MVSU
WASH
Washington seeks 2-0 start against Mississippi Valley State
There's nobody on the Washington Huskies roster who is going to fill the void created when Hannes Steinbach left the Huskies to enter the 2026 NBA Draft after his freshman season.
But Nikola Dzepina did a pretty good impression in the season opener.
Dzepina scored 20 of his career-high 27 points in the second half as Washington defeated visiting Colgate 90-76 last Monday.
The Huskies (1-0) will hope for more of the same when they host Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-1) on Monday night in Seattle.
Dzepina, a 6-foot-10 forward from Belgrade, Serbia, scored 37 points in 14 games last season after joining Washington in mid-December.
"You guys know he loves to just jack (3-pointers)," Huskies coach Danny Sprinkle said. "He's capable because he'll make four or five in a row. But it's like, man, get inside. You're really hard to guard down there. Not only can he score it, but he's aggressive in offensive rebounding when he's down there.
"When teams send double teams, he's a great passer. We need him to get double-teamed, and he'll be able to fire that out and get wide open threes. But proud of him."
Dzepina spent part of his summer working out with the Serbian national team and three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
"I just listened to what the coach said," Dzepina said. "I got more in the paint and all the stuff, so I just do the simple things, play the post and try to score."
LeJuan Watts added 22 points for the Huskies in their opener, making 14 of 16 free throws, and Lathan Sommerville had 11 points and five rebounds before fouling out with 8:14 remaining.
Mississippi Valley State, meanwhile, opened its season Friday at Oklahoma, losing 84-57 despite forward Tymias Williams' 19 points, nine rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots.
The Delta Devils are in their first year under veteran coach Mike Davis, best known as Bobby Knight's successor at Indiana who led the Hoosiers to the 2002 NCAA title game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:47 |  | +2 | Matt Anglo makes two point jump shot | 27-32 |
| 3:06 | | AJ Abrams turnover (LeJuan Watts steals) | ||
| 3:10 |  | Ryan Beasley turnover (AJ Abrams steals) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | AJ Abrams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-32 |
| 3:21 | | +1 | AJ Abrams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 3:21 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:21 | | Tayshawn Comer shooting foul | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Wini Braga makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 25-32 |
| 3:58 | | Ryan Beasley offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Tianhao Wu turnover (Wini Braga steals) | ||
| 4:15 | | Tymias Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | Ryan Beasley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Jasir Rencher offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Gabriel Martinez blocks Jasir Rencher's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Matt Anglo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Matt Anglo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | AJ Abrams makes two point layup | 25-30 |
| 5:01 | | AJ Abrams offensive rebound | ||
| 5:03 | | Matt Anglo misses two point layup | ||
| 5:07 | | Tayshawn Comer turnover (Matt Anglo steals) | ||
| 5:17 | | Wini Braga offensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Tymias Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Tymias Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Jasir Rencher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Matt Anglo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 6:08 | | +1 | Matt Anglo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-30 |
| 6:08 | | Jasir Rencher shooting foul | ||
| 6:27 | | AJ Abrams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Tory James Jr. personal foul | ||
| 6:41 | | Harun Zrno defensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Eli Pippins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Delta Devils offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Tayshawn Comer blocks Eli Pippins's two point layup | ||
| 7:21 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Jasir Rencher assists) | 21-30 |
| 7:30 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Tymias Williams misses two point layup | ||
| 7:50 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Steele Venters turnover | ||
| 8:01 | | Tianhao Wu personal foul | ||
| 8:01 | | Huskies offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | LeJuan Watts offensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | Gabriel Martinez blocks Lathan Sommerville's two point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | AJ Abrams turnover | ||
| 8:45 | | Lathan Sommerville turnover (Eli Pippins steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | AJ Abrams makes two point layup | 21-27 |
| 9:17 | | AJ Abrams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Steele Venters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Eli Pippins makes two point layup (Tymias Williams assists) | 19-27 |
| 9:41 | | LeJuan Watts turnover (Eli Pippins steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Eli Pippins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Delta Devils 30 second timeout | ||
| 10:25 | | +3 | Wesley Yates III makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists) | 17-27 |
| 10:32 | | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Eli Pippins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Ryan Beasley turnover (Gabriel Martinez steals) | ||
| 10:58 | | Ryan Beasley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Gabriel Martinez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | +3 | Tayshawn Comer makes three point jump shot (Wini Braga assists) | 17-24 |
| 11:19 | | Wini Braga offensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Wini Braga defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Tymias Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:59 | | Tymias Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 12:01 | | Tayshawn Comer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:15 | | +3 | Gabriel Martinez makes three point jump shot (Eli Pippins assists) | 17-21 |
| 12:42 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 14-21 |
| 12:59 | | Wesley Yates III defensive rebound | ||
| 13:01 | | Tymias Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:31 | | Caleb Cameron defensive rebound | ||
| 13:33 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:53 | | Tayshawn Comer defensive rebound | ||
| 13:55 | | Eli Pippins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:20 | | +3 | Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot (Tayshawn Comer assists) | 14-18 |
| 14:33 | | Wesley Yates III offensive rebound | ||
