison

Sac Wash
Points For 41 57
Field Goals 12/46-26% 21/48-44%
Three Pointers 3/14-21% 3/19-16%
Free Throws 14/19-74% 12/17-71%
Offensive Rebounds 10 8
Defensive Rebounds 22 24
Rebounds 35 35
Blocks 3 10
Steals 5 11
Turnovers 21 15
Personal Fouls 19 22
Technical Fouls 0 1
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Wash Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Dec 21 Sac 41 @ Wash 57 M. Graves 12 M. Thybulle 12

Game Information

Stadium: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 6,888
Game Time: