National Basketball Association
Washington 92, Northern Arizona 58
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 20, 2016
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Tom Nunez, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
6804
By The Sports Xchange
Markelle Fultz delivered an impressive all-around performance to lead Washington to a 92-58 victory over Northern Arizona on Sunday evening at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.
Fultz posted 16 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots for Washington (2-1). Matisse Thybulle added 15 points. Noah Dickerson had 12, Carlos Johnson scored 11 and David Crisp had 10.
Felix Rivera-Vega scored 11 points to lead Northern Arizona (1-4). Ako Kaluna had 10 points.
Fultz knocked down a 3-pointer to give Washington an early 10-7 lead. Fultz scored seven of his team's first 10 points over the first 4:21. The Huskies extended their lead to seven on consecutive baskets by Dickerson and went up 21-12 on a corner 3-pointer by Crisp.
Crisp later made another 3-pointer to put the Huskies up 26-18 midway through the opening period. The Lumberjacks got within five on a 3-pointer by Rivera-Vega, but the Huskies pushed the lead back to 11 on a jumper by Malik Dime.
Washington led 38-26 at the break despite shooting just 40.5 percent from the field in the first half. The Huskies held the Lumberjacks to 28.6 percent shooting and had a 24-17 advantage in rebounding over the first 20 minutes.
Fultz converted a three-point play to give Washington a 14-point lead early in the second period. The Huskies stretched the lead to 18 on a three-point play by Dominic Green, went up 57-34 on a 3-pointer by Thybulle and took a 25-point lead on a layup by Dickerson. The lead continued to grow as the Huskies staged a 21-0 run to go up 72-34, giving Washington its largest lead of the game.
The Huskies shot 51.3 percent from the field overall, made 7 of 19 from 3-point range and finished with a 46-33 rebounding advantage. The Lumberjacks shot 30.8 percent and made 8 of 29 from long distance.
Top Game Performances
| Northern Arizona |
|
Washington |
|
Felix Rivera-Vega 11 |
Scoring |
Markelle Fultz 16 |
|
JoJo Anderson 5 |
Assists |
Markelle Fultz 8 |
|
Brooks DeBisschop 6 |
Rebounds |
Noah Dickerson 8 |
|
JoJo Anderson 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Dominic Green 3 |
|
Corey Brown 1 |
Steals |
Matisse Thybulle 4 |
|
Brooks DeBisschop 1 |
Blocks |
Markelle Fultz 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northern Arizona
|
58 |
30.8 |
8-29 |
10-19 |
13 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
| Washington
|
92 |
52.0 |
7-19 |
7-11 |
16 |
41 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
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