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WASHINGTON Although scoring as many field goals as their opponents, the Vandals dropped their first two games to Washington. At Seattle the Vandals started a spirited rally. Barrett went out on fouls. As a result the game ended 34-28 in favor of the Huskies. With 13 points, in the second game Voelker was again high man in a Husky combination that defeated Idaho 51-33. On the home court, Idaho was handicapped by illness among its squad. In the early moments of the game, the score was tied often. With four minutes of the first half left to play, Williamson of the Huskies went on a scoring spree ahd boosted the score from ll-all to 22-12. With a 10-point lead to overcome, Idaho started a determined drive in the last four minutes, when Barrett, Belko, Harris, and Lund scored nine points to bring the count up to 43-35 in favor of Washington. Sparked by Roy Ramey and Lyle Smith, the Vandals grabbed an early lead in their last game with Washington, ending the first half 12-10. Much of the early drive is accredited to Chick Atkinson, who left a sick bed that morning. With four minutes left to play in the last half, the Vandals collected two foul shots and Smith pushed through a shot as the gun went off, making the score 31-24 in favor of Washington.
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