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    UW Draws Another Ranked Foe, No. 15 Colorado

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJanuary 12, 2014No Comments7 Mins Read
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    Andrew Andrews came up big against Utah with a season-high 19 points. The Huskies host No. 15 Colorado Sunday at Alaska Airlines Arena. / Drew McKenzie, Sportspress Northwest

    GAME: Colorado (14-2 overall, 3-0 Pac-12) at Washington (9-6 overall, 1-1 Pac-12). WHEN: Sunday, 12 p.m., Alaska Airlines Arena. TYPE: Conference. MEETING: 16th (UW leads 8-7). RANKINGS: Colorado 15 AP, 17 USA/Coaches. COACHES: Tad Boyle, Colorado; Lorenzo Romar, Washington; TV: Fox Sports 1. RADIO: KJR 950 AM

    Throughout non-conference play, the Washington Huskies ranked last in the Pac-12 in scoring defense, allowing more than 80 points per game, worst of the Lorenzo Romar era and nearly the worst in any era (82.5 in 1999). But in their first three league games, the Huskies held Arizona State, Arizona and Utah to an average of 64.3 points in winning two of the three.

    Against Utah Wednesday, Washington held the visitors to 41.5 percent shooting, gave up one 3-pointer in 16 attempts and forced a pair of shot-clock violations in a 59-57 victory. Washington still ranks 12th in the Pac-12 in scoring defense, but in league play it ranks second to Arizona’s absurd 43.5.

    The Huskies host Colorado in a nooner Sunday. The Buffaloes were not on anyone’s radar to start the season, but have methodically worked their way into a No. 15 national ranking in the latest Associated Press poll (Colorado is the fourth ranked opponent on Washington’s schedule; UW 16-11 against ranked foes at home under Romar).

    After a season-opening loss to Baylor, Colorado reeled off a 10-game winning streak, which included a 75-72 win over Kansas, that Oklahoma State snapped 78-73. Off to its best start since the 1968-69 season, Colorado is coming off a 71-70 overtime win over Washington State in the Spokane Arena.

    Ranked No. 8 nationally in RPI, Colorado features four double-digit scorers in Spencer Dinwiddie (15.2), Askia Booker (13.9), Josh Scott (13.6) and Xavier Johnson (10.3). Scott is the team’s leading rebounder at 9.4 and had six of his team-high 19 points against WSU in overtime.

    SERIES: Dates to Dec. 30, 1953, when Colorado defeated Washington 81-60 in the Big Seven Tournament in Kansas City. Washington won the last meeting 64-54 Jan. 10, 2013. C.J. Wilcox scored 25 for the Huskies and Scott Suggs 13. Spencer Dinwiddie tallied 15 for the Buffaloes.

    UW STATS / NOTES

    • REGULAR-SEASON SUMMARY: Record: 10-6. Home: 8-2. Road: 2-2. Neutral: 0-2. Vs. Pac-12: 2-1. Vs. Pac-12 North: 0-0. Vs. Pac-12 South: 2-1. Vs. Non-Conference: 8-5. Points: 1245 (77.8). Field Goal Pct.: 45.0. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 35.2. Free Throw Pct.: 76.4. Rebounds: 569 (35.6). Assists: 211 (13.2). Turnovers: 191 (11.9). Steals: 92 (5.8). Blocks: 55 (3.4). Points Against: 1223 (76.4). Opp. FG Pct.: 48.0. Opp. 3-Pt. FG Pct.: 31.7. Opp FT Pct.: 67.5. Opp. Rebounds: 519 (32.4). Opp. Assists: 197 (12.3). Opp. Turnovers: 188 (11.8). Opp. Steals: 93 (5.8). Opp. Blocks: 68 (4.3).
    • PAC-12 RANKINGS: Scoring Offense — 4th (77.8). Scoring Defense — 12th (76.4). Scoring Margin — 12th (+1.4). FG Pct. — 11th (45.0). FT Pct. — 1st (76.4). 3-Pt FG Pct. — 7th (35.2). Rebound Margin — 8th (+3.1). Blocked Shots — 9th (3.4). Assists — 9th (13.1). Steals — 7th (5.7). Turnover Margin — 9th (-0.19).
    • RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEX: Nov. 11 — 99; Nov. 18 — 96; Nov. 25 — 150; Dec. 2 — 218; Dec. 9 — 198; Dec. 15 — 198; Dec. 23 — 170; Dec. 30 — 180; Jan. 6 — 127.
    • 8-4 in Pac-12 home openers under Romar following the victory over Utah.
    • Romar has 247 wins at Washington, one more than his mentor, Marv Harshman.
    • Shooting 76.4 percent from the line, best under Romar through the first 16 games of a season; ranks 11th in NCAA.
    • Senior C.J. Wilcox ranks eighth all-time in UW scoring with 1,610 points and is ninth in Pac-12 career 3-pointers with 260.
    • Wilcox ranks second in the conference in scoring at 19.2, second in free throw percentage at 88.6 and second in 3-pointers made per game at 3.00.
    • 6-6 against top-10 opponents under Romar and hold a 30-50 all-time mark against top 10 teams.
    • Nigel Williams-Goss has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6, second-best in the Pac-12 by a freshman.
    • Sophomore Andrew Andrews is averaging 15.4 points over his past five while making 79.3 percent of his free throws.
    • Huskies have had four players in double figures in 10 of 15 games.
    • The Huskies will wear patches on the uniforms for the remainder of the season in recognition of Marv Harshman, head coach from 1972-85, who passed away April 12. Harshman had a 246-146 record at Washington and won back-to-back Pac-10 championships in 1984 and 1985.
    • Preseason Pac-12 media poll — 1. Arizona (21, 273). 2. UCLA (2, 212). 3. Colorado ((1, 211), 4. Oregon (196). 5. Cal (194). 6. Stanford (166). 7. Arizona State (159). 8. Washington (121). 9. Utah (68). 10. Oregon State (67). 11. USC (63). 12. Washington State (39).

