University of Washington
UNLV
Huskies Run Past Rebels, 77-64
November 28, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Nov 28, 2001
SEATTLE (AP) - Washington's Curtis Allen scored a career-high 21 points and dished out eight assists in the Huskies' 77-64 victory over the UNLV Runnin' Rebels on Wednesday night.
Allen, who hit four of his first five shots and had 12 points in the first half, is the fourth different player to lead the Huskies in scoring in their five games.
UNLV (2-2) held a 50-47 lead with 12:10 remaining in the game, but Washington stormed back with a 22-6 run over the next nine minutes to take control.
Dalron Johnson scored 23 for the Runnin' Rebels, including nine of their first 11 points of the second half, but did not score in the final 14:45 of the game. Chris Richardson added 11.
UNLV shot 39 percent and had only two steals.
Washington (4-1) played solid defense, blocking six UNLV shots. Huskies center David Dixon set the tone with a block on the first possession. He blocked four shots in all.
Doug Wrenn co-led Washington with 21 points and pulled down eight rebounds. Grant Leep added 10 points, hitting three of five from 3-point range.
The teams battled back and forth with neither holding a lead bigger than three points over the first 15 minutes. There were 15 lead changes during that stretch.
Erroll Knight's 3-pointer from the top of the key gave the Huskies a 32-26 lead with 4:34 left in the half. His layup before the halftime buzzer gave Washington a 36-33 advantage.
