National Basketball Association
Washington 86, Grambling State 38
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Brett Nansel, # Mike Reed, # Sir Allen Conner
Attendance:
5289
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No. 16 Washington 86, Grambling State 38: Shawn Kemp Jr. scored a career-high 21 points as the host Huskies used a 33-3 run in the first half to tame the Tigers.
Robert Upshaw recorded 15 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and four blocks as Washington (9-0) remained one of nine unbeaten teams. Andrew Andrews had 16 points and four steals while Nigel Williams-Goss contributed nine points, 11 assists and seven rebounds for the Huskies, who assisted on 24-of-32 field goals.
A'Torri Shine scored 12 points for Grambling (2-7), which shot 23.7 percent from the floor before falling to 0-7 against Division I competition. The Tigers, who are the lowest-scoring team in the nation at 42.8 points per game, didn't reach 10 points until there was 1:17 left in the first half and trailed 45-13 at the break.
Washington trailed once at 3-2 before unleashing a 15-0 burst - including a pair of Kemp dunks - and after Shine's 3-pointer, the Huskies scored 18 consecutive points as Grambling didn't score for more than seven minutes. Upshaw highlighted the second run when he took a feed from Mike Anderson in the lane and threw down a thunderous dunk over Kyle Williams before completing the three-point play.
Shine scored eight points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field in the first half as his teammates went 2-for-16 from the floor, while no Tiger attempted a free throw. Washington, which won the battle of the boards 51-30, extended its lead to 81-30 with 4:49 left before coach Lorenzo Romar began to clear his bench.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Huskies are 9-0 for the first time since they began 2005-06 with 11 straight victories. ... Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Louisville, Virginia - the top five teams in the USA Today Coaches Poll - are also undefeated, along with No. 7 Villanova, TCU and Colorado State. ... Grambling State has only beaten NAIA members Lyon College and Selma University.
Top Game Performances
| Grambling State |
|
Washington |
|
A'Torri Shine 12 |
Scoring |
Shawn Kemp Jr. 21 |
|
Remond Brown 2 |
Assists |
Nigel Williams-Goss 11 |
|
Kyle Williams 7 |
Rebounds |
Robert Upshaw 15 |
|
Mark Gray 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mike Anderson 3 |
|
Chase Cormier 2 |
Steals |
Andrew Andrews 4 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Robert Upshaw 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Grambling State
|
38 |
23.3 |
4-14 |
6-10 |
5 |
26 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
| Washington
|
86 |
50.8 |
6-24 |
16-26 |
24 |
48 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
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