National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 69, Oregon 51
When: 11:30 PM ET, Friday, March 11, 2011
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Michael Irving, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance: 13190

Isaiah Thomas had 12 assists and 10 points to lead Washington past Oregon 69-51 Friday in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament in Los Angeles.

The Huskies (22-10) will meet No. 15 and top seed Arizona in Saturday’s final.

Washington held Oregon to 32 percent shooting and controlled the paint with a 39-31 rebounding advantage. Oregon struggled from the outside as it shot 4 of 24 from 3-point range.

Joevan Catron scored 18 points for the Ducks (16-17).

Washington used an 11-5 run over the last six minutes of the first half to take a nine-point lead at halftime. Washington held a 13-point advantage with 14:54 left, but the Ducks stepped up their defense and held Washington scoreless for a five-minute stretch to close the deficit to 44-40.

But that was as close as the Ducks would get as C.J. Wilcox scored four points to key an 11-3 run to put the game out of reach.

Wilcox scored 14 points and Terrence Ross added 13 for Washington, which only had eight scholarship players in uniform.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon   Washington
Joevan Catron 18 Scoring C.J. Wilcox 14
Malcolm Armstead 6 Assists Isaiah Thomas 12
Joevan Catron 9 Rebounds Darnell Gant 10
Joevan Catron 7 Free Throws Made Isaiah Thomas 5
Malcolm Armstead 6 Steals Isaiah Thomas 3
Joevan Catron 1 Blocks Matthew Bryan-Amaning 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon 51 32.1 4-24 11-14 9 31 4 8
Washington 69 40.7 7-22 14-18 17 39 4 5