Seattle, WA (My Sportsbook) - Isaiah Thomas posted a team-high 24 points, and the Washington Huskies continued their home dominance over UCLA with an 86-75 victory against the 13th-ranked Bruins at Bank of America Arena.
Jon Brockman tallied 18 points and eight rebounds for Washington (15-4, 6-1 Pac-10), which has beaten UCLA at home five straight times and has won 13 of 14 overall. Justin Dentmon added 16 points, while Quincy Pondexter and Venoy Overton each contributed 10 points in the victory.
Washington dominated from the free throw line, making 36-of-43 of their attempts while UCLA went just 10-of-15.
Josh Shipp shot 6-of-9 from long range in a 25-point effort for the Bruins (15-4, 5-2), who have lost two of three after a 10-game win streak. Darren Collison was the only other player in double-figures for the visitors with 12 points, and Nikola Dragovic and Jrue Holiday each added eight points in the loss.
UCLA held a 39-38 edge at halftime, and six lead changes in the early minutes of the second half led to the teams playing to a 46-46 deadlock after four minutes elapsed.
Shipp hit three-pointers number four and five on the game to give UCLA a 52-49 lead five minutes in, but Washington used a 6-1 burst to go up, 55-53, on Thomas' three.
Thomas hit his third consecutive three-point shot for a 63-58 Huskies advantage with nine minutes left, and the hosts held a 72-66 lead with four minutes to play after Dentmon nailed a jumper to cap a 5-0 burst.
Washington pushed its lead to 11 on Thomas free throws with two minutes left, and the Bruins didn't threaten from there.
UCLA scored the first seven points of the game and held Washington without a field goal for the opening five minutes.
The Huskies closed to within 9-7, but Shipp drained back-to-back threes for a 17-9 Bruins advantage 7 1/2 minutes into the game.
Washington battled back again, making it a one-point deficit at 28-27 on Dentmon's jumper with just over five minutes left before taking the lead on two free throws from Brockman.
The Bruins carried a one-point lead into halftime.
Game Notes
Washington moved to 12-1 at home, while UCLA lost its first conference road game (4-1)...The Bruins still lead the all-time series by a healthy margin, 89-36...The Huskies will begin a four-game road trip on January 29 that starts in Arizona, while UCLA will host California on the same date...These two teams will meet again at UCLA on February 19.