| 14:35 | | Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:43 | | Parker Friedrichsen defensive rebound | ||
| 14:45 | | Tory James Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:50 | | Gabriel Martinez defensive rebound | ||
| 14:52 | | Parker Friedrichsen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:08 | | +3 | Eli Pippins makes three point jump shot | 14-15 |
| 15:35 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists) | 11-15 |
| 15:51 | | +1 | Tymias Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-12 |
| 15:51 | | +2 | Tymias Williams makes two point layup | 10-12 |
| 15:51 | | Nikola Dzepina shooting foul | ||
| 16:13 | | +3 | Parker Friedrichsen makes three point jump shot (Wesley Yates III assists) | 8-12 |
| 16:17 | | Eli Pippins turnover (Tayshawn Comer steals) | ||
| 16:42 | | +1 | Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 16:42 | | Lathan Sommerville misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 16:42 | | AJ Abrams shooting foul | ||
| 16:53 | | Nikola Dzepina defensive rebound | ||
| 16:55 | | Matt Anglo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:15 | | Steele Venters personal foul | ||
| 17:15 | | Lathan Sommerville turnover (Gabriel Martinez steals) | ||
| 17:30 | | Caleb Cameron personal foul | ||
| 17:30 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 17:32 | | AJ Abrams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:47 | | +2 | Nikola Dzepina makes two point jump shot | 8-8 |
| 17:47 | | Nikola Dzepina offensive rebound | ||
| 17:49 | | Steele Venters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:09 | | Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound | ||
| 18:11 | | Gabriel Martinez misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:23 | | +3 | Steele Venters makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists) | 8-6 |
| 18:44 | | +2 | Matt Anglo makes two point layup (Tymias Williams assists) | 8-3 |
| 19:27 | | Tymias Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 19:29 | | Steele Venters misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 | | +3 | Gabriel Martinez makes three point jump shot (Matt Anglo assists) | 6-3 |
| 19:29 | | +3 | Steele Venters makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 3-3 |
| 19:45 | | +3 | Matt Anglo makes three point jump shot (AJ Abrams assists) | 3-0 |
| 20:00 | | (Delta Devils gains possession) |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Matt Anglo makes two point jump shot | 2:47 |
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AJ Abrams turnover (LeJuan Watts steals) | 3:06 |
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Ryan Beasley turnover (AJ Abrams steals) | 3:10 |
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+ 1 | AJ Abrams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3:21 |
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+ 1 | AJ Abrams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3:21 |
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Tayshawn Comer shooting foul | 3:21 |
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+ 2 | Wini Braga makes two point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 3:43 |
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Ryan Beasley offensive rebound | 3:58 |
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Wesley Yates III misses three point jump shot | 4:00 |
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Tianhao Wu turnover (Wini Braga steals) | 4:06 |
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Tymias Williams defensive rebound | 4:15 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 29 | 35 |
| Field Goals | 10-26 (38.5%) | 12-30 (40.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 4-12 (33.3%) | 10-25 (40.0%) |
| Free Throws | 5-5 (100.0%) | 1-2 (50.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 11 | 23 |
| Offensive | 1 | 8 |
| Defensive | 9 | 14 |
| Team | 1 | 1 |
| Assists | 5 | 11 |
| Steals | 6 | 3 |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 7 |
| Fouls | 4 | 4 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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57.0 PPG | 37.0 RPG | 8.0 APG |
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90.0 PPG | 40.0 RPG | 10.0 APG |
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. Anglo G | 10.0 PPG | 3.0 RPG | 2.0 APG | 50.0 FG% |
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. Friedrichsen G | 2.0 PPG | 1.0 RPG | 2.0 APG | 0.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| M. Anglo G | 9 PTS | 1 REB | 1 AST | ||
| P. Friedrichsen G | 12 PTS | 1 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Anglo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Martinez | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Abrams | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Williams | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Cameron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Anglo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| G. Martinez | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Abrams | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Williams | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Cameron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| E. Pippins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. James Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Wu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Foster | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Sutton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q. Pang | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. McCoy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Wilson Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 29 | 10 | 5 | 10/26 | 4/12 | 5/5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Beasley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Venters | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Dzepina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Sommerville | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Watts | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| R. Beasley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Venters | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Dzepina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Sommerville | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Watts | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| P. Friedrichsen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Comer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Yates III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Braga | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Rencher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Zrno | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Roy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Devers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 35 | 22 | 11 | 12/30 | 10/25 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 |