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  1. 2009 Selection Show Rank: #12, RPI: #5 We're in the West Regionals (Anaheim). 1st Round Matchup: (2) Washington vs (16) TX Pan AmericanTeams in the West Regionals (1) #11 Arkansas(2) #12 Washington, 2-time defending champs(3) #18 Ohio St(4) #13 Houston(5) #22 Kansas(6) Pittsburgh(7) Purdue(8) North Carolina St(9) Brigham Young(10) Oklahoma(11) Massachusetts(12) Murray St(13) Belmont(14) South Alabama(15) TX Pan American(16) Play In Other Ranked Teams East (1) #1 St John's(2) #9 Kansas St(3) #10 Stanford(4) #16 LSU(5) #24 Wake Forest(6) #21 East CarolinaMidwest (1) #4 Syracuse(2) #6 Maryland(3) #8 New Mexico(4) #15 Louisville(5) #25 Auburn(6) #20 PepperdineSouth (1) #5 Duke(2) #2 Memphis(3) #23 Georgetown(4) #14 Creighton(5) #19 Villanova(6) #17 Southern IllinoisOn Probation #3 UNLV #7 Georgia TechPac 12 Teams in postseason tournaments NCAA: (2) Washington, (3) Stanford, (10) OregonNIT: (1) Arizona StCBI: (7) Colorado
  2. Career Game #304 Pac 12 Tournament Semifinals Mar 8, 2009: (5) Oregon (18-11, 10-8) vs (1) #10 Washington (26-4, 16-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Fr C Greg Bruton 12.5 ppg, 5.6 rpgNotes: OR on fire in their current 5-game win streak, averaging almost 88 ppg. We won our only meeting, 80-66; we scored 29 fast break pts in that game 1st Half Flawless shooting at the start of the 2nd half, allowed us to build a 16 pt lead. OR then played tough physical defense, and we started missing a lot of shots. OR's C Greg Burton has been dominating our big men Halftime: Up 44-38 Key stat(s) Paint: WASH 14, OR 243PT: WASH 6-11, OR 0-4Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 12 pts 5, rebs, 4 astsOR: C Greg Bruton 17 pts, 8-11 FG 2nd Half We started clogging the lane. It prevented OR's C Greg Bruton from scoring, but their perimeter players hitting us with perimeter shots. I have npo choice but to make defensive adjustments again 10:58, Down 55-60 Our turnovers have also been a problem so far here in the 2nd half. We're in the penalty 7:00, Down 59-68 Cut it down to 6 with less than 3 mins remaining. But our foul trouble has allowed OR to keep scoring on the line. Not enough time to complete a rally. This loss might have cost us a (2) seed in the NCAA tournament Final Score: Oregon - 84, Washington - 80 Box Scores Waldon 26, 6, 5, 4 tos, 4 3sDavis 19, 4, 0, 3 stls, 3 3sGreen 10, 2, 8, 4 tos, 2 3sPetty 7, 7, 1Simmons 7, 1, 0, 3 tosWhaley 5, 4, 1Wright 4, 1, 0Canal 2, 2, 0Shipp 0, 2, 1 Team Stats FG: 45-52% Rebs: -7 TOs: +1 Pts in paint: -14 2nd chance: -11 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): Offense wasn't a problem; we shot 10-19 3PT (53%)(-): Poor interior defense once again, giving up 42 pts in the paint; we seem to have issues going up against teams with a dominant scoring big man Pac 12 Tournament Finals #13 Stanford def Oregon, 79-67 (Hare 34 pts, 6 rebs)
  3. Career Game #303 Pac 12 Tournament Mar 7, 2009: (8) UCLA (9-19, 8-10) vs (1) #10 Washington (25-4, 16-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr PG Al McDonald 12.8 ppgNotes: We won our only meeting so far, 77-64, where we limited UCLA to just 8 pts in the paint 1st Half Both teams struggling to make shots, but our defense was slightly better. We have to do a better job on securing defensive rebounds Halftime: Up 32-24 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 46%, UCLA 32%Rebs: WASH 11, UCLA 19Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 11 pts 2nd Half UCLA started strong, and even took a 3 pt lead earlier. UCLA still dominating the offensive glass. 9:35, Tied at 46 We have the right idea of taking the ball strong to the hoop, but we're not making shots consistently. We're in the penalty 5:44, Up 52-49 PG Brent Green and Chris Simmons each hit a 3 to give us a more comfortable lead 4:31, Up 58-49 We have certainly stepped up our defense the last 8 mins, giving up just 2 made FGs to UCLA 1:31, Up 63-53 UCLA made 3s in each of their last 2 possessions, but they had to give up fouls on the other end to stop the clock. PG Brent Green making 4 straight FTs 0:33, Up 67-59 UCLA missing their next 3pt attempt. That should do it Final Score: UCLA - 62, Washington - 68 Box Scores Green 17, 4, 2, 4 tos, 3 3s (*)Waldon 14, 1, 1Davis 12, 4, 5, 2 stls, 2 3sSimmons 7, 3, 2, 3 tosPetty 6, 3, 1, 2 stlsCanal 4, 2, 1Whaley 3, 3, 0Shipp 3, 3, 0Wright 2, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-38% Rebs: -12 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +8 2nd chance: -3 Fast break: +1 Post game observations (+): We defended the the paint, forcing UCLA to shoot a lot of outside shots(-): We somehow got lucky that UCLA only scored 11 2nd chance pts out of their 16 offensive rebounds. Our big men has to do a better job on the boards
  4. Career Game #302 Feb 23, 2009: #10 Washington (24-4, 15-2) @ Arizona St (17-10, 11-6) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: So SF Adam Settles 14.7 ppgNotes: Since beating them last time, AZST has won 8 of their next 10 games 1st Half Another poor start, this time on offense committing lots of turnovers. Our defense was good enough to give us a small lead at the break Halftime: Up 30-26 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 43%, AZST 38%TOs: WASH 10, AZST 8Key Players WASH: PR Brent Green 7 pts, 2 asts 2nd Half AZST shooting better here in the 2nd half 11:07, Up 50-49 We buckeled down on defense, but our offense couldn't take advantage 3:33, Up 57-55 Both teams missing a 3. PF Joey Petty getting a basket inside. Up 4. A turnover by AZST. SG Winston Waldon scores on a corner jumper. Up 6. AZST scores inside. Up 4. We miss. AZST also missed. Timeout 1:27, Up 61-57 PG Brent Green hits a clutch jumper. Teams traded turnovers, before AZST hits a shot. Timeout 0:34, Up 63-59 AZST giving up 4 fouls to get into penalty. PG Brent Green is on