Utah tops Washington and advances in Pac-12 tournament
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Outside of the last five minutes of the game, which got way more interesting than it should have, the Utes dominated the Huskies in their match up of the season in the round of the conference tournament. Utah won their first conference tourney game since 2016, which is a shocker. It wasn’t exactly a game of good defense, as Utah won the game 98-95, and they really let go of the rope late in the game after they led by as much as 19 with about five minutes remaining.
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Washington, Utah meet in Pac-12 tourney
No. 10 seed Washington (5-20, 4-17) vs. No. 7 seed Utah (11-12, 8-11)
Pac-12 Conference Tournament First Round, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington is set to face Utah in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played on Jan. 24, when the Huskies shot 50.9 percent from the field and went 12 for 24 from 3-point territory en route to an 83-79 victory.
LEADING THE CHARGE: This will be a homecoming game for Huskies junior Jamal Bey, who’s put up 10 points this season. Quade Green has also led the way for the visitors by averaging 14.2 points per game. On the other bench, Timmy Allen has averaged 16.8 points, six rebounds and four assists while Alfonso Plummer has put up 13.2 points.