University of Washington
Eastern Washington
No. 17 Huskies Edge Eastern Washington, 81-77
December 15, 2014 | Men's Basketball
SEATTLE (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss and Darin Johnson hit 3-pointers in the final 1:16 to cap a big comeback and No. 17 Washington beat Eastern Washington 81-77 on Sunday night.
Robert Upshaw led Washington with a career-high 21 points and added nine rebounds and six blocks. Williams-Goss had 19 points and Andrew Andrews 18 for the Huskies (8-0).
Eastern Washington (8-2) led by double-digits with about 11 minutes to play when Washington started to rally. Upshaw's tip-in with 1:42 to play gave the Huskies their first lead since midway through the first half, 71-70.
Drew Brandon had an airball on a 3-point attempt for Eastern Washington and Williams-Goss then hit his 3-pointer from the left elbow to push the lead to four points. After a pair of free throws by Eastern Washington, Johnson hit another 3-pointer with 53 seconds left.
Andrews sealed the win by making all four of his free throws in the last 33 seconds.
Tyler Harvey had 21 points for Eastern Washington, and Drew Brandon added 16.
Eastern Washington was trying for its second win over a ranked opponent in 22 tries. The Eagles' only win against a ranked team was a 68-67 victory over then-No. 10 St. Joseph's on Nov. 15, 2001.
Washington was playing as a ranked team for the first time since January 2011. The Huskies are off to their best start since the 2005-06 season, when they started 11-0.
Eastern Washington was the first team this season to score more than 70 points against Washington.