the floor, so I have no worry about FT shooting. Green hits both. Up 6. AZST having a difficult time putting up a shot. They miss a 3. Game over Final Score: Washington - 65, Arizona St - 59 Box Scores Green 13, 3, 6, 4 tos (*)Waldon 12, 3, 1, 2 3sDavis 11, 2, 1, 2 stlsShipp 8, 6, 2, 2 stlsPetty 8, 2, 0Whaley 4, 7, 1Wright 4, 0, 1Simmons 3, 4, 4, 3 stls, 5 tosCanal 2, 3, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-44% Rebs: Even TOs: -2 Pts in paint: -4 2nd chance: -4 Fast break: -5 Post game observations (+): We played consistent defense that more than offset our inconsistent offense(-): We had zero 2nd chance pts Pac 12 Final StandingsWashington, 16-2 (W2) Stanford, 13-5 (L1) Arizona St, 11-7 (L1) USC, 10-8 (W1) Oregon, 10-8 (W3) Colorado, 9-9 (L1) California, 8-10 (W1) UCLA, 8-10 (L1) Arizona, 7-11 (L3) Oregon St, 6-12 (W1) Washington St, 5-13 (L3) Utah, 5-13 (W1)
  5. Career Game #301 Feb 20, 2009: #10 Washington (23-4, 14-2) @ Washington St Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: So C Jon Hampton 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpgNotes: We beat them by 27 at home 1st Half Our defense is getting worse, esp inside the paint. This is not good, considering the tournament is just around the corner Halftime: Down 40-55 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 52%, WASHST 66%Rebs: WASH 8, WASHST 17Key Players WASH: PF Joey Petty 8 pts 2nd Half My halftime talk wasn't friendly, to say the least. I challenged everyone to show some tenacity on defense, regardless whether they foul out or get exhausted. The players got my message. We clawed our way back. The last 3 by SG Winston Waldon puts us in the lead. We get another stop. Tim Jones scored, and capped a 27-7 run. 12:30, Up 67-62 WASHST recovered and took a 4 pt lead, but we scored 5 straight pts to get the lead back. 5:56, Up 77-76 SF Michael Davis scored our next 5 pts, before PF Joey Petty had a successful inside incursion. Davis gets another steal which he converted to an easy layup. C Courtney Whaley has fouled out. Both teams in the penalty 2:48, Up 86-79 After a miss by WASHST, SG Winston Waldon puts up a 3, and we lead by 10. We slowed down. WASHST gave up fouls, and we connected on most of our FTs in the end. We outscored WASHST in the 2nd half, 54 to 27 Final Score: Washington - 94, Washington St - 82 Box Scores Waldon 24, 3, 0, 2 stls, 5 3s (*)Davis 16, 4, 0, 4 stls, 2 3sGreen 15, 4, 6, 2 3sPetty 12, 3, 1Jones 10, 0, 3, 3 tos, 2 3sCanal 8, 1, 1Whaley 7, 1, 0, fouled outShipp 2, 2, 0Wright 0, 2, 1Day 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 58-54% Rebs: -9 TOs: -7 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +13 Post game observations (+): Down by as many as 17 in the 1st half, with a flicker of hope in sight. Everyone focused their energy on defense, and our offense followed suit. Great team win(-): We have to do better on getting a good start, at least defensively Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 15-2 (W1) Stanford, 13-4 (W2) Arizona St, 11-6 (W5) Colorado, 9-8 (W3) USC, 9-8 (L1) Oregon, 9-8 (W2) UCLA, 8-9 (W1) Arizona, 7-10 (L2) California, 7-10 (L1) Oregon St, 5-12 (L3) Washington St, 5-12 (L2) Utah, 4-13 (L2)
  6. Career Game #300 Feb 16, 2009: #11 Stanford (19-7, 11-4) @ #8 Washington (23-3, 14-1) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, high postDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: So SG Eric Hare 26.6 ppg (#3 Nat'l), 4.2 rpgNotes: We had a come from behind win against STAN at their home court earlier this season 1st Half We couldn't match STAN's outside shooting. We re somehow lucky to get our deficit down to single digits, after trailing by 14 late in the 1st half Halftime: Down 29-37 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 1-13, STAN 5-14Stls: WASH 5, STAN 1Key Players WASH: PF Joey Petty 10 pts, 4-4 FGSTAN: SG Eric Hare 16 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half Our shooting getting better here in the 2nd half. We even cut down our deficit to 3, but we made a lot of defensive lapses and let STAN establish control of the game once again. STAN's SG Eric Hare with 25 pts 10:36, Down 51-59 Our offense slowing down, and we still can't make enough stops 3:57, Down 61-69 STAN's SG Eric Hare drilled in 2 more 3s to squander our hopes. Hare finished with 35 pts, 8-16 3PT. Our 1st back-to-back losses in more than 2 years Final Score: Stanford - 81, Washington - 72 Box Scores Waldon 17, 4, 3, 3 stls, 2 3sPetty 16, 3, 0, 7-7 FGSimmons 11, 0, 10, 3 3sCanal 7, 1, 0Whaley 6, 9, 1, 2 stls, 3 tosDavis 6, 6, 2 2 stlsDay 5, 0, 0, 2 stlsJones 2, 0, 2Wright 2, 0, 0Shipp 0, 5, 0, fouled out Team Stats FG: 46-54% Rebs: -8 TOs: -5 Pts in paint: Even 2nd chance: -7 Fast break: -6 Post game observations (+): PF Joey Petty getting a career high in points(-): We have given up an average of 32 points in the paint in our 2-game losing skid Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 14-2 (L2) Stanford, 12-4 (W1) Arizona St, 10-6 (W4) USC, 9-7 (W2) Colorado, 8-8 (W2) Oregon, 8-8 (W1) Arizona, 7-9 (L1) California, 7-9 (W1) UCLA, 7-9 (L2) Oregon St, 5-11 (L2) Washington St, 5-11 (L1) Utah, 4-12 (L1)
