ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 10 Power Rankings

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 19: Zylan Cheatham #45 of the Arizona State Sun Devils is fouled as he shoots against Aric Holman #35 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half of a semifinal game of the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 19, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 19: Zylan Cheatham #45 of the Arizona State Sun Devils is fouled as he shoots against Aric Holman #35 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half of a semifinal game of the MGM Resorts Main Event basketball tournament at T-Mobile Arena on November 19, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Assistant coach Cameron Dollar (L) and head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies look on during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament against the Oregon State Beavers at T-Mobile Arena on March 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Beavers won 69-66 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Assistant coach Cameron Dollar (L) and head coach Mike Hopkins of the Washington Huskies look on during a first-round game of the Pac-12 basketball tournament against the Oregon State Beavers at T-Mobile Arena on March 7, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Beavers won 69-66 in overtime. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

3. Washington Huskies (10-4, 1-0 Pac-12) LW: 2

After an inconsistent showing in non-conference play, Washington is off to a strong start to its Pac-12 slate following a dominant performance over rival Washington State.

Thanks to senior guard David Crisp’s season-high scoring output (23 points on 7-for-11 shooting) the Huskies sent WSU back to Pullman with an 18-point loss.

Since being picked to finish third  in the conference, the Huskies haven’t quite lived up to their early expectations. But against the Cougars, we were given a look at the UW team fans and experts have been waiting to see.

In addition to Crisp, sophomore guard Jaylen Nowell and senior guard Matisse Thybulle also had themselves a fantastic night.

For Nowell, he finished the contest with 20 points and pulled in eight rebounds, tying sophomore forward Nahziah Carter for the team lead and dished out a team-high five assists.

Thybulle was seemingly flawless on both ends of the floor.

He finished 4-for-4 from the field, with three baskets coming from behind the arc and a perfect 6-for-6 night from the charity stripe. Defensively, he recorded four rebounds, two steals and four blocks.

The Huskies will gear up for their first road test of this young Pac-12 season on Thursday as they head to Salt Lake City to do battle with Utah, who is fresh off a road upset of Arizona State and a close loss to Arizona before taking on Colorado on Saturday.

– Wilkinson