Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe had a game-high 23 points and 16 rebounds and John Christofilis scored 21 as Seattle University defeated host Washington 79-70 Monday night in the Battle for Seattle.
Houran Dan and Paris Dawson had 10 points apiece for the Redhawks (5-8), who snapped an 18-game losing streak to UW dating to 1978.
Tyler Harris led the Huskies (8-4) with 20 points and Great Osobor added 19 points and 10 rebounds and three assists. Zoom Diallo came off the bench to score 13 before fouling out.
The Huskies, who averaged 88 points over their previous two games in victories against in-state rivals Eastern Washington and Washington State, shot just 42.1 percent from the field (24 of 57) and were 6 of 24 from 3-point range. The Redhawks shot 41.1 percent (23 of 56) from the field but were 29 of 32 at the free-throw line.
The Redhawks took a 38-23 halftime lead as Christofilis scored 10, including a four-play play as part of a 16-1 run that gave Seattle a 16-3 lead.
Osobor’s driving layup with 7:31 left in the half pulled the Huskies within six points, 21-15, before the Redhawks closed the half with a 17-8 run.
Seattle extended its lead to 50-28 early in the second half before the Huskies made a push to get within 54-45. Christofilis answered with his second four-point play and the Huskies never got closer than seven points the rest of the way.
Moncrieffe, a transfer from Georgia, had 17 points and 10 rebounds after the intermission. He returned after missing the previous three games with a head injury and illness and fellow forward Kobe Williamson made his season debut after overcoming a broken foot.
The Huskies were without forward Wilhelm Breidenbach (concussion protocol) and center Franck Kepnang (knee).
–Field Level Media
