Date: 12/23/2014 04:59 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) – James Harden scored a season-high 44 points to help the Houston Rockets cruise to a 110-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers last night and snap a two-game skid. The Trail Blazers were without leading scorer and rebounder LaMarcus Aldridge, who missed the game with an upper-respiratory illness, and had their five-game winning streak snapped. Damian Lillard led Portland with 18 points and CJ McCollum added 17.
SEATTLE (AP) – Shawn Kemp Jr. scored 16 points, Nigel Williams-Goss added 14 and No. 13 Washington remained undefeated, pulling away in the second half for a 66-57 win over Tulane last night. The Huskies improved to 11-0, matching the best start in Lorenzo Romar’s tenure as Washington’s coach. The Huskies also started 11-0 during the 2005-06 season.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Jalil Abdul-Bassitt scored the game’s last seven points to rally Oregon to an 82-78 overtime victory over UC Santa Barbara last night. Abdul-Bassit finished with 20 points for the Ducks (9-3), who won their fourth straight. Joseph Young led Oregon with 25 points and Dillon Brooks added 12.
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) – Tyler Harvey hit 8 of 10 3-pointers to set the program mark for career treys and scored 34 points to lead Eastern Washington to an 87-81 win over Lewis-Clark State yesterday. Venky Jois added 13 points for the Eagles (9-4), surpassing 1,000 points for his career. Bogdan Blilznyuk had 13 points off the bench, Ognjen Miljkvic added 11 and Drew Brandon had 11 assists.
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