National Basketball Association
Washington 68, Texas-El Paso 65
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Chris Rastatter, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
2191
By SportsDirect Inc.
Washington 68, UTEP 65: Andrew Andrews made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the Huskies edged the Miners in the championship game of the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim.
Nigel Williams-Goss had 16 points and six assists while Jernard Jarreau collected 10 points and eight rebounds for Washington (6-0), which opened the tournament with wins over San Jose State and Long Beach State. Robert Upshaw added six points and six rebounds as the Huskies recorded their first 6-0 start since the 2006-07 season after Omega Harris’ 3-point attempt missed the mark at the buzzer.
Vince Hunter recorded his fifth straight double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds for UTEP (4-1), which committed a season-high 16 turnovers and missed 13 of 15 attempts from 3-point range. Julian Washburn scored a season-high 17 points while Cedrick Lang chipped in 14 points and four rebounds.
Washington scored 18 points off 12 turnovers in the first half and led 33-26 at the break. The Miners opened the second half on a 10-4 run and took their first lead of the game at 43-41 on Hunter’s dunk with just over 13 minutes remaining.
With Washington's front line of Upshaw and Shawn Kemp Jr. battling foul trouble, UTEP moved ahead 61-57 with just over four minutes left when Lang converted one of two free-throw attempts. Washington responded with a 9-2 run and provided the final margin on two Williams-Goss free throws with six seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Williams-Goss set a Wooden Legacy record with a total of 26 assists in three games. ... UTEP was 19-of-26 from the foul line. … Huskies G Donaven Dorsey was 2-of-4 from 3-point range and made 10 of 16 shots from beyond the arc during the three-game tournament.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Texas-El Paso |
|
Andrew Andrews 20 |
Scoring |
Vince Hunter 20 |
|
Nigel Williams-Goss 6 |
Assists |
C.J. Cooper 3 |
|
Jernard Jarreau 8 |
Rebounds |
Vince Hunter 13 |
|
Andrew Andrews 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Vince Hunter 8 |
|
Robert Upshaw 2 |
Steals |
Earvin Morris Jr 2 |
|
Shawn Kemp Jr. 2 |
Blocks |
Vince Hunter 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
68 |
42.9 |
6-12 |
14-20 |
11 |
30 |
6 |
7 |
12 |
| Texas-El Paso
|
65 |
42.3 |
2-15 |
19-26 |
13 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
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