<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<rss version="2.0">
	<channel>		<title>RUWT? News</title>
		<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com</link>
		<description>RUWT? News for Stanford vs. Washington 3/12/2009</description>
		<language>en-us</language>
		<copyright>Copyright 2006-2007 areyouwatchingthis.com</copyright>
		<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT</lastBuildDate>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<generator>RUWT?</generator>

		
			<item>
				<title><![CDATA[Thomas' clutch shooting lifts Washington into Pac-10 semis]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Washington picked a great time to 
continue its second-longest winning streak of the season.

Jon Brockman scored 20 points, Isaiah Thomas sparked a decisive 
second-half spurt with nine points and the 10th-ranked Huskies 
defeated Stanford, 85-73, in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals
Thursday.

Washington (25-7), winners of six in a row, will play 
23rd-ranked Arizona State (23-8) in Friday's semifinals at 
Staples Center. The Huskies swept the regular-season series, 
winning the second game by three points in overtime.

"Another tough opponent," Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar said. 
"Arizona State just plays us to the wire. We're going to have to
do a great job of turning the page. This group has been 
fantastic in keeping the focus."

Washington's focus is on earning a high seed in the NCAA 
Tournament, where it hasn't played since 2006 when its streak of
three consecutive appearances ended.

The Huskies won the Pac-10 regular-season title outright for the
first time since 1953, and are going for their first league 
tournament championship since 2005.

Anthony Goods scored 26 points after getting 23 in a win against
Oregon State on Wednesday night for the Cardinal, who were sent 
packing a year after losing to UCLA in the title game.

"It's just frustrating to fall short," he said.

Washington, the tournament's top seed for the first time, has 
won nine of its last 10. The Huskies completed a three-game 
sweep of the Cardinal (18-13) by winning the teams' first 
meeting in the tournament since 2005.

Landry Fields had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and 
freshman Jeremy Green added 13 points for Stanford, which fell 
to 11-11 all-time in the tournament. Those two, along with 
Goods, combined for 55 of Stanford's points, while starter 
Lawrence Hill finished with four points on 2-of-14 shooting.

"We had some great looks that didn't go down. Some of our better
shooters couldn't find it," said first-year Stanford coach 
Johnny Dawkins, who'll wait to see if his team will play on in 
the NIT.

The Cardinal kept it close throughout the first half, when the 
game was tied eight times.

Tied at 27-27, the Huskies outscored the Cardinal 11-8 to end 
the half ahead 38-35. Elston Turner hit three consecutive 
3-pointers and Justin Holiday dunked in the spurt. The Cardinal 
got two 3-pointers, including a buzzer-beater by Kenny Brown, 
who finished with 11 points.

"Those were huge," Romar said about Turner's 3-pointers. "He 
gave us a little breathing room."

Thomas, who missed all six of his shots in the first half, 
suddenly found his shooting touch.

The freshman ran off seven points in a row and hit another 
basket, and Brockman added five points, during Washington's 
16-11 run that opened the second half and put the Huskies ahead 
for good, 54-46.

"We came out in the second half and did a better job," Thomas 
said.

Thomas finished with 14 points and a career-high nine rebounds. 
The 5-foot-8 guard scooped up Stanford's long rebounds.

"They popped out to me," he said. "It's not like I was Jon."

The Cardinal cut their deficit to five points four times down 
the stretch, twice on baskets by Goods and twice by Green. But 
Washington always answered, and scored 12 in a row to pull away.

Stanford was just 8-of-28 from long range.

"It just came down to shot selection," Goods said. "We resorted 
to the three a little too early and it took its toll on us."]]></description>
				<category><![CDATA[ncaab]]></category>
				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaab/news/91541-Thomas-clutch-shooting-lifts-Washington-into-Pac-10-semis</link>
				<guid>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaab/news/91541-Thomas-clutch-shooting-lifts-Washington-into-Pac-10-semis</guid>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
			</item>
		
			<item>
				<title><![CDATA[Top-seeded Washington kicks off Pac-10 tourney]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Stanford (17-12) vs. No. 10 Washington (24-7) 5:30 p.m. EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- After claiming its first outright 
regular-season conference championship in 56 years, 10th-ranked 
Washington gets started on securing another milestone - an 
automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Huskies open up their Pac-10 tournament slate as the top 
seed on Thursday as they take on Stanford in search of their 
sixth consecutive win.

The Cardinal, the league's No. 9 seed, earned their way into the
quarterfinal meeting by defeating eighth-seeded Oregon State 
thanks to a strong second half on Wednesday.  Stanford fell 
behind by seven at the break, but surged afterward.  Just 10 
seconds into the second half, Anthony Goods buried a 3-pointer 
to spark a 14-2 run that put the Cardinal in the driver's seat.

The Beavers pulled back ahead with a 7-0 spurt of their own, but
Stanford answered right back and held on for a 62-54 triumph.  
Goods led the way with 25 points.

Stanford may have its hands full against the conference 
powerhouse, but it played Washington tight in both earlier 
meetings this season.  Jon Brockman knocked in the game-winning,
tip-in on January 8 to lift the Huskies to an 84-83 victory.  
Three weeks later, Washington snapped a 15-game skid at Stanford
with a 75-68 triumph.]]></description>
				<category><![CDATA[ncaab]]></category>
				<link>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaab/news/91507-Top-seeded-Washington-kicks-off-Pac-10-tourney</link>
				<guid>http://areyouwatchingthis.com/ncaab/news/91507-Top-seeded-Washington-kicks-off-Pac-10-tourney</guid>
				<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:40:22 GMT</pubDate>
			</item>
		
	
			
	</channel>
</rss>









