Diallo, Claude, Steinbach trio carry UW Huskies over Utah 74-65

Zoom Diallo scored 24 points and Hannes Steinbach recorded a double-double and the UW Huskies won for the fourth time in its last five games by beating Utah 74-65.

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Dec 29, 2025, 10:55 PM

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Desmond Claude of the UW Huskies drives to the hoop in a 2025 game. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) — Zoom Diallo scored 24 points and Hannes Steinbach recorded a double-double and the UW Huskies won for the fourth time in its last five games by beating Utah 74-65 on Monday night.

UW Huskies 74, Utah Utes 65: Box score

Desmond Claude scored 21 points, Steinbach scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Franck Kepnang grabbed 10 rebounds for Washington (9-4) which shot 51% (27 of 53) despite struggling from behind the 3-point line at 20% (3 of 15).

Terence Brown scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and Keanu Dawes scored 17 points for Utah (8-5) which has lost three of its last five.

The Huskies’ largest lead in the first half was six points; Utah five and the Utes led 37-36 at halftime. Claude’s shot 16 seconds into the second half gave Washington the lead for good.

Utah remains in the all-time lead with its former Pac-12 Conference rival 20-17 though Washington has beaten Utah in five of its last seven meetings.