It’s a good thing the Alaska Airlines Arena stanchion beneath the basket is protected with purple padding or else Isaiah Stewart might have done some serious damage to himself after landing a wild punch in frustration.
Washington’s star freshman had a rebound slip out of his hands and land out of bounds, which precipitated his burst of anger.
It was that type of night for the Huskies.
For much of Thursday night’s Pac-12 opener, the defending conference regular-season champions failed to execute seemingly mundane tasks and were often their own worst enemy. A game that was seemingly in their grasp literally slipped away and the Huskies fell 66-64 to UCLA.