  7. Career Game #299 Injury PG Brent Green (10.7 ppg, 5.2 apg) out for 1.5 weeks due to back spasms. This is Green's 2nd injury this season Feb 13, 2009: #8 Washington (23-2, 14-0) @ Colorado (10-13, 6-8) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Fr SG Andy Chouest 12.8 ppgNotes: We scored 96 pts against them in our 1st meeting 1st Half It is expected that our offense would not be as efficient without PG Brent Green. But I am disappointed with our effort on defense Halftime: Down 33-45 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 39%, COL 59%Stls: WASH 1, COL 4Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 12 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half COL still continued to get what they want on offense. Clearly our worse defensive showing this season. Our 2nd half turnovers made the matter worse. Final Score: Washington - 69, Colorado - 86 Box Scores Davis 23, 3, 0, 3 3sWaldon 13, 4, 1, 2 stlsWhaley 11, 5, 1, 2 stlsCanal 8, 4, 0, 2 stls, 3 tosSimmons 4, 2, 8, 3 tosShipp 4, 2, 0Petty 3, 4, 0, fouled outJones 3, 0, 0Day 0, 1, 4Wright 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 42-59% Rebs: -11 TOs: -2 Pts in paint: -4 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: -2 Post game observations (-): COL's starting front line combined for 43 pts, and a lot of those were easy inside baskets Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 14-1 (L1) Stanford, 11-4 (L1) Arizona St, 9-6 (W3) USC, 8-7 (W1) Arizona, 7-8 (W1) Colorado, 7-8 (W1) Oregon, 7-8 (L2) UCLA, 7-8 (L1) California, 6-9 (L1) Oregon St, 5-10 (L1) Washington St, 5-10 (W1) Utah, 4-11 (W1)
  8. Career Game #298 Feb 9, 2009: USC (9-13, 7-6) @ #10 Washington (22-2, 13-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SF Michael Holmes 14.1 ppg, 5.0 rpgNotes: We won a high scoring game in our 1st meeting, 94-86 1st Half Game was last tied at 23 with less than 7 mins remaining. SCAL then got into turnover problems, which opened up our transition game. We outscored SCAL 28-7 the remainder of the 1st half; SF Michael Davis had all of his 15 pts during that span. Halftime: Up 51-30 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 55%, SCAL 33%TOs: WASH 2, SCAL 8Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 15 pts, 2 stls, 7-8 FG 2nd Half Big leads and us don't mix well together. SCAL getting themselves back, an dis down by just single digits 10:26, Up 65-57 Backup PF Perry Wright scoring all of his 6 pts in the 2nd half, helping us stay in the lead 5:45, Up 75-68 We turned the ball over 3 consecutive times, before we scored in each of our last 3 possessions 2:52, Up 83-72 We wisely used up some clock. A 3 by PG Brent Green put us up by 12 with a minute left. That should do it Final Score: USC - 79, Washington - 88 Box Scores Davis 20, 3, 0, 2 stls, 8-11 FGGreen 17, 2, 12, 2 stls, 3 3s (*)Waldon 16, 6, 3, 4 3sPetty 9, 4, 1Simmons 7, 3, 5, 2 stlsWright 6, 2, 1Shipp 5, 2, 1Whaley 4, 4, 0Canal 4, 3, 0, 2 stls Team Stats FG: 50-44% Rebs: -10 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +10 2nd chance: -3 Fast break: -4 Post game observations (+): Passing was excellent, led by PG Brent Green; we had a total of 23 assists(-): We were beaten on the boards esp during the rally made by SCAL Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 14-0 (W14) Stanford, 11-3 (W5) Arizona St, 8-6 (W2) Oregon, 7-7 (L1) UCLA, 7-7 (W1) USC, 7-7 (L2) Arizona, 6-8 (L1) California, 6-8 (W1) Colorado, 6-8 (L1) Oregon St, 5-9 (W1) Washington St, 4-10 (L3) Utah, 3-11 (L6)
  9. Career Game #297 Feb 6, 2009: #10 Washington (21-2, 12-0) @ Oregon St (9-12, 4-8) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Darcel Nelson 15.2 ppgNotes: Has won 3 of their last 4 home games, including against #11 Stanford 1st Half ORST with a lot more sense of urgency than us. Not only we turned the ball over 9 times, we have allowed a lot of easy baskets to ORST. Our advantage in 3pt shooting gave us the lead, but we must improve our defense in the 2nd half Halftime: Up 42-34 Key stat(s) Asts: WASH 9, ORST 113PT: WASH 5-10, ORST 2-6Key Players WASH: PG Chris Simmons 8 pts, 2 stls, 2 3s 2nd Half I challenged my big men to take the ball strong to the basket. PF Joey Petty has responded with 13 pts on 5-5 FG. 11:45, Up 60-50 Not satisfied with PG Brent Green's performance so far (5 tos), I opted to bring in Fr PG Tim Jones for the 1st time in this game. Jones and PG Chris Simmons combined to score all of our last 16 pts (8 pts each) 6:47, Up 76-60 ORST putting in their last stand in this game, coming up with an 11-2 run. We're in the penalty. Timeout 3:07, Up 78-71 We had 2 unproductive possessions. On the other hand, ORST scored a FG, and 2 FTs. Timeout 2:00, Up 78-75 We finally score, on a jumper by SG Winston Waldon. Up 5. SF Michael Davis gets a steal. Outlet to a streaking Waldon, and Waldon scores plus a foul! Waldon hits the bonus. Up 8. C Courtney Whaley fouls out. ORST splits. Up 7. Less than a minute left. ORSTopted to give up fouls. We converted 4 FTs, while ORST turned the ball over on consecutive possessions. Final Score: Washington - 89, Oregon St - 76 Box Scores Waldon 20, 4, 1, (*)Simmons 16, 2, 3, 2 stls, 4 3sPetty 13, 3, 1, 5-5 FGDavis 12, 2, 1, 2 3sGreen 11, 2, 5, 3 stls, 5 tosJones 8, 0, 0, 2 3sCanal 5, 3, 1Whaley 2, 6, 1, fouled outWright 2, 0, 1Shipp 0, 5, 3 Team Stats FG: 59-56% Rebs: +1 TOs: -1 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: Even0 Fast break: +3 Post game observations (+): Shot 10-22 3PT (46%); 7 of those 3s were made by our our 2nd unit(-): We need to protect leads better. In this game, we saw our 16 pt lead reduced to 2. In our last road game (@ UCLA), we had a 19 pt lead, and UCLA came to within 3. Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 13-0 (W13) Stanford, 10-3 (W4) USC, 7-6 (L1) Arizona St, 7-6 (W1) Oregon, 7-6 (W2) Arizona, 6-7 (W1) Colorado, 6-7 (W3) UCLA, 6-7 (L4) California, 5-8 (L5) Washington St, 4-9 (L2) Oregon St, 4-9 (L1) Utah, 3-10 (L5)
