It’s hard to call the second game of the season a must-win game. But after a brutal upset loss on opening night it was clear that Mike Hopkins couldn’t afford a second straight loss as a double digit favorite. Fortunately Washington shot it a little bit better than they did against Northern Illinois and came away with a 73-62 win over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks to improve to 1-1 on the year. Emmitt Matthews Jr. was the star tonight for the Dawgs with 21 points and 9 rebounds as Jamal Bey chipped in with 15 points.
Coming off the disastrous shooting performance of Tuesday night against Northern Arizona things looked to be changing early.