SEATTLE (AP) — Great Osobor scored 15 points and tied a career high with 17 rebounds and Washington rallied late to beat UC Davis 79-73 to usher in the Danny Sprinkle era Tuesday night.
In the first game of the season for both teams, Washington used a balanced attack with Mekhi Mason scoring 13 points and reserves Zoom Diallo scoring 12 and Wilhelm Breidenbach 10 respectively.
The Aggies’ TY Johnson scored a career-high 35 points while shooting 10 of 25 and 13 of 16 from the free throw line.
Washington led 37-33 at halftime before the Aggies took the lead with an 8-2 start and led at 17:52 when Leo DeBruhl made a 3-pointer. UC Davis held a slim lead until Tyler Harris hit a jumper with 6:03 left to give Washington a 60-58 lead and they never trailed again.
Sprinkle comes to Washington after spending just one year at Utah State where he helped lead the Aggies to the Mountain West Conference title and a Round of 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
He spent four years at Montana State and saw the Bobcats make the NCAA tournament in 2022 and 2023.
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