  10. Career Game #296 Jan 30, 2009: California (11-10, 5-6) @ #11 Washington (20-2, 11-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, pricetonDefense: m2m, press half of the timeKey Players: Sr PG Matt Perkins 9.1 ppgNotes: Leading scorer and rebounder Fr C Joey Skinner (10.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg) out for about a month 1st Half Aside from Skinner's injury, CAL with 2 other players suspended. But despite being severely undermanned, CAL came up with a good defensive effort. Score was a paltry 15-11 midway in the 1st half. CAL even tied the game. A few fast break baskets, plus some offensive rebounds, helped us finish the 1st half on a 21-7 run Halftime: Up 36-22 Key stat(s) 2nd chance: WASH 9, CAL 0TOs: WASH 3, CAL 10Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 9 pts, 3 rebs 2nd Half SG Winston Waldon taking over, scoring 15 of his 20 pts in the 2nd half 9:14, Up 55-34 Didn't bother to return our starters the rest of the game. Fr SF Donnie McCoy seeing action for the 1st time this season Final Score: California - 48, Washington - 79 Box Scores Waldon 20, 0, 2, 3 3s (*)Canal 11, 8, 1Green 9, 5, 1Davis 9, 4, 0, 2 blksJones 8, 2, 1, 2 3sWhaley 6, 9, 1McCoy 5, 1, 0Day 4, 0, 2Petty 3, 4, 0Shipp 2, 2, 0Wright 2, 1, 1Simmons 0, 2, 3, 2 stls Team Stats FG: 43-35% Rebs: +6 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +10 Fast break: +9 Post game observations (+): Pretty much won every category. Best stat line was shutting down CAL from the outside, 0-8 3PT Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 12-0 (W12) Stanford, 9-3 (W3) USC, 7-5 (W3) Arizona St, 6-6 (L2) Oregon, 6-6 (W1) UCLA, 6-6 (L3) Arizona, 5-7 (L2) California, 5-7 (L4) Colorado, 5-7 (W2) Washington St, 4-8 (L1) Oregon St, 4-8 (W2) Utah, 3-9 (L4)
  11. Career Game #295 Jan 30, 2009: Oregon (11-8, 5-5) @ #11 Washington (19-2, 10-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Fr C Greg Burton 11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpgNotes: Best rebounding team in the conference at 33.4 rpg 1st Half OR shooting efficiently but has turned the ball over a lot, minimizing their scoring opportunities. Halftime: Up 34-29 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 41%, OR 45%TOs: WASH 6, OR 14Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 10 pts, 3 rebs, 2 3s 2nd Half 6 more turnovers for OR for a total of 20. Our shooting improving here in the 2nd half 11:52, Up 57-40 Not even 33 FT attempts could bail out OR from the hole they were in earlier Final Score: Oregon - 66, Washington - 80 Box Scores Davis 21, 5, 2, 4 stls, 4 3s (*)Whaley 15, 6, 0Waldon 14, 3, 3, 3 stls, 5 tos, 2 3sSimmons 12, 1, 2, 2 3sPetty 6, 3, 3, 2 stlsGreen 4, 3, 4Canal 4, 1, 1Shipp 2, 2, 0Wright 2, 1, 0, fouled out Team Stats FG: 49-44% Rebs: -7 TOs: -14 Pts in paint: +16 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: +19 Post game observations (+): We scored 29 fast break pts, most of which coming from OR's 24 turnovers Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 11-0 (W11) Stanford, 8-3 (W2) UCLA, 6-5 (L2) Arizona St, 6-5 (L1) USC, 6-5 (W2) Oregon, 5-6 (L2) Arizona, 5-6 (L1) California, 5-6 (L3) Washington St, 4-7 (W2) Colorado, 4-7 (W1) Utah, 3-8 (L3) Oregon St, 3-8 (W1)
  12. Career Game #294 Injury SG Winston Waldon (21.6 ppg) slightly injured with a sore leg. He said he can play but I won't force the issue, and just let him rest Jan 26, 2009: #13 Washington (18-2, 9-0) @ UCLA (6-12, 6-3) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SG Trey Cleveland 10.1 ppgNotes: PG Al McDonald (13.2 ppg) is injured, so both team's top scorers unavailable today 1st Half We got off to a good start courtesy of PG Chris Simmons' hot shooting. Our bench contributed well also. We led by as many as 19, but our foul trouble allowed UCLA to chop off some of that lead. Halftime: Up 41-29 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 8-18, UCLA 3-8Fast break: WASH 9, UCLA 4Key Players WASH: PG Chris Simmons 16 pts, 3 asts, 4 3s 2nd Half UCLA starting to shoot better here in the 2nd half 11:55, Up 52-45 We're forcing a lot of contested shots from the outside. I already told the team to bring the ball more inside. PG Joey Petty has fouled out 6:59, Up 56-51 We got a couple of clutch FGs earlier to slow down UCLA's uprising 3:10, Up 62-56 We've got to pay solid defense. We made a stop. PG Chris Simmons converted a 3pt play opportunity. Up 9. UCLA splits their FTs. Up 8, UCLA fouls, and they are also in the penalty. PG Brent Green hits 2 FTs. 2:23, Up 67-57 PG Brent Green has been clutch, scoring a FG and 2 more FTs, to offset the 2 baskets that UCLA scored. Lead remains at 10 with just over a minute to go. UCLA scored a 3, but that was the last basket they scored. We hit 6 more FTs in the end Final Score: Washington - 77, UCLA 64 Box Scores Green 22, 3, 4, 2 3s, 8-8 FT (*)Simmons 21, 4, 3, 4 3sWhaley 6, 9, 4, 3 stlsJones 6, 3, 3, 3 tos, 2 3sCanal 6, 3, 1Davis 6, 1, 1, 2 stls, 2 3sPetty 4, 1, 2, fouled outWright 4, 1, 0Shipp 2, 4, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-47% Rebs: -1 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: +3 Fast break: +7 Post game observations (+): Veteran play maker PG Brent Green's importance was evident during the end game, not just hitting clutch baskets and FTs, but also taking care of the ball; Green had zero turnovers in 26 mins Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 10-0 (W10) Stanford, 7-3 (W1) UCLA, 6-4 (L1) Arizona St, 6-4 (W3) USC, 5-5 (W1) Oregon, 5-5 (L1) Arizona, 5-5 (W2) California, 5-5 (L2) Washington St, 3-7 (W1) Utah, 3-7 (L2) Colorado, 3-7 (L3) Oregon St, 2-8 (L1)
