# Seattle–Washington men's basketball rivalry

The Seattle U–Washington's men's basketball rivalry is a cross-city college basketball rivalry between the Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team of Seattle University and the Washington Huskies men's basketball team of the University of Washington.
Seattle U competes as a member of the Western Athletic Conference, while Washington is a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Series history

Despite the two teams' proximity, their first meeting only occurred in the West-2 Regional semifinal round of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament; Washington emerged victorious by a score of 92–70. The teams did not meet again until 1969, when they began a split home-and-home series, played annually until 1980. The rivalry came to an end when Seattle U moved its athletic programs to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in March 1980, owing to budgetary pressures and changes in administrative philosophy. The Redhawks began the transition back to Division I competition in 2008, and the rivalry was resumed in March 2009.

## Game results

| Seattle U victories | Washington victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | March 13, 1953 | Oregon State Coliseum | Washington | 92–70 |
| 2 | December 5, 1969 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 86–78 |
| 3 | January 2, 1970 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle U | 80–72 |
| 4 | December 4, 1970 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 87–85 |
| 5 | January 2, 1971 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle U | 86–81 |
| 6 | December 11, 1971 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 96–74 |
| 7 | January 29, 1972 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 91–79 |
| 8 | December 8, 1972 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 68–56 |
| 9 | January 25, 1973 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 74–67 |
| 10 | December 7, 1973 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 81–74 |
| 11 | January 26, 1974 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 88–64 |
| 12 | January 2, 1975 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 50–45 |
| 13 | January 25, 1975 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 80–72 |
| 14 | November 29, 1975 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 72–66 |
| 15 | January 3, 1976 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 106–75 |
| 16 | November 28, 1976 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle U | 78–64 |
| 17 | January 22, 1977 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 55–54 |
| 18 | December 10, 1977 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 85–58 |
| 19 | January 22, 1978 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 69–60 |
| 20 | November 28, 1978 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Seattle U | 82–78 |
| 21 | December 15, 1978 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 91–82 |
| 22 | December 15, 1979 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Washington | 89–67 |
| 23 | January 29, 1980 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Washington | 83–77 |
| 24 | March 3, 2009 | Bank of America Arena | Washington | 87–60 |
| 25 | January 26, 2010 | Bank of America Arena | Washington | 123–76 |
| 26 | February 22, 2011 | KeyArena | Washington | 95–74 |
| 27 | January 10, 2012 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 91–83 |
| 28 | December 13, 2012 | KeyArena | Washington | 87–74 |
| 29 | November 10, 2013 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 88–78 |
| 30 | November 21, 2014 | KeyArena | Washington | 63–48 |
| 31 | December 22, 2015 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 79–68 |
| 32 | December 22, 2016 | KeyArena | Washington | 94–72 |
| 33 | November 24, 2017 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 89–84 |
| 34 | December 9, 2018 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 70–62 |
| 35 | December 17, 2019 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 81–59 |
| 36 | December 9, 2020 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 73–41 |
| 37 | December 18, 2021 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 64–56 |
| 38 | November 28, 2022 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Washington | 77–66 |
| 39 | December 17, 2023 | Climate Pledge Arena | Washington | 100–99$^{2OT}$ |
| 40 | December 23, 2024 | Alaska Airlines Arena | Seattle U | 79–70 |
| Series: Washington leads 35–5 |||||