Reporter-written excerpt. The passage below is from Huskies Add to Long-Running Mississippi Valley State Misery by Dan Raley at Washington Huskies On SI / Sports Illustrated. Original publication: November 9, 2026, Pacific time (2026-11-10T04:58:59Z).

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On a most unusual night for the University of Washington basketball team, the Huskies were permitted to shoot 3-pointers whenever and however much they wanted and their aim was good enough to hand Mississippi Valley State a 77-64 defeat at Alaska Airlines Arena.

Editorial context: The original report covers the November 9 game. The excerpt does not repeat the source’s apparent typo about Mississippi Valley State’s record.

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Read Dan Raley’s full article at Washington Huskies On SI / Sports Illustrated. This is a short excerpt, not a republication of the complete article.

Image: Washington’s basketball court; venue illustration, not a photograph from the Mississippi Valley State game. Photo via UW Athletics.