Quincy on the case

SEATTLE – After the way that he’s started his senior season, University of Washington forward Quincy Pondexter doesn’t need much help on the basketball court.

But the helping hands came at a good time Friday night.

After Pondexter scored the Huskies’ first 13 points of the second half, the bench chipped in to aid UW against San Jose State. Reserves Tyreese Breshers and Elston Turner helped spark a 14-5 run midway through the second half en route to a UW 80-70 non-conference win.

Pondexter carried the offensive load for most of the night, hitting a career high in points for the third game in a row, with 30. He also set a career high with 15 rebounds.

As head coach Lorenzo Romar said afterward: “Quincy had a monster game.”

But with scoring guard Isaiah Thomas off target for most of the night, and fellow starter Venoy Overton saddled with foul trouble, the Huskies (4-0) had to look to their bench to take them over the top.

Breshers, a 255-pound bruiser, scored back-to-back baskets to help UW open up a 54-45 lead with 12:52 remaining, then a pair of Turner 3-pointers all but put the game away.

SJSU’s Adrian Oliver had 32 points, eight rebounds and four assists in his return to Hec Edmondson Pavilion. A member of Pondexter’s recruiting class in 2006, Oliver left school midway through his sophomore year at UW.

Pondexter admitted after the game that the two were on bad terms when Oliver, his former roommate, decided to leave the team.

“I felt stranded,” Pondexter said. “He left me as a teammate, he left me as a friend, and he left me with the rent.

“He got what he wanted. He’s at a school where he can score as many points as he wants. I’d rather be here and get the ‘W.’ ”

(14) Washington 80, San Jose St. 70

San Jose St. (1-1) - Webster 1-1 2-2 4, Jones 2-4 0-2 4, Oakes 3-10 2-2 8, Oliver 9-23 14-17 32, Graham 4-8 4-7 12, Thomas 1-3 3-6 5, Moor 0-0 0-0 0, Owens 1-4 0-1 3, Henson 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 0-1 0-0 0, Dixon 1-1 0-0 2, Ton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 25-37 70.

Washington (4-0) - Bryan-Amaning 2-5 0-2 4, Gant 0-1 0-0 0, Overton 0-4 2-2 2, Thomas 4-13 6-6 16, Pondexter 10-18 10-13 30, Gaddy 1-6 2-2 4, Trent 2-2 0-1 4, Suggs 0-0 0-0 0, Holiday 1-3 0-0 2, Turner 2-6 0-0 6, Breshers 5-7 2-5 12. Totals 27-65 22-31 80.

Halftime—Washington 37-31. 3-Point Goals—San Jose St. 1-5 (Owens 1-3, Oliver 0-1, Peterson 0-1), Washington 4-18 (Turner 2-5, Thomas 2-7, Pondexter 0-1, Overton 0-1, Holiday 0-2, Gaddy 0-2). Fouled Out—Graham, Overton, Webster. Rebounds—San Jose St. 37 (Oakes 12), Washington 44 (Pondexter 15). Assists—San Jose St. 8 (Oliver 4), Washington 16 (Gaddy 7). Total Fouls—San Jose St. 25, Washington 25. Technical—Washington Bench. A—8,155.