UW Overcomes Sluggish Start to Beat Cal 71-52

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsWith the Huskies facing the worst team in the Pac-12 and looking for program win number 1,000 in Hec Ed Pavilion as motivation most expected UW to coast in this one. And Washington certainly seemed to think that was a foregone conclusion as well as they sleepwalked through the first 10 minutes before turning on the jets and dispatching Cal by a score of 71-52.

UW's offense was completely MIA in the beginning of the game and a Matisse Thybulle 3-pointer was Washington's first made field goal a full 4 and a half minutes into the game. It would be another 7 minutes and 22 seconds until they made their second. But the Husky defense and some trips to the free throw…