SAN JOSE, Calif. — After a rocky regular season, Quincy Pondexter and his Washington Huskies are rolling at exactly the right time.
Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11th-seeded Washington extended its incredible late-season surge all the way to the NCAA Tournament’s regional semifinals with an 82-64 second-round victory over New Mexico on Saturday.
Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies (26-9), who have won nine straight, including the Pac-10 Tournament and wins over two higher-seeded opponents in the East Regional at the Shark Tank.
Washington ran right past the third-seeded Lobos (30-5), who simply couldn’t keep up with the breakneck offensive pace, falling behind by 23 points midway through the second half.
The Lobos have never won two straight games in the NCAA Tournament.
Kentucky 90, W. Forest 60
NEW ORLEANS — The Wildcats’ average margin of victory now stands at 29.5 points after two rounds. Darius Miller scored a career-high 20 points for Kentucky.
