Hannes Steinbach finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Washington to a 94-50 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener for both teams Monday night at Seattle.
It was Washington’s first win by at least 40 points since beating Bethune-Cookman 106-55 in the 2017-18 season.
The Huskies’ Quimari Peterson had 13 points and five rebounds and Wesley Yates III finished with 14 points and four rebounds. Indiana transfer Bryson Tucker had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Alex Mirhosseini and Jaquan Scott each scored 13 points to lead the Golden Lions. Quion Williams added 10 points.
Washington outscored Pine Bluff 21-5 to pull away to a 35-16 lead with 3:56 left in the first half. The Huskies led 41-18 at halftime.
Steinbach had 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field with five rebounds at the break. He finished 9-of-11 shooting, including his only 3-point attempt.
Pine Bluff did not get closer than 21 in the second half.
The Huskies shot 49.2% from the field, including 40% from 3-point range, while limiting Pine Bluff to 25.4% shooting from the field and 25.8% from beyond the arc.
Washington outrebounded Pine Bluff 53-32. Scott led the Golden Lions with six rebounds. Franck Kepnang contributed nine rebounds for the Huskies.
Washington outscored Pine Bluff 36-12 in the paint. The Huskies’ reserves outscored the Golden Lions’ bench 36-2.
The Huskies generated 21 assists on its 30 made field goals. Freshman point guard JJ Mandaquit posted a game-high eight assists.
Peterson, the reigning Southern Conference Player of the Year at Indiana State, made 4 of 8 shots from the field.
Yates originally signed with Washington before transferring to USC. His return to the Huskies included him shooting 4 of 8 from the field while making all four of his free-throw attempts.
