Post-Game Notes
February 10, 2008 | Men's Basketball
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Washington 71, #5 UCLA 61
Bank of America Arena/Seattle, Wash.
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008
Washington Head Coach Lorenzo Romar has now won 116 games at UW, tying him with Bob Bender (1994-2002) for the No. 4 spot on the Husky coaching wins list.
With Sunday's victory against UCLA, Washington improves to 35-89 all-time against UCLA (28-31 at home). The Huskies have won the last four games against UCLA when playing at Bank of America Arena. The Huskies have a 6-5 record against Ben Howland-coached UCLA teams.
UW has defeated 12 of the last 17 ranked opponents to visit Seattle, and is 2-6 overall against ranked opponents this season. Washington's last win against a top-10 opponent came in a 61-51 victory over then-ranked No. 2 UCLA on Feb. 3, 2007.
Junior forward Jon Brockman registered his Pac-10 leading16th double-double with 12 points and 17 rebounds. Brockman now holds sole possession of ninth place on the all-time Washington career rebounds list with 800, surpassing James Edwards (792 career rebounds 1974-77). Brockman also moves into 22nd on the Huskies all-time career points list with 1,166, surpassing Donald Watts (1,158).
With Ryan Appleby's two 3-pointers, he now has 200 for his career and trails only former Husky, Deon Luton (212), in that category.
Junior guard Justin Dentmon scored a game-high 20 points, marking his high in Pac-10 play this season, and was just four points shy of his career high.
The Huskies had a significant 37 point contribution from their bench, compared to just 2 bench points for the Bruins. The UW reserves have outscored their counterparts in 19 of 24 games this season.
Washington held the Bruins to 6.3 percent shooting (1-16) from behind the arc, a season low for any Husky opponent.
Washington outscored UCLA 20-10 on second chance opportunities, including the first 11 second chance points of the game. This advantage came thanks to 18 offensive rebounds for the Huskies, a category in which Washington is first in the Pac-10.
Washington held the Bruins to a tie for their season-low with 61 points, with their only other 61 point performance coming in a 61-63 loss to Texas on Feb. 12, 2007.
The Huskies five blocks set a high for Washington this season (5 different players with one block).
Washington improves to 12-3 when leading at the break, and is now 6-1 when four Huskies score in double-figures.