Poeltl, Utah holds off Washington in overtime 80-75
Jakob Poeltl scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Lorenzo Bonam had two key baskets early in overtime, and Utah knocked Washington from first place in the Pac-12 with an 80-75 overtime win on Sunday night.
Poeltl and the Utes (15-5, 4-3 Pac-12) overcame awful shooting in the first half to complete a sweep of the Washington schools and hand the Huskies just their second conference loss.
Poeltl made 8 of 14 shots and was tremendous at the free-throw line where he made 13 of 16 attempts.
Poeltl's free throws with 53 seconds left gave the Utes a 75-73 lead and Utah made 7 of 8 at the free-throw line in the final minute of overtime to hold on.
Marquese Chriss scored 15 points for Washington before fouling out late in regulation and Noah Dickerson added 14, but the Huskies dropped into a tie with Oregon for the top spot in the conference with Utah in a group of six teams sitting one game behind the leaders at 4-3.
Poeltl hit a pair of free throws with 53 seconds left for a 75-73 lead and Washington failed to get a shot on its next possession during a scramble for the loose ball.
Andrews topped the 1,500-point mark in his career, becoming the 12th player in school history to reach the mark.