NCAA tournament: No. 11 Washington upends No. 3 New Mexico, 82-64

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Quincy Pondexter scored 18 points, Isaiah Thomas added 15 and 11th-seeded Washington extended its incredible late-season roll all the way to the NCAA tournament’s East Regional semifinals with an 82-64 second-round victory over New Mexico today in San Jose.

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.

Washington ran right past the third-seeded Lobos (30-5), who simply couldn’t keep up with the breakneck offensive pace in their second loss in three games.

After a rocky season that seemed headed nowhere in late January, the Huskies are the epitome of a talented team peaking at tournament time. Washington began the season in the national rankings, but slumped badly before this stellar surge.

-- Associated Press

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