Huskies Regroup to Dismantle Dismal Ducks

Sprinkle trotted out still another different lineup by opening with freshman point guard JJ Mandaquit, who started for the first time since the first five games of the season; and sophomore guard Wesley Yates III, who had missed five of the previous six games with assorted injuries.

That put Diallo, the Huskies' second-leading scorer, and Peterson on the bench to begin the early afternoon encounter.

And so it went for this UW team, which jumped out to a 14-2 lead while the Ducks (8-12, 1-8) missed nine of their first 10 shots.

It was just too early on a Sunday for anyone to really be feeling it.

The Huskies never trailed in this one and gradually pulled out in front by 17 points at 32-15 when JJ Mandaquit knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 1:35 left to play before halftime.

Play was so ragged at times, players dove on the floor and flew over the top of each other while trying to dig the ball out like it was a rugby game.

The teams headed for the locker room at intermission with the Huskies comfortably on top 34-19.

Here's how weird this game was: in the opening half, the UW shot 38.7 percent (12-31) from the floor overall, but a much more hopeful 46.2 percent (6 for 13) from 3-point range.

As for Oregon, it was just, bad, bad, bad shooting throughout -- the Ducks' stat sheet at the break showed a miserable 28 percent marksmanship from the field and 1-for-9 shooting behind the line.

Meantime, both coaches kept substituting in bunches trying to find someone who could get a hot hand.

Play was so uneven for everyone in uniform that neither team had a double-figure scorer Ognacevic dropped in a corner trey for a 59-40 lead with 7:33 remaining -- giving him his 12 points at that moment.

The Huskies, beating Oregon for the first time in five tries, led by as many as 20 at 56-36. They won the rebound battle in a big fashion, 45-23.

The UW doesn't play again until Thursday when it travels to No. 11 Illinois (17-3, 8-1) for a 6 p.m. PT tipoff.