Huskies Let Out All of Their Frustrations on Utah, Win by 25

The UW plays well in every facet to humble the visiting Utes.

The University of Washington basketball team took out all of its pent-up frustrations on Utah on Saturday night, embarrassing the hapless Utes 98-73 at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Trailing 5-3, the Huskies (12-9 overall, 4-6 Pac-12) took charge of this one with a 9-0 run capped by a Keion Brooks jumper, built a lead as large as 26 and broke a two-game losing streak.

A lot more has been expected this season from a UW team put together by Mike Hopkins with veteran transfers that were culled from the SEC, Big Ten and West Coast Conference, but these Huskies haven't been much better than a break-even team, leaving their coach on the hot seat once more.

However, they had everything working against Utah (14-7, 5-5), which had beaten them 95-90 in Salt Lake City in December.

The Huskies shot a blistering 57.4 percent (39 of 68) from the floor, including near 50 percent from 3-point range (11 of 24), won the rebound battle 28-23 and committed just 9 turnovers.

Brooks led the Huskies in scoring as he usually does with 27 points, hitting 10 of 17 shots, but he got a huge boost from Rutgers transfer Paul Mulcahy, who supplied a season-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting.

There's more.

Portland transfer Moses Wood added 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 4 of 8 from behind the line, and Kentucky transfer Sahvir Wheeler came up with a well-rounded line of 12 points, 10 assists and 3 steals.

The Huskies took the lead for good in this game at 6-5 with 17:45 left in the opening half when Wood hit a 3-pointer. They were up by 46-30 at intermission and were holding a 98-62 advantage until the Utes finished the game with a 9-0 run.

Hopkins' crew now breaks for a a week before hosting Washington State next Saturday in a 6 p.m. game at home.

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