Washington Huskies NCAA Basketball News

Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points - 13 from the foul line - Quincy Pondexter added 20 and No.

So far this season, Washington has proved the main flag bearer for the struggling Pac-10, but even it couldn't stay unbeaten in non-conference play.

Pat Knight was willing to let John Roberson change the plan with less than a minute left and a 2-point margin in Tech's biggest game so far this season, but his concession came with one warning.

No one took Washington's first defeat harder than senior captain Quincy Pondexter .

Isaiah Thomas says he can't wait to play on the road. Isaiah Thomas wants to mess with Texas.

This Thursday, the 10th-ranked Washington Huskies face their most trying test of the season when they travel to Lubbock, Texas, to battle the 7-0 Texas Tech Red Raiders as a part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.

Washington and Washington State remain Pac-10's lone undefeated teams. Quincy Pondexter and the Huskies have risen to the occasion so far this season, but the road will get tougher over the next month.

Today Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Arizona State, 6 p.m. Wednesday California at New Mexico, 6 p.m. UNLV at Arizona, 6 p.m. Washington State at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. Thursday Washington at Texas Tech, 4 p.m. USC at Texas, 6 p.m. Baylor at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m. Friday Colorado at Oregon State, 8 p.m. Saturday Oregon at Missouri, 2 p.m. USC at Georgia Tech, 3 ...

Mark Twain is credited with saying Wagner's music is better than it sounds. Coach Lorenzo Romar makes the same point about the Washington men's basketball schedule.

GAME NOTES: The 14th-ranked Washington Huskies wrap up their season-opening five-game homestand tonight, as they entertain the Montana Grizzlies in a non- conference play at Bank of America Arena.

SEATTLE _ The big moment came four games into the 2009-10 season, and 32 minutes into a contest that had long since been decided.

Quincy Pondexter's Jon Brockman moment came sooner than he imagined. Several minutes into Washington's last basketball game, Pondexter picked up a questionable second foul while driving for a layup and he knew the Huskies weren't going to blow out San Jose State, like they did to two previous opponents.

This early in the season, conference statistics can be misleading. However, four games into the new men's basketball season, the Washington Huskies lead the Pacific-10 Conference in scoring , free-throw percentage , rebounding margin and assist/turnover ratio .

Spurned by Kentwood High School basketball star Joshua Smith, who signed with UCLA last week, the Huskies went to Las Vegas over the weekend and hit the jackpot.

"I'm excited for the season to start, because I just want to display what's happened to this team." -Quincy Pondexter With three years, 66 starts , 31 games against ranked opponents, and 12 20-point games under his belt, you know Quincy Pondexter knows what he's talking about.

Sounds as if Washington has taken another step to fill out its 2010 recruiting class.

AROUND THE AREA: Women's college basketball \ by By Mark Berman mark.berman@roanoke.com 981-3125 , The Roanoke Times ROANOKE The Maroons have not been to the NCAA Division III tournament since 2000.

Standing 5 feet 8 inches, Isaiah Thomas has always been the shortest player on the basketball court, but he's never been overlooked until now.

The Washington Huskies looked solid last night despite former Husky Adrian Oliver torching them for a good 30 points.

The 14th-ranked Washington Huskies continue a five-game homestand to begin the 2009-10 season, as they welcome the San Jose State Spartans to Seattle for a non-conference clash from Bank of America Arena.