Washington tops Northwestern with balanced scoring, defense

Freshman forward Hannes Steinbach scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his Big Ten Conference-leading 14th double-double of the season as Washington defeated Northwestern 76-62 on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.

Zoom Diallo added 22 points, six rebounds and six assists. Wesley Yates III scored 21 points, making 5 of 8 3-point attempts, for the Huskies (12-10, 4-7 Big Ten). Senior center Franck Kepnang scored just two points but grabbed nine boards and tied a career high with six blocked shots.