SEATTLE >> Lorenzo Romar and Washington are tired of being an afterthought. They want to return the Huskies to the Pac-12 elite and the national conversation.

Sunday night was a good start.

"We’ve had two years where we’ve been mediocre and guys don’t want to be mediocre anymore," the coach said.

Nigel Williams-Goss scored 15 points, and Washington held No. 13 San Diego State to a school record for fewest points in the Huskies’ 49-36 win.

Andrew Andrews added 13 points as Washington (7-0) posted just its second win over a ranked opponent since 2011 by beating the Aztecs at their own game and being better at the defensive end.

"We told our team before we even started practicing, that potentially we could be a really, really good defensive team," Romar said.

San Diego State (6-2) shot just 20.4 percent. It was the lowest shooting percentage for the Aztecs dating to 1996 and the second time this season under 25 percent in a game. San Diego State shot 24.6 percent in beating Cal State Bakersfield last month.

The 36 points were the fewest for San Diego State as a Division I program. The previous low was 38 against Utah in 1999.

"Our offense was bad. That’s the only way you can put it and they had a lot to do with that," coach Steve Fisher said. "They had a lot to do with it but we had a lot to do with it also. They gave us nothing easy until the very end."

The matchup was a chance for Washington to prove its undefeated start wasn’t a fluke. Washington improved to 7-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

NO. 1 KENTUCKY 82, EASTERN KENTUCKY 49

LEXINGTON, Ky. >> Karl-Anthony Towns scored a career-high 19 points and the top-ranked Wildcats (9-0) rolled over the Colonels (4-3).

NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 108, EAST CAROLINA 64

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. >> Brice Johnson had 19 points and a career-high 17 rebounds as the Tar Heels (6-2) beat the Pirates (4-5).

NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA 67, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 42

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. >> The Mountaineers (8-1) found their scoring touch in the second half and cruised past the Norse (3-5).

CLEMSON 68, NO. 18 ARKANSAS 65

CLEMSON, S.C. >> Clemson’s Rod Hall scored 11 of his 19 points in the final minute of regulation and overtime as the Tigers (5-3) upset the Razorbacks (6-2).