  13. Career Game #293 Jan 23, 2009: #13 Washington (17-2, 8-0) @ Utah (7-10, 3-5) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, high postDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Carlos Fletcher 21.2 ppg, 41% 3PTNotes: Limited them to 50 pts in our home win. But in their 3 conference home games, they averaged 76 ppg 1st Half A high scoring shootout, with both teams hitting their fair share of 3pt shots. We had a slight advantage in rebounds, which may have accounted for our small lead. Halftime: Up 49-43 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 7-11, UTAH 6-10Rebs: WASH 16, UTAH 10Key Players WASH: PG Chris Simmons 13 pts, 4 3sUTAH: SG Carlos Fletcher 9 pts, 4 asts 2nd Half We have to be the better defensive team, and that's what we have done so far in the 2nd half, forcing more turnovers on UTAH 11:04, Up 66-55 Despite their turnovers, UTAH's hot outside shooting brought them back into the game. 7:00, Up 70-67 We made a series of stops. PG Chris Simmons scored 5 of our next 8 pts 3:29, Up 78-67 We managed to answer every basket made by UTAH. Still an 11 pt lead with a minute left. We slowed down the game, and hold on for the win. UTAH with a total of 13 3s (6 by SG Carlos Fletcher as part of his game high 21 pts), but they committed 14 turnovers in the 2nd half Final Score: Washington - 89, Utah 78 Box Scores Simmons 18, 4, 3, 5 3s, 4 tosGreen 18, 2, 6, 3 stls, 5 tos, 2 3s (*)Waldon 18, 1, 0Davis 14, 6, 1, 3 blks, 2 3sWhaley 8, 5, 1, 2 stlsCanal 5, 2, 3, 2 stlsPetty 4, 4, 3, 2 stlsWright 4, 0, 0Shipp 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 57-51% Rebs: +3 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: +14 2nd chance: +2 Fast break: +10 Post game observations (+): We capitalized on UTAH's turnovers, scoring 24 fast break pts(-): Our perimeter defense wasn't exactly good today Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 9-0 (W9) Stanford, 6-3 (L1) UCLA, 6-3 (W1) Arizona St, 5-4 (W2) Oregon, 5-4 (W2) California, 5-4 (L1) USC, 4-5 (L2) Arizona, 4-5 (W1) Utah, 3-6 (L1) Colorado, 3-6 (L2) Washington St, 2-7 (L6) Oregon St, 2-7 (W1)
  14. Career Game #292 Jan 19, 2009: #16 Washington (16-2, 7-0) @ Arizona (7-9, 3-4) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, princetonDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: Jr SG Doug Whitworth 22.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 41% 3PTNotes: Not very consistent at home with a 6-5 record 1st Half Our offense was out of synch because of our turnovers, and we can't get our running game going. Nevertheless, we were leading most of the way, but ARIZ coming back when their outside shots began to fall Halftime: Up 33-32 Key stat(s) TOs: WASH 8, ARIZ 7Fast break: WASH 6, ARIZ 6Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 14 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half Early foul trouble with us, including SG Winston Waldon picking up his 4th. But it somehow became a blessing a disguise. In came PG Chris Simmons, and playing with a 2 PG lineup, the pace of the game went faster 10:58, Up 60-49 Our 2nd unit has definitely stepped up, as our starters languished in the bench due to foul trouble. PG Tim Jones, playing for the 1st time in this game, has scored 7 pts in 5 mins. 6:31, Up 69-55 ARIZ still in striking distance as they continue to score from the FT line. Our lead was 9 with 2 mins remaining. We managed to chip away plenty of time on our next 2 possessions, but failed to add to our score 0:44, Up 75-68 ARIZ couldn't connect on their next 4 shots from beyond the arc, and we held on for the win. Always tough to finish on top in this place, but we managed to do it despite a poor shooting game for SG Winston Waldon Final Score: Washington - 75, Arizona - 68 Box Scores Davis 22, 5, 1, 6 3s (*)Green 11, 4, 5, 4 tos, 3 3sSimmons 10, 4, 3, 6 tos, 2 3sJones 7, 0, 1Canal 6, 4, 1Shipp 6, 3, 2Waldon 6, 2, 2, 2 3s, fouled outPetty 5, 5, 0, fouled outWhaley 2, 2, 0, 3 tosWright 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 47-40% Rebs: -4 TOs: +1 Pts in paint: Even 2nd chance: Even Fast break: -2 Post game observations (+): Bench stepped up with 29 points(-): Although it decreased in teh 2nd half, 14 turnovers for the game is still plenty Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 8-0 (W8) Stanford, 6-2 (W2) California, 5-3 (W2) UCLA, 5-3 (L1) Arizona St, 4-4 (W1) Oregon, 4-4 (W1) USC, 4-4 (L1) Utah, 3-5 (W1) Arizona, 3-5 (L3) Colorado, 3-5 (L1) Washington St, 2-6 (L5) Oregon St, 1-7 (L2)
  15. Career Game #291 Jan 16, 2009: Arizona St (9-7, 3-3) @ #16 Washington (15-2, 6-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: 1-3-1, presses on occasionKey Players: So SF Adam SettlesNotes: AZST is 0-3 on conference road games, shooting below 40% in each of those games 1st Half Can't ask for a better performance. We're hitting our outside shots, plus converting our steals into transition baskets Halftime: Up 55-34 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 8-15, AZST 4-6Fast break: WASH 18, AZST 4Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 20 pts, 4-4 3PT 2nd Half AZST outscored us in the 2nd half, but our cushion is so big it didn't really mattered. Final Score: Arizona St - 72, Washington - 89 Box Scores Waldon 29, 4, 0, 3 stls (*)Davis 15, 1, 3, 3 stls, 3 blks, 2 3sPetty 14, 6, 0Green 9, 2, 7, 2 stlsSimmons 6, 3, 3, 2 stlsWhaley 4, 12, 2Shipp 4, 2, 2Wright 4, 1, 1Canal 4, 0, 0Jones 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 51-52% Rebs: +1 TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +5 Fast break: +3 Post game observations (+): I liked the way PF Joey Petty played today; very consistent down low with 6-8 FG Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 7-0 (W7) Stanford, 5-2 (W1) UCLA, 5-2 (W2) USC, 4-3 (W4) California, 4-3 (W1) Arizona, 3-4 (L2) Colorado, 3-4 (W1) Arizona St, 3-4 (L1) Oregon, 3-4 (L1) Washington St, 2-5 (L4) Utah, 2-5 (L2) Oregon St, 1-6 (L1)