    UW HEAD COACH: Lorenzo Romar (340-222 overall, 247-134 UW) is coming off a year in which the Huskies finished 18-16 and ended with a loss to Brigham Young in the National Invitation Tournament. Romar took the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament six times and won three Pac-10 Tournament titles (2005, 2010, 2011).

    2012-13 Washington Regular-Season Statistics

    Player G FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
    C.J. Wilcox 16 .448 .419 .886 4.2 2.6 19.8
    A. Andrews 16 .396 .315 .759 3.9 2.5 13.1
    N.W.-Goss 16 .453 .290 .643 4.4 4.0 12.4
    P. Blackwell 15 .574 .000 .690 7.5 0.7 11.5
    D. Johnson 16 .356 .229 .881 2.2 0.8 7.3
    M. Anderson 16 .485 .400 .746 6.4 2.0 7.2
    D. Simmons 6 .385 .333 .833 3.2 0.5 4.3
    Shawn Kemp 16 .591 .000 .571 1.8 0.1 3.8
    J. Taylor 9 .385 .400 .750 0.2 0.1 1.7
    G. Dierckx 10 .000 .000 .500 0.8 0.1 0.1
    Total 16 .450 .352 .764 35.6 13.1 77.8
    Opponents 16 .480 .317 .675 32.4 12.3 76.4

    University of Washington 2013-14 Schedule

    Date Opponent UW Rnk Opp Rnk W/L Score Rec.
    11/6/13 @vs. Cent. Wash — — W 95-65 0-0
    11/10/13 vs. Seattle U. — — W 88-78 1-0
    11/14/13 vs. UC Irvine — — L 86-72 1-1
    11/17/13 vs. E. Wash — — W 92-80 2-1
    11/21/13 *vs. Indiana — — L 102-84 2-2
    11/22/13 *vs. Boston Co — 18 L 89-78 2-3
    11/26/13 vs. Montana — — W 83-79 3-3
    12/30/13 vs. L. Beach St. — — W 92-89 4-3
    12/8/13 vs. SD State — 24 L 70-63 4-4
    12/14/13 vs. Idaho St. — — W 85-66 5-4
    12/17/13 at Tulane — — W 73-62 6-4
    12/22/13 vs. UConn — 10 L 82-70 6-5
    12/27/13 vs. Miss. Valley — — W 95-80 7-5
    12/29/13 vs. Hartford — — W 73-67 8-5
    1/2/14 at ASU — — W 76-65 9-5
    1/4/14 at Arizona — 1 L 71-62 9-6
    1/8/14 vs. Utah — — W 59-57 10-6
    1/12/14 vs. Colorado — 15 — —– —
    1/15/14 at Cal — — — —– —
    1/18/13 at Stanford — — — —– —
    1/23/14 vs. Oregon — 17 — —– —
    1/25/14 vs. OSU — — — —– —
    2/1/14 at WSU — — — —– —
    2/6/14 at Utah — — — —– —
    2/9/14 at Colorado — 15 — —– —
    2/12/14 vs. Stanford — — — —– —
    2/15/14 vs. Cal — — — —– —
    2/19/14 at Oregon — 17 — —– —
    2/22/14 at OSU — — — —– —
    2/28/14 vs. WSU — — — —– —
    3/6/14 vs. UCLA — — — —– —
    3/8/14 vs. USC — — — —– —
    3/12/14 ^Pac-12 — — — —– —
    3/13/14 ^Pac-12 — — — —– —
    3/14/14 ^Pac-12 — — — —– —
    3/15/14 ^Pac-12 — — — —– —
    3/18-19/14 NCAA 1st 4 — — — —– —
    3/20-23/14 NCAA 2nd, 3rd — — — —– —
    3/27-30/14 NCAA Reg. — — — —– —
    4/5/14 NCAA Semis — — — —– —
    4/7/14 NCAA Final — — — —– —

    @=Exhibition; *=2K Sports Classic; ^=Pac-12 Tournament
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