Utah 65, at Washington 74

SEATTLE (Interstat) — In a grinding, defensive struggle defined by missed shots and blocked attempts, the Washington Huskies leaned on a dominant interior presence and the late-game scoring of Zoom Diallo to pull away from the Utah Utes for a 74-65 victory in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Monday night at a subdued Hec Edmundson Pavilion. A crowd of 7,721 watched as the Huskies improved to 9-4 overall, while Utah fell to 8-5 in the final non-conference tune-up for both teams. The most important part of the game was Washington’s overwhelming defensive performance at the rim, which stifled… Read more...