Hannes Steinbach finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Washington to a 94-50 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season opener for both teams Monday night at Seattle.It was Washington’s first win by at least 40 points since beating Bethune-Cookman 106-55 in the 2017-18 season.The Huskies’ Quimari Peterson had 13 points and five rebounds and Wesley Yates III finished with 14 points and four rebounds. Indiana transfer Bryson Tucker had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.Alex Mirhosseini and Jaquan Scott each scored 13 points to lead the Golden Lions. Quion Williams added 10 points.Washington outscored Pine Bluff 21-5 to pull away to a 35-16 lead with 3:56 left in the first half. The Huskies led 41-18 at halftime.Steinbach had 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field with five rebounds at the break. He finished 9-of-11 shooting, including his only 3-point attempt.Pine Bluff did not get closer than 21 in the second half.The Huskies shot 49.2% from the field, including 40% from 3-point range, while limiting Pine Bluff to 25.4% shooting from the field and 25.8% from beyond the arc.