  16. Career Game #290 Jan 12, 2009: Washington St (6-8, 2-3) @ #20 Washington (14-2, 5-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, flexDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: So C Jon Hampton 13.4 ppg, 5.9 rpgNotes: WASHST allowing opponents to shoot 47.9% FG 1st Half WASHST came back from a 12 pt deficit and even took a 2 point lead. We regrouped over the last 4 mins of the 1st half, but WASHST shooting the ball well, and they remained close. C Courtney Whaley already in double figures in rebounds Halftime: Up 41-38 Key stat(s) Rebs: WASH 21, WASHST 14Paint: WASH 22, WASH 14Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 13 pts, 2 3sWASHST: C Jon Hampton 10 pts, 5 rebs 2nd Half A 11-2 run to start the 2nd half, and we built upon our lead from there. C Courtney already with a double double (11 pts and 13 rebs), and has completely outplayed WASHST's C Jon Hampton here in the 2nd half 11:39, Up 64-44 Gave the starters a well-deserved extended rest. The 2nd unit also played well. Very good team performance today Final Score: Washington St - 57, Washington - 84 Box Scores Davis 17, 3, 2, 3 stls, 2 blks, 4-4 3PT (*)Waldon 15, 3, 2, 2 stls, 2 3sWhaley 11, 14, 2, 3 stlsGreen 11, 5, 5Canal 8, 1, 0Jones 8, 0, 1, 2 3sPetty 4, 4, 1Wright 4, 4, 1Simmons 4, 1, 2Shipp 2, 4, 1 Team Stats FG: 47-41% Rebs: +8 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +18 2nd chance: +9 Fast break: +6 Post game observations (+): We won the rebounding battle, and took advantage of it; we scored 14 2nd chance pts. Our shooters connected on 9-18 3PT (50%) Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 6-0 (W6) Stanford, 4-2 (L2) UCLA, 4-2 (W1) Arizona, 3-3 (L1) Arizona St, 3-3 (W1) Oregon, 3-3 (W1) USC, 3-3 (W3) California, 3-3 (L1) Washington St, 2-4 (L3) Utah, 2-4 (L1) Colorado, 2-4 (L1) Oregon St, 1-5 (W1)
  17. Career Game #289 Jan 9, 2009: #20 Washington (13-2, 4-0) @ #11 Stanford (12-3, 4-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, high postDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: So SG Eric Hare 25.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 40% 3PT, Pac 12 POY and 2nd Team All-American last seasonNotes: Top shooting team in the conference at 46.8% FG 1st Half It was difficult to contain STAN's 3PT shooting today, led by SG Eric Hare. STAN's offense is not the only problem we have to face, but also their defense has provided very little opportunities. We are still in striking distance, so we're not losing hope in the 2nd half Halftime: Down 32-40 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 2-8, STAN 7-14Asts: WASH 5, STAN 11Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 12 pts, 3 rebs, 2 3sSTAN: SG Eric Hare 16 pts, 4 3s 2nd Half SF Michael Davis continues to wax hot, and has already scored 14 pts here in the 2nd half to help us wrestle the lead after being down by 12. 14:19, Up 49-48 Has been close since. SF Michael Davis already with 31 pts. STAN's SG Eric Hare has not played much here in the 2nd half, because of foul trouble. 6:36, Up 58-56 SF Michael Davis getting another bucket earlier. Teams traded 3s. Another FG put STAN to within 3. We missed on our last possession. 2:43, Up 64-61 STAN's Eric Hare missing a 3, but STAN's PF Danny Burns gets the offensive rebound and scores on the follow up. Up 1. Timeout 2:28, Up 64-63 PF Joey Petty takes it strong to the hoop and scores. Up 3. STAN broke our press and scores easily. Damn. Up 1. PG Brent Green puts up a 3. Missed. STAN's C Sott House scores inside plus a foul! House hits the bonus FT. Timeout 1:15, Down 66-68 SG Winston Waldon punches a 3! Waldon has been cold the whole game; prior to that shot, he has shot 3-19 FG. Timeout STAN 0:57, Up 69-68 STAN's SG Eric Hare drives. Missed! We get the rebound. Timeout. Hare with just 1 pt here in the 2nd half, after scoring 16 in the 1st. Timeout 0:28, Up 69-68 STAN gave up 2 quick fouls to get into penalty. PG Brent Green heads to the line for a 1-and-1. Green hits both! Timeout STAN 0:24, Up 71-68 STAN opting for a 2. They miss. Loose ball gets out of bound. Refs say our ball. 0:10 left. STAN never got the chance to foul again. We get an important road win! STAN's SG Eric Hare remains winless against us Final Score: Washington - 71, Stanford - 68 Box Scores Davis 33, 9, 0, 2 blks, 6 3s (*)Waldon 13, 4, 1, 2 3sPetty 6, 5, 1Whaley 6, 5, 0Green 4, 3, 7Canal 4, 3, 0Shipp 3, 2, 0Simmons 2, 1, 3, 5 tosWright 0, 2, 0 Team Stats FG: 38-39% Rebs: -3 TOs: -6 Pts in paint: -2 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: -10 Post game observations (+): Superhuman effort put up by SF Michael Davis who logged in 34 mins; aside from being top scorer, he's also top rebounder. Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 5-0 (W5) Stanford, 4-1 (L1) Arizona, 3-2 (W1) California, 3-2 (W2) UCLA, 3-2 (L1) Colorado, 2-3 (W1) Arizona St, 2-3 (L1) Oregon, 2-3 (L2) USC, 2-3 (W2) Washington St, 2-3 (L2) Utah, 2-3 (W1) Oregon St, 0-5 (L5)
  18. Career Game #288 Jan 5, 2009: Colorado (5-7, 1-2) @ #24 Washington (12-2, 3-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Fr SG Andy Chouest 12.6 ppgNotes: COL a good 3PT shooting team, 38.5% 1st Half We're scoring in all sorts of ways - fast break, 3s and dunks inside the paint. Best of all, we took good care of our possessions. COL's outside shooting a non-factor Halftime: Up 54-30 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 8-24, COL 0-4Fast break: WASH 16, COL 2Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 12 pts, 3 rebs, 4 3s 2nd Half 2nd half was more of a shootout, and with a big lead, we're contented to trade baskets. C Marshod Shipp coming up with his best performance so far Final Score: Colorado - 70, Washington - 96 Box Scores Waldon 22, 6, 3, 6 3s (*)Simmons 16, 1, 3, 4 3sShipp 14, 6, 1Whaley 12, 10, 1Davis 10, 1, 1, 2 3sPetty 8, 6, 1Green 8, 3, 3, 2 3sWright 4, 1, 0Canal 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-54% Rebs: +4 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: +21 Fast break: +16 Post game observations (+): We outscored COL in 2nd chance pts, 23 to 2. We had 14 offensive rebounds Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 4-0 (W4) Stanford, 4-0 (W4) UCLA, 3-1 (W1) Arizona St, 2-2 (W2) Oregon, 2-2 (L1) Arizona, 2-2 (L1) California, 2-2 (W1) Washington St, 2-2 (L1) Colorado, 1-3 (L3) USC, 1-3 (W1) Utah, 1-3 (L2) Oregon St, 0-4 (L4)
