but when lorenzo romar was a coach at st.is, scott met him at the age of 11 at a family function and said, coach, i want to play for you. well, romar kept his eye on him, watched him grow up in missouri, and did recruit him. now he's contributing to the huskies. and pondexter comes out with a 2 25-point, five-rebound night. >> marques: back to back superb performances by quincy pondexter, who was a bit down in arizona in two losses. >> steve: patrick christopher, just one shy of his personal best, scored 29 against usc last year. thomas throws it away. seeley, nice play. >> marques: that's one thing he's got to guard against. you still have the 23-point lead at this stage of the game. you still want your team to play with the sharpness and crispness, the attitude they played with to gain that lead. little bit of a letdown with some of the plays by isaiah thomas out here. >> steve: it's the little details that carry on for the next couple of games because they go on the road to ucla and usc. >> marques: they did the smart thin

coach romar really feeds like isaiah will be the leader of this had team.a guy that loves it here and wants to stay. koprivica missing. 25 for quincy! >> miles: great look ahead. washington state defense is falling asleep. they're missing shots and they're letting it affect their defense. >> steve: klay thompson 1-12. isaiah. that's too easy. >> miles: cougars are worp don . they have their heads down. >> steve: ken bone calls a time-out. has to talk to his cougars. quincy pondexter with another double-double, 25 points, 11 rebounds, taking a perfect pass from isaiah thomas and throwing it down as washington has outscored washington state 34-10 in the second half. and it's time now for the winning touch from touch of gray. isaiah thomas. >> miles: thomas doing a great job in the second half. going to the rim. he hit three straight threes at one point in this half. getting in an offensive flow. >> steve: it's that combo p pondexter and thomas so important. they average 37 points per game. you said they needed one more weapon and today they've gotten it from

. >> steve: there's lorenzo romar. and he's a real gentleman. i've never heard him use a swear word this practice. but he stopped practice and he said we're going to come this the right way, we're not going to just go through the motions. and his assistants were getting after it, as well. >> miles: that's how important holding your home court is in this league. they have played well besides maybe the oregon game at home as their only loss this year. but he knows the intensity and the energy these guys immediate to bring every night. >> steve: and lorenzo said if the huskies lose one or two more games, their only chance of playing in the ncaa attorneyment will be winning the pac-10 tournament. thompson being defended by isaiah thomas. you might think that's a mismatch at 5'8", but is he a good defender. >> miles: off the ball foul on overton. not a smart foul to put your hands on reggie moore. now you're sending him to the line for a within on one situation. >> abe the 6'7" sophomore. misses the front end of the bhoe fuss. overton. abdul gaddy wo