National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 79, Eastern Washington 69
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 12, 2017
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena, Seattle, Washington
Officials: # John Higgins, # Gregory Nixon, # Steve Olson
Attendance: 5609

Washington junior forward Noah Dickerson had career highs with 28 points and 22 rebounds and Matisse Thybulle added 15 points in the Huskies' 79-69 victory over Eastern Washington at Alaska Airlines Arena on Sunday.

Dickerson, 6-foot-8, made 9-of-16 field-goal attempts and 10-of-14 free-throw attempts, and he scored 12 straight Washington points late in the first half for a lead the Huskies (2-0) never lost.

Bogdan Bliznyuk had 20 points and eight rebounds and Luca Vulikic had 10 points and five rebounds for the Eagles (1-1), held to 40 percent shooting from the field. Bliznyuk, on pace to become the Eagles' career leading scorer, had two of their eight 3-pointers.

Dickerson had a double-double at halftime, with 20 points and 11 rebounds, as the Huskies used a 15-6 run in the final four minutes to build a 40-34 lead. His previous career highs were 27 points and 17 rebounds.

Thybulle's 3-pointer with seven minutes remaining pushed the Huskies' lead to 11 points with 7 1/2 minutes remaining as they maintained control.

David Crisp had 11 points, and his 3-pointer with 5:31 remaining kept the lead at 11. His third three gave the Huskies a 71-58 edge with 2:47 left.

Freshman guard Jaylen Nowell, who had 32 points in the Huskies' 86-82 victory over Belmont on Friday, had 10 points.

The Huskies shot 41.4 percent had a 40-29 rebounding edge.

Eastern Washington played the first game of a 10-game road trip under first-year coach Shantay Legans. The Eagles do not play another home game until Dec. 17 against Cal-Northridge.
Top Game Performances
 
Eastern Washington   Washington
Bogdan Bliznyuk 20 Scoring Noah Dickerson 28
Bogdan Bliznyuk 3 Assists Matisse Thybulle 3
Bogdan Bliznyuk 8 Rebounds Noah Dickerson 22
Bogdan Bliznyuk 6 Free Throws Made Noah Dickerson 10
Mason Peatling 2 Steals Matisse Thybulle 2
Mason Peatling 1 Blocks Carlos Johnson 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Eastern Washington 69 40.0 8-24 17-28 13 27 1 3 10
Washington 79 41.4 6-16 25-34 10 38 2 4 10