Washington smothers No. 13 San Diego State
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) - Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points and the Washington Huskies used a strong defensive effort to grab a 49-36 win over the 13th-ranked San Diego State Aztecs.
Andrew Andrews chipped in with 13 points for the Huskies (7-0), who limited their opponent to 11-of-54 shooting, including 2-of-15 from beyond the arc.
San Diego State (6-2), which was playing in its first true road game of the season, has lost two of its last three.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Winston Shepard led the Aztecs' scuffling offensive attack with seven points.
Washington used an 8-0 run early in the game after Skylar Spencer opened the scoring with a pair of free throws.
The Aztecs went without a field goal for nine minutes in the first, but Dwayne Polee II's 3-pointer ended the string with 11 seconds left and cut their deficit to the halftime margin of six.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Diego State went 5-for-30 (16.7 percent) shooting in the first half and trailed 21-15 at the break.
San Diego State's offensive deficiency continued in the second half as the Huskies opened up a double-digit lead on Andrews' 3 with 12 1/2 to play in the game. Andrews then hit another trey minutes later to make it 36-22.
The Aztecs once again went without a field goal for a good chunk of the second half, as Kevin Zabo's basket with under three minutes left was the first points other than free throws since Winston Shepard's layup 11 1/2 minutes beforehand.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Game Notes
Washington went 18-for-48 from the floor ... San Diego State held a 42-36 edge on the glass ... Spencer had a game-high 13 rebounds in the loss ... Each team had 16 points in the paint.