Washington basketball splits series in Oregon, beating Oregon State 67-55

The Washington Huskies were able to salvage a game on their road trip to Oregon, beating the Oregon State Beavers.

The Washington Huskies were able to salvage one game of their road trip to Oregon, bouncing back to beat the Oregon State Beavers 67-55 after falling in Eugene at the hands of the Oregon Ducks 85-80. With the win, the Huskies move to 13-11 on the season while the Beavers fall to 11-13.

Mike Hopkins’ team still has a lot of work to do if it wants to find its way into the NCAA Tournament as the season begins to wind down, but Saturday’s win over the Beavers could be seen as a step in the right direction.

On the back of the Pac-12’s leading scorer Keion Brooks Jr., who had a game-high in both points and rebounds, with 23 and 9 respectively, the Huskies took a 42-22 lead into halftime and never looked back.

While Brooks has been the biggest story on the team this year, Hopkins’ team played its best defensive game in a while. The Huskies are still without center Franck Kepnang, who hasn’t played since December 17, but were able to hold the Beavers to a 33.9 shooting percentage, force 9 turnovers, and block 5 shots.

The Huskies will return to action inside Alaska Airlines Arena on Thursday evening for a matchup with the Stanford Cardinal.