Los Angeles, CA (My Sportsbook) - Jon Brockman had 20 points and eight rebounds as 13th-ranked Washington slipped past Stanford, 85-73, in quarterfinal action of the Pac-10 Tournament.
Isaiah Thomas added 14 points and nine rebounds while Quincy Pondexter donated 11 points and five boards for the Huskies (25-7), who take on Arizona State in the semifinal on Friday.
Anthony Goods had 26 points and Landry Fields added 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Cardinal (18-13), who dropped two of their final three games.
Eight straight points by the Cardinal early in the contest gave the team an 8-3 lead less than three minutes in on a layup from Lawrence Hill.
Over roughly four minutes in the first half, Stanford failed to score, but Washington was only able to put in six points during that time and a free throw from Matthew Bryan-Amaning gave his team a 12-10 lead.
The scoring then came a little more frequently for both teams over the next several minutes, but neither side was able to take a significant lead.
It appeared that Washington was going to take a six-point lead into the locker room, but Kenny Brown put up a desperation shot at the buzzer and drained it to make it a 38-35 game at the break.
Stanford kept it close over the first couple of minutes of the second half and had the score tied, but the Huskies ripped off seven straight for a 50-43 lead a bit over four minutes in.
Washington built its lead to 11 points after Venoy Overton put in a layup for a 59-48 advantage just over seven minutes in.
Five straight points from Goods got Stanford back into the game as his pair of free throws made it a 65-59 game with nine minutes to play.
A jumper from Goods got Stanford to within five points, 73-68, with just under six minutes to play.
However, the Cardinal offense fell silent for the next four minutes and Washington sealed the deal with 12 unanswered points.
Game Notes
Stanford started the season with 10 straight wins...Stanford leads the series, 69-62...Washington shot at a 46.2 percent clip while Stanford hit on just 35.6 percent of its shots...Washington is the top seed in the tournament for the first time.
