The Huskies defeated the Oregon State Beavers, 82-70, on Saturday night at Gill Colosseum in Corvallis.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning tallied 20 points and 11 rebounds, his largest scoring total since the second game of the season against Belmont. Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points and had five assists. And, Quincy Pondexter had 18.
The Dawgs for the nearly the entire game, and never let Oregon State cut significantly into their lead in the second half, despite a few moments when it looked like they might. Notably, the Huskies only turned the ball over seven times.
Coming up:
Pac-10 honors will be announced early next week, and Husky fans have plenty to root for. Among the possible award-winners: Quincy Pondexter and Isaiah Thomas for the All-Pac-10 team, Venoy Overton and Justin Holiday for All-Defensive team, and of course, Q-Pon for Player of the Year.
The Huskies’ win sets up a rematch with Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament at 6 PM on Thursday night.