  19. Career Game #287 Jan 2, 2009: #24 Washington (11-2, 2-0) @ USC (2-9, 0-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, 5 outDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr SF Michael Holmes 13.7 ppg, 4.0 rpgNotes: SCAL gives up a conference-worst 72.9 opp ppg 1st Half We're scoring from everywhere against the SCAL's inferior defense. However, SCAL are also putting up a lot pts in this high-scoring affair Halftime: Up 49-41 Key stat(s) Fast break: WASH 5, SCAL 14Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 17 pts, 3 rebs, 2 3s 2nd Half SCAL matching our outside shooting, and has come back in this game after being down by as many as ___ earlier 10:07, Up 64-60 Our reserves stepping up to slow down SCAL's rampage. SF Pat Canal and PG Chris Simmons with a combined 22 pts off the bench. 6:13, Up 74-66 Big shots after another by both teams. SG Winston Waldon just hit back to back 32 to put us up double digits. We are in the penalty 3:39, Up 84-74 Our defense has been absent the past few plays. Timeout 1:46, Up 89-84 PG Bent Green missed a 3; he should have given that ball to any of our scorers. We finally made a stop on the other end. SCAL started fouling. Green steady down the stretch, making 5 of 6 FTs to seal the win Final Score: Washington - 94, USC - 86 Box Scores Waldon 29, 6, 2, 4 3s (*)Davis 21, 3, 1, 3 3sCanal 13, 4, 0Simmons 9, 1, 5, 4 tos, 3 3sWhaley 6, 7, 0Petty 5, 5, 1Green 5, 2, 7Shipp 4, 4, 1Wright 2, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 51-42% Rebs: -11 TOs: Even Pts in paint: +2 2nd chance: -15 Fast break: -20 Post game observations (+): Steady at the line, 21-26 FT (81%)(-): Gave up 20 2nd chance pts, and 27 fast break pts Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 3-0 (W3) Stanford, 3-0 (W3) Oregon, 2-1 (W2) Arizona, 2-1 (W1) UCLA, 2-1 (L1) Washington St, 2-1 (W2) Colorado, 1-2 (L2) California, 1-2 (L2) Arizona St, 1-2 (W1) Utah, 1-2 (L1) USC, 0-3 (L3) Oregon St, 0-3 (L3)
  20. Career Game #286 Dec 29, 2008: Oregon St (5-5, 0-1) @ Washington (10-2, 1-0) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balancedDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Darcel Nelson 15.6 ppgNotes: Not a good outside shooting team, at just 27.9% 3PT 1st Half SG Winston Waldon and SF Michael Davis combined for just 12 pts, but our support payers again stepping up on offense. Defensively, we forced a lot of turnovers on ORST Halftime: Up 34-20 Key stat(s) Paint: WASH 22, ORST 10TOs: WASH 3, ORST 13Key Players WASH: PG Brent Green 7 pts, 3-6 FG 2nd Half PF Joey Petty has been effective on our low post plays. Below average scoring to start conference games, but our defense has been the main reason for our 2-0 start Final Score: Oregon St - 42, Washington - 65 Box Scores Green 15, 4, 2, 2 3s (*)Petty 13, 6, 1, 5-5 FG, fouled outWaldon 12, 3, 2Davis 10, 5, 0Whaley 5, 6, 2Shipp 4, 3, 0Canal 4, 2, 1Wright 2, 1, 0Simmons 0, 1, 3, 3 stls, 6 tos Team Stats FG: 42-31% Rebs: -4 TOs: -12 Pts in paint: +20 2nd chance: -1 Fast break: +2 Post game observations (+): Forced 22 turnovers on ORST Pac 12 StandingsWashington, 2-0 (W2) Stanford, 2-0 (W2) UCLA, 2-0 (W2) Oregon, 1-1 (W1) California, 1-1 (L1) Utah, 1-1 (W1) Arizona, 1-1 (L1) Washington St, 1-1 (W1) Colorado, 1-1 (L1) Oregon St, 0-2 (L2) Arizona St, 0-2 (L2) USC, 0-2 (L2)
  21. Career Game #285 Start of conference games Dec 26, 2008: Utah (4-5, 0-0) @ Washington (9-2, 0-0) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balancedDefense: m2m, rarely pressKey Players: So SG Carlos Fletcher 21.3 ppg, 42% 3PTNotes: UTAH's defense allowing a conference-worst 47.4% opp FG 1st Half Raced to a 17-0 lead; took UTAH more than 8 mins to finally score. SG Winston Waldon went scoreless but several players stepped in and filled the void Halftime: Up 39-22 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 42%, UTAH 32%TOs: WASH 3, UTAH 10Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 11 pts, 3 stls, 2 3sUTAH: SG Carlos Fletcher 12 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half Points hard to come by in the 2nd half. UTAH's turnovers (16) has not allowed them to make a serious run 11:42, Up 51-33 Even the individual brilliant performance of UTAH's SG Carlos Fletcher (26 pts, 6 rebs, 6 3s) could not save them from getting blown out Final Score: Utah - 50, Washington - 81 Box Scores Davis 19, 4, 2, 4 stls, 2 3sGreen 18, 5, 3, 4 3sWhaley 12, 11, 1, 2 stlsCanal 11, 1, 2, 2 stlsSimmons 7, 1, 2Waldon 6, 6, 3, 2 stlsPetty 6, 6, 0Shipp 2, 4, 0Wright 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 45-34% Rebs: +7 TOs: -14 Pts in paint: +36 2nd chance: +15 Fast break: +20 Post game observations (+): Scored 30 points in transition. Please to see that we got a lot of production outside of SF Michael Davis and SG Winston Waldon(-): Allowed PEPP to grab 14 offensive rebounds and scored 12 2nd chance pts Pac 12 StandingsCalifornia, 1-0 (W1) Washington, 1-0 (W1) Arizona, 1-0 (W1) Stanford, 1-0 (W1) Colorado, 1-0 (W1) UCLA, 1-0 (W1) Oregon St, 0-1 (L1) Oregon, 0-1 (L1) Arizona St, 0-1 (L1) Washington St, 0-1 (L1) USC, 0-1 (L1) Utah, 0-1 (L1)
  22. Career Game #284 Dec 19, 2008: Pepperdine (4-5) @ Washington (8-2) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, balancedDefense: m2m, presses half of the timeKey Players: Fr PG Jeff Smith 16.4 ppg, 4,0 rpg, 6.3 apg (#1 Nat'l), 2.0 spg, 1.8 bpg, #5 recruitNotes: Smith is one of the best all-around players in the country 1st Half PEPP's PG Jeff Smith has either scored or assisted on all of their made FGs, but those baskets were just few (10). On the other hand, we were making our outside shots, and also able to run the break Halftime: Up 47-30 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 9-19, PEPP 3-13Fast break: WASH 17, PEPP 9Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 15 pts, 4 stls, 3 3sPEPP: PG Jeff Smith 10 pts, 8 rebs, 8 asts 2nd Half PEP threatened but never broke the double digit deficit barrier. One key to the game was to force PEPP's Jeff Smith more as a shooter, rather than a facilitator. Smith had only 1 ast in the 2nd half; he shot 5-21 FG in the game. Smith's final stats are still impressive, 20 pts, 9 rebs, 9 asts Final Score: Pepperdine - 71, Washington - 91 Box Scores Davis 31, 7, 2, 5 stls, 7 3s (*)Simmons 18, 4, 4, 2 stls, 4 3sWaldon 18, 2, 1, 5 tos, 4 3s, fouled outPetty 7, 5, 0Green 7, 0, 8, 2 stls, 6 tosWhaley 4, 7, 0Canal 2, 4, 2, 2 blksShipp 2, 1, 0Wright 2, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 49-42% Rebs: -7 TOs: -9 Pts in paint: Even 2nd chance: -9 Fast break: +11 Post game observations (+): PG Chris Simmons doing double duty, not just as backup PG, but also designated scorer off the bench(-): Allowed PEPP to grab 14 offensive rebounds and scored 12 2nd chance pts
