The Huskies won their first NCAA Tournament game since 2017 with a 72-54 win over South Dakota State. After falling behind 13-3 early, UW finished the half on a 35-11 surge to take the lead for good, powered by 30 points from Avery Howell. Washington advances to the second-round to face TCU on SundaySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.