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UW MBB @ Crossover Classic Tournament (Nov 22-24) Info, Schedule, Results...
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3 games in 3 days will do that...Edwin_Bambino said:Somewhat sloppy first half by both teams.
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Final: UW (4-3) 62 Nevada (3-4) 81 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401384960
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Game Recap
Box Score https://gohuskies.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/nevada/boxscore/20070
Seattle Times https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-basketball/with-a-shot-at-three-straight-wins-the-washington-mens-basketball-team-gets-thumped-by-nevada/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOEoSl-uxNU
Mike Hopkins, Steve Alford Post Game Presser
UWDawgPound (click for full article) https://www.uwdawgpound.com/2021/11/24/22801534/washington-lets-game-slip-away-in-2nd-half-loses-81-62-huskies
If you were looking for a pretty basketball game heading into Thanksgiving, this was not the game for you. The Washington Huskies (4-3) fought hard in the first half that saw a lot of sloppy play but ultimately end up losing to Nevada (3-4) by a score of 81-62. The Huskies looked like they may have had their Thanksgiving Turkey at Half-time as the energy quickly dropped on the defensive end and Nevada was able to pull away late.
UW came in looking for the Tourney Sweep and the Crossover Championship with a Win. For those that like to Bowl, a 3rd win would have been the basketball equivalent to bowling a Turkey. Had to throw Thanksgiving and bowling reference out there.
Both team’s were able to get on the scoreboard early, led by Desmond Cambridge and Will Baker for Nevada and an early Terrell Brown three pointer, which was only his 3rd of the season. Daejon Davis put Washington up 5-2 early with a nice drive and knocked down two free throws. From there, UW went cold and turned the ball over on 3 straight possessions, mostly unforced. Nevada ends up going on a 11-0 run to push the lead out to 13-5 until Daejon gets another layup to break the drought.
It was obvious early on that Nevada was giving extra attention to Terrell Brown after coming off a career night of 32 points. UW countered early by having Daejon Davis play the point position and running Terrell Brown off of screens but with little success.
Nevada got up to a 15-7 lead until UW went on a 11-0 run as well to grab the lead at 18-15. The Huskies seemed to be in control but tired legs may have set in with several missed shots that were hitting the front of the rim.
Nevada also moved to a 1-3-1 defense that seemed to stall the UW offense, especially with 7 footer Warren Washington playing up top. Seemed like a strategy to get the ball out of Brown’s hands and caused several misses and turnovers. UW still had the lead at 22-21 with 3:36 left in the first half but a few turnovers in the last 3 minutes gave the lead right back. Bey did finish the half with a 3 to tie at 27 but Grant Sherfield was able to take Nevada into the locker room with a 27-25 lead on an aggressive drive to the hoop.
Both teams shot poorly in the first half, shooting under 33%. UW did shoot a respectable 36% from 3 while Nevada shot 18% from deep. The key of the half was 11 Washington Turnovers and gave up 7 offensive boards to Nevada that led to 2nd chance points for Nevada. Emmitt Mathews and Daejon Davis led UW with 7 points while Terrell Brown only had 4 points on 1-5 shooting.
The story of the 2nd half was poor defense, missed free throws and giving up offensive rebounds, which has been the recipe for previous poor performances. Fatigue was definitely a factor playing 3 games in 3 days but Nevada was also playing 3 straight games. The Washington defense seemed to run out of gas, allowing Nevada to score 52 points in the 2nd half after only giving up 29 in the 1st half. The tired legs led to a lot of reaching and Nevada made Washington pay shooting 25/33 from the free throw line.
Nevada ends up winning by a score of 81 to 62, while hitting 10 free throws in the last 6 minutes. Nevada is led by balanced scoring with 23 points for Grant Sherfield, 21 points from Desmond Cambridge and 15 points and 9 rebounds from Center Warren Washington.
Washington was led by Terrell Brown again with 19 points but unfortunately received zero help in the 2nd half. No other Huskies finish in double figures with Mathews, Davis, Bey and PJ Fuller combining for 8 points in the 2nd half. PJ Fuller had been so great in the first 2 games but did not have it in this one, finishing with just 3 points. One bright note, Freshman Samuel Ariyibi scores his first Husky basket on a nice looking 3 pointer from the corner and recorded a steal shortly after.
Washington heads home with still a successful 2-1 trip but leaves with a bad taste in a very winnable game. The game was up for grabs at halftime and the Huskies could never get going. Washington next plays Winthrop on Saturday at 7 pm back home in Seattle. Hopefully some home cooking can get the Dawgs back on track and get back to playing how they played against George Mason and South Dakota State. -
The UW still had a chance at the Crossover Classic Title going into the last game of the tournament but Nevada earned the title after the outcome of the SDSU/George Mason game (SDSU 80 GM 76). The UW, SDSU & Nevada all finished at 2-1 while George Mason finished up at 0-3. Nevada won the 2021 Mammoth Sports Construction Crossover Classic by winning a three-way tie-breaker by virtue of point differential.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
G Grant Sherfield- Nevada (MVP)
G Desmond Cambridge- Nevada
G Terrell Brown Jr- Washington
G Noah Freidel- South Dakota State
F Josh Oduro- George Mason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxlayab3o5M
Grant Sherfield (MVP) Drops 23 On Washington
Next up for the UW on November 27th at Alaska Airlines Arena is Winthorp (2-3) https://winthropeagles.com/sports/mens-basketball . Winthorp won their first two home games of the season but have lost their past three games in a row, all on the road, including their most recent game against Washington State 92-86. In the WSU game Winthorp's reserve guard, Patrick Good, shot 11-19 from 3 point range. Winthorp is a very smallish team overall having only one player standing over 6'7 (6'9 DJ Burns R-JR). This could be a very good bounce back game for the UW but Winthorp who was 23-2 last season has been staying in the Seattle area for the past five days preparing for the game. -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2gjfAQDY5s
Washington vs Nevada Highlights (Mountain West Conference Video) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz3PHuVSre8
PJ Fuller added 21 off the bench, and Washington held off George Mason 77-74 on Monday night in an opening-round game of the Crossover Classic. Terrell Brown Jr. made 8 of 9 free throws, Fuller 6 of 6 and Washington hit 21 of 28 from the line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRFct2_e418
Terrell Brown Jr scored a career-high 32, 5 reds, 2 ast points vs South Dakota State during the crossover classic. Brown had tied his career-high of 31 four times prior. Washington defeated South Dakota State 87-76 .
