Saturday night marked the unofficial start of the Washington Huskies‘ 2026-27 season as third-year coach Danny Sprinkle’s team fell 109-91 to Boise State at Idaho Central Arena.
The Huskies fell behind by as many as 18 points just five minutes into the second half before the team started to slowly and steadily chip away at the Broncos’ lead. A trio of made 3-pointers by fourth-year guard Parker Friedrichsen, second-year forward Jasir Rencher, and first-year forward Wini Braga sparked a 13-0 scoring run for Sprinkle’s team to regain its footing in the contest midway through the second half, but it wasn’t enough to come away from the Idaho capital with a win.
From the jump, the Broncos held the edge on defense. The hosts turned that into an early 23-8 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half, and the margin only continued to grow throughout the first 20 minutes in the City of Trees…