National Basketball Association
Washington 72, Texas Southern 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, November 15, 2021
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
Officials:
# Jim Schipper, # Verne Harris, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance:
5315
By Field Level Media
Terrell Brown Jr. had 20 points and nine assists to help Washington pull away for a 72-65 win against visiting Texas Southern on Monday night in Seattle.
Daejon Davis added 15 points, PJ Fuller scored 11 and Jamal Bey had 10 for the Huskies (2-1).
Joirdon Karl Nicholas scored 16 points, Justin Hopkins scored 11 and PJ Henry finished with 10 points for Texas Southern (0-3).
Brown, a graduate transfer from Arizona, sank a jumper off a steal by Fuller with 6:44 left to give the Huskies their first four-point lead of the game at 60-56.
Neither team led by more than four points until Emmitt Matthews Jr. made one of two free throws for a 61-56 lead for the Huskies with 5:02 left. Davis made a layup on Washington's next possession to expand the lead to 63-56 with 4:26 left.
The Tigers had taken a 56-55 lead on a layup by Brison Gresham with 7:25 left, but they missed five straight shots and committed five turnovers before scoring again on a putback by Jordan Gilliam to make it 63-58 with 3:17 left.
Washington then went cold and Nicholas sank a jumper to make it 63-60 with 2:05 remaining, but the Huskies made 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Texas Southern finished the first half with a 7-2 burst to take a 37-33 lead into the half, the fourth time the Tigers led by four points.
Washington scored six straight points to retake the lead 43-41 with 16:27 left in the game, but the lead continued to trade hands.
Another 6-0 burst by the Huskies put them back on top 53-50 with 10:07 left.
Texas Southern is the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champion and the Tigers beat Mount St. Mary's in a First Four game of the NCAA Tournament last March before losing to top-seeded Michigan 82-66 in the first round.
Washington, which finished 11th in the Pac-12 last season, lost its season opener to Northern Illinois 71-64 on Tuesday before beating Northern Arizona 73-62 on Thursday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas Southern |
|
Washington |
|
Joirdon Karl Nicholas 16 |
Scoring |
Terrell Brown Jr. 20 |
|
PJ Henry 3 |
Assists |
Terrell Brown Jr. 9 |
|
Brison Gresham 11 |
Rebounds |
Jamal Bey 7 |
|
John Walker III 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrell Brown Jr. 6 |
|
Jordan Gilliam 3 |
Steals |
Daejon Davis 2 |
|
John Walker III 3 |
Blocks |
Jamal Bey 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Southern
|
65 |
36.1 |
2-18 |
11-15 |
8 |
45 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
| Washington
|
72 |
40.4 |
6-22 |
20-28 |
9 |
27 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
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