The Wildcats shot 57%, and eight different players scored. Arizona didn’t need the 3-pointer, but still made eight of them. Dalen Terry added 12 points and Oumar Ballo scored 10 off the bench.
Washington coach Mike Hopkins said he believes Arizona is the best team in the country.
“They called a timeout, made some adjustments on how they were going to guard (Brown) and how they were going to attack our zone,” Hopkins said. “From that on, they scored a lot and we had zero resistance.”
Brown, who played last season before transferring back to his hometown for his final year, made his first seven shots during Washington’s hot start, but only two of his final 13 attempts. Emmitt Matthews Jr. and Nate Roberts both finished with 10 points for the Huskies (13-10, 8-5).
In the first meeting with the Wildcats, Brown had 19 of his 28 points in the first half. He started hot again, scoring 16 points early as the Huskies took a 25-11 lead and had the arena rocking at the prospect of an upset.
But just as quickly as Washington built its lead, it evaporated as Brown got no help at the offensive end.
Arizona outscored Washington 34-11 over the final 10½ minutes of the first half and the 14-point deficit was a 45-36 Wildcats lead at halftime.
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