After rolling through its first two exhibitions by a combined score of 185-81, the Washington men’s basketball team faced stiffer competition Sunday in the third of its four games on its foreign tour.
The Huskies, who used their superior size and athleticism during a pair of blowout wins earlier in the week, had to overcome a sluggish second-quarter performance and pulled away after halftime for a 73-59 win in Pistoia, Italy.
Freshman star Isaiah Stewart, who towered over opponents during the previous contests, was finally paired against a frontline that could at least look the 6-foot-9 forward in the eye.