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11/09 23:19 CST Parker Friedrichsen, Ryan Beasley help Washington turn back
Mississippi Valley State 77-64
Parker Friedrichsen, Ryan Beasley help Washington turn back Mississippi Valley
State 77-64
SEATTLE (AP) --- Parker Friedrichsen scored 17 points off the bench and Ryan
Beasley posted a double-double to guide Washington to a 77-64 victory over
Mississippi Valley State on Monday night.
Friedrichsen sank 6 of 14 shots, including 5 of 11 from 3-point range, Beasley
totaled 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists --- making 6 of 11 shots with
four 3-pointers.
Steele Venters scored 15 on 5-for-13 shooting from beyond the arc for
Washington, and LeJuan Watts had 10 rebounds and five assists to go with seven
points.
AJ Abrams led the Delta Devils (0-2) with 20 points. Gabriel Martinez and Matt
Anglo added 16 points apiece.
Washington trailed by five when Venters and Friedrichsen each hit a 3-pointer
in a 9-0 run to put the Huskies ahead 12-8.
Wesley Yates III hit from beyond the arc to up Washington's lead to 10 with
10:25 remaining in the first half and the advantage was still 10 at halftime
--- 43-33.
AJ Abrams sank a 3-pointer and Gabriel Martinez followed with a layup as
Mississippi Valley State cut the deficit in half in the first 37 seconds after
the break.
Tymias Williams made two free throws to get the Delta Devils within four, but
Beasley buried two 3-pointers and scored eight in a 13-0 run and the Huskies
led 57-40 with 13 minutes remaining.
Anglo's three-point play cut it to 57-48 with 9:28 left, but the Delta Devils
would get no closer.
MVSU made 19 of 23 free throws, while the Huskies hit 4 of 7.
Washington won the battle of the boards 46-25.
Up next
Mississippi Valley State: At Oregon on Wednesday.
Washington: At Utah on Saturday.
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