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Osobor, Diallo lead UW Huskies in 90-53 rout of NJIT

Dec 29, 2024, 3:34 PM | Updated: 4:14 pm

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Great Osobor of the UW Huskies reacts after beating WSU on Dec. 18, 2024. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) — Great Osobor and Zoom Diallo each scored a dozen points and the UW Huskies rolled to a 90-53 win over NJIT Sunday in their final tune-up before diving full-time into the Big Ten season.

UW Huskies 90, NJIT Highlanders 53: Box score

The Huskies bounced back from an upset loss at the hands of Seattle U that snapped a 19-game win streak against the cross-town rival.

Osobor opened the game with a three-point play in the first minute and followed it with a layup and the Huskies raced to a 20-point lead by intermission, 46-26. Washington’s bench saw plenty of playing time with four players scoring at least nine points. Diallo led the bench effort with 12 points, five assists and a pair of steals. Wilhelm Briedenbach finished with 10 points and five rebounds.

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Sebastian Robinson was 5 of 22 from the field, including 0-for-4 from distance, but led the Highlanders (2-12) with 16 points. Tim Moore Jr. added 14 points and Ari Fulton contributed 11.

The Huskies will look look for their first Big Ten Conference victory after an 0-2 start when they play host to Maryland on Thursday and No. 24 Illinois on Sunday. NJIT returns home to host Medgar Evers on Saturday.

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