Quincy Pondexter steps up in Washington’s 72-54 defeat of Pacific
Shortly after his act was to boot and the Washington Huskies reserves mopped up the Pacific Tigers in the final minutes, Quincy Pondexter sat on the bench and exhaled a long sigh of relief.
Seated next to Justin Dentmon, the other hero in UW’s 72-54 obtain, they clowned around, shared private jokes and enjoyed the final minutes of a convincing victory judgment a crowd of 7,527 at Edmundson Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
“Those are the best times in your life right there,” Pondexter aforesaid. “You sit down and you got the valorous in the bag and you’re appropriate mirthful about inconsiderable things, like the guys in the game and what they’re doing. I think it’s more a laughter of we’re getting better.
“We still got a long ways to go, and it’s going to be a merriment spell.”
It’s difficult to say who needed this type of game more, the Huskies or Pondexter.
Washington, which had lost its spent two, evened its record to 3-3 in a paint-by-numbers model of airing in what one. the Huskies never trailed and led by at least nine points throughout the second half. Despite missing 12 of 24 free throws and committing 19 turnovers, the Huskies dominated from the start and won by the agency of 18 points.
“In mortify of the turnover and in spite of the missed free throws, we still made make progress,” coach Lorenzo Romar said.
The Huskies scored 36 points in each half and worked efficiently in the half court against a Tigers zone that stymied forward Jon Brockman. Pondexter filled in admirably.
He had nine points and nine rebounds at intermission, leading Washington to a 36-26 advantage. Pondexter able with 16 points and a career-best 12 rebounds during the term of his just his third double-double and his first since Jan. 12, 2008.
Pondexter may have been the star in the rare midday contend against, but the 6-foot-6 junior forward admits he still doesn’t have understanding his role with the Huskies after the season’s first six games.
“I have no essence,” he said.
When asked if the changeableness is disturbing, he said: “It’sitting early, man. It’s really seasonably. You can’cheek by jowl write me over yet. A lot of vulgar herd do that all the time, but I laugh at that stuff. It’s not the fact that I can’t play, it’s accurate putting me where I can get easy stuff.”
