Steinbach leads UW Huskies past Minnesota 69-57 to end skid

Hannes Steinbach scored 26 points, Zoom Diallo added 17 and the UW Huskies beat Minnesota 69-57 to end their three-game losing streak.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Feb 14, 2026, 8:51 PM

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UW Huskies forward Hannes Steinbach celebrates with teammate Quimari Peterson during a December 2025 game. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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SEATTLE (AP) — Hannes Steinbach scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting, Zoom Diallo added 17 points and the UW Huskies beat Minnesota 69-57 on Saturday night to end their three-game losing streak.

UW Huskies 69, Minnesota Golden Gophers 57: Box score

Despite just 4-of-13 (31%) shooting from 3-point range by Washington (13-13, 5-10 Big Ten), the Huskies found success overall shooting 29 of 46 (63%). Inside the arc Washington was 25 of 33 (76%).

Steinbach just missed his 17th double-double of the season, grabbing nine rebounds. He entered the game as the nation’s fourth-leading rebounder at 11.4 boards per game.

Cade Tyson scored 22 points, Bobby Durkin scored 13 points and Isaac Asuma 11 for Minnesota (11-14, 4-10 Big Ten).

💥 26 PTS
💥 12-17 FG
💥 9 REB
💥 3 STL

Hannes Steinbach powers @UW_MBB to a 69-57 win over Minnesota 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ELi8vwxdZS

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Washington went on a 14-0 run in the last 3:57 of the first half turning a one-point deficit into a 39-26 lead.

To start the run, Courtland Muldrew’s step-back basket put Washington up 27-26. Steinbach followed with a layup before a Franck Kepnang jumper made it 31-26.

Washington went on to maintain the double-digit lead for all the second half and Steinbach’s dunk with 2:59 to go gave Washington its biggest lead at 69-49.