  23. Career Game #283 Dec 12, 2008: #16 Virginia (7-2) @ #22 Washington (7-2) Scouting Report Offense: fast pace, balanced, shuffleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Jr PF Doc Kendrick 12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpgNotes: A good, balanced offensive team with 6 players averaging at least 9 ppg. They also don't turn the over much, at just 12.1 topg 1st Half Exciting fast action in the 1st half, producing not only quick baskets, but also turnovers for both teams (12 each). Good to see our big men getting more involved on offense; PF Joey Petty and C Courtney Whaley combined for 16 pts Halftime: Up 41-35 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 52%, VA 45%Paint: WASH 20, VA 10Key Players WASH: SG Winston Waldon 14 pts, 4 rebs, 3 3s 2nd Half VA lapsing into more turnovers because of our defense. 11:00, Up 57-41 Fantastic 2nd half defense, limiting a good offensive team to just 20 pts. It shows we have that capability to be a lock down defensive team; we just need to be consistent on every game Final Score: Virginia - 55, Washington - 80 Box Scores Waldon 25, 8, 2, 2 stls, 4 tos , 5 3s (*)Whaley 14, 7, 1Perry 11, 4, 1Davis 10, 2, 1, 4 stls, 2 3sGreen 10, 1, 3, 3 tos, 2 3sSimmons 8, 5, 3, 2 stls, 5 tos, fouled outCanal 2, 1, 0Wright 0, 2, 0Day 0, 1, 1Shipp 0, 1, 0 Team Stats FG: 46-40% Rebs: Even TOs: -8 Pts in paint: +12 2nd chance: +4 Fast break: -1 Post game observations (+): All 5 starters scored in double figures
  24. Career Game #282 Dec 5, 2008: #16 Washington (6-2) @ Drake (1-5) Scouting Report Offense: slow pace, balanced, triangleDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr SG Glenn Perkins 22.8 ppg, 41% 3PTNotes: Rest of starting unit averages almost the same total as Perkins 1st Half Defense began to improve at the latter part of the 1st half, but still not satisfactory if we want to make sure we win this game. DRAKA'e 6 missed FTs part of the reason why we're still ahead Halftime: Up 36-30 Key stat(s) 3PT: WASH 5-14, DRAKE 3-9TOs: WASH 5, DRAKE 10Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 12 pts, 5 rebs, 3 3sDRAKE: SG Glenn Perkins 8 pts, 4 rebs, 3 blks 2nd Half Scoring and pace has gone up a notch, which suits us more. SG Winston Waldon and SF Michael Davis scoring 21 of our 25 pts in the 2nd half 10:56, Up 61-51 We were able to get good contributions also from the other players, to increase our gap further. More importantly, we have taken away DRAKE's SG Glenn Perkins, scoring just 3 pts in the 2nd half. A great bounce back win, coming off a close loss in our last game Final Score: Washington - 88, Drake - 63 Box Scores Davis 29, 6, 1, 6 3s (*)Waldon 25, 5, 2, 3 3sCanal 9, 1, 1Whaley 8, 5, 1Green 6, 1, 10, 5 tosSimmons 5, 2, 2Petty 4, 5, 0Wright 2, 2, 1Shipp 0, 1, 1Jones 0, 0, 0 Team Stats FG: 52-48% Rebs: -6 TOs: -13 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: -5 Fast break: -3 Post game observations (+): Great passing, great shooting. 19 assists and just 7 turnovers; we haven't had numbers such as these for quite some time now
  25. Career Game #281 Dec 1, 2008: #17 Washington (6-1) @ Cincinnati (0-5) Scouting Report Offense: normal pace, balanced, princetonDefense: m2m, presses on occasionKey Players: Sr PG Dwayne White 11.2 ppg, 3.4 apgNotes: Scoring has been a problem for CINCY; 53.0 ppg (4th lowest Nat'l), 35.6% FG (2nd lowest) 1st Half Its either CINCY has suddenly become a potent offensive team, or our defense just stinks today. Regardless, we must do something to reduce the high shooting percentage that CINCY displayed in the 1st half Halftime: Up 39-37 Key stat(s) FG: WASH 47%, CINCY 57TOs: WASH 8, CINCY 11Key Players WASH: SF Michael Davis 12 pts, 2 3sCINCY: SG Darius Craig 12 pts, 2 3s 2nd Half PG Chris Simmons' turnovers have slowed whatever small momentum we were trying to build. CINCY still shooting over 50% FG 11:27, Up 53-49 CINCY has not let us get away here in the 2nd half. Both teams in the penalty 4:05, Up 65-62 Teams trading FTs. PG Chris Simmons knocks down his 3rd triple of the game to give us a 5 pt lead. Teams scored a FG each afterwards. 2 more FTs for CINCY. Timeout 2:11, Up 72-69 We missed a 3. CINCY likewise. We missed another 3. CINCY missed also, but got the offensive rebound; they scored on their next attempt. Timeout 1:08, Up 72-71 We missed again. Timeout CINCY. CINCY trying to setup a go ahead basket. Steal by SG Winston Waldon. 0:31 left. CINCY not fouling. They finally fouled with 0:10 remaining. 1-and-1 for SF Michael Davis. Davis missed the front end! Rebound by CINCY. Timeout CINCY 0:08, Up 72-71 We press. CINCY's Dwayne White able to cross the timeline. 0:02 left. White puts it up from 3. BANG! Game over. This time around, we're in the wrong end of a buzzer-beater shot Final Score: Washington - 72, Cincinnati - 74 Box Scores Davis 22, 5, 0, 2 3sWaldon 19, 6, 3, 3 stls, 3 3sGreen 13, 0, 4, 7 tos, 3 3sWhaley 7, 7, 3, 2 stlsJones 7, 0, 2Canal 4, 5, 1Wright 0, 2, 1Shipp 0, 2, 0Petty 0, 1, 1 Team Stats FG: 43-51% Rebs: -1 TOs: -2 Pts in paint: +6 2nd chance: Even Fast break: +2 Post game observations (+): Our shooting is decent for a road game; 9-22 3PT (41%)(-): It's not the last shot that finished us, but all game long, our defense below average