The Washington Huskies will travel to Gill Coliseum to take on the Oregon State Beavers this Thursday night in College Basketball action.
The Washington Huskies won their 2nd straight game and improved to 8-7 on the season after defeating the Stanford Cardinal, 67-64, this past Saturday. Washington was lights out on both ends of the court in the 1st half against Stanford and was able to hang on late after going into halftime with a 43-25 lead. Washington shot 35.6% from the field & 35.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Stanford to shoot 44.9% from the field 7 30.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Huskies was Terrell Brown Jr. who had 25 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, & 4 steals.
On the season, Washington is averaging 69.7 ppg on 39.3% shooting from the field. The Huskies are averaging 6.5 three-pointers per game on 31.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Washington has been led by Terrell Brown Jr. (21.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.7 spg), Emmitt Matthews Jr. (11.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg), Jamal Bey (9.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 spg), & Daejon Davis (8.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.3 spg).
Defensively, Washington is allowing their opponents to average 71.5 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Huskies have a rebound margin of -9.1 and a turnover margin of 6.5.
The Oregon State Beavers lost their 3rd straight game and dropped to 3-13 on the season after being defeated by the 3rd ranked UCLA Bruins, 81-65, this past Saturday. Oregon State struggled defensively against UCLA and could not fight back after UCLA took a 60-44 lead with 11:52 left in regulation. Oregon State shot 43.9% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing UCLA to shoot 61.7% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Beavers was Dashawn Davis who had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, & 1 steal.
On the season, Oregon State is averaging 69.1 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Beavers are averaging 5.4 three-pointers per game on 32.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Oregon State has been led by Jarod Lucas (14.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg), Warith Alatishe (11.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.0 spg), Dashawn Davis (9.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.4 spg), & Maurice Calloo (6.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg).
Defensively, Oregon State is allowing their opponents to average 73.8 ppg on 45.0% shooting from the field. The Beavers have a rebound margin of -3.8 and a turnover margin of 0.1.
The Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games & 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games vs. Pac-12 opponents. The Beavers are 4-0-1 ATS in their las 5 games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Thursday games.
Washington has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Huskies come into this game ranked just t-231st in scoring offense, 334th in FG%, & t-244th in scoring defense. Oregon State has also struggled on both ends of the court this season and come into this game ranked just 245th in scoring offense, 286th in scoring defense, & 285th in defensive FG%.
Both Washington & Oregon State have been playing much better as of late compared to what we saw earlier this season, however, I’ve been more impressed by the Huskies who have a recent road win at Utah and are coming off an impressive home stand with wins over California & Stanford. Oregon State is just 3-6 at home this season and as I just don’t think they have the scoring depth to deal with Washington, I think the Huskies continue their strong play and at worst, do enough with the points to get us a cover. Good Luck!