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Whitworth Holds Off Whitman

The Whitworth men’s basketball team sank four free throws in the final 24 seconds to hold on to a 73-70 win over Whitman in Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges action Tuesday night in Walla Walla.

The Pirates (16-4, 8-2) saw a 41-33 halftime lead turn into a 48-47 deficit as the Missionaries (6-13, 2-8) opened the second half with a 15-6 run.

Jeff Arkills and Roman Wickers scored back-to-back baskets to break a 63-63 tie with 1:30 left in the game.

Nathan Dunham had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Whitworth attack. Dunham made 8 of 9 shots.

Whitman’s Dan Rough scored a game-high 30 points.

Whitworth 73, Whitman 70

Whitworth (16-4) - Weston 1-2 0-0 3, Mix 4-6 0-0 8, Williams 2-7 4-5 10, Wickers 3-9 0-0 6, Jones 3-9 4-5 11, Dunham 8-9 1-3 17, Arkills 4-9 3-5 11, Beckman 1-5 4-4 7, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals - 26-57 16-22 73.

Whitman (6-13) - Schillinger 2-6 0-1 4, Rough 11-24 2-2 30, Eddins 2-5 2-3 7, Jones 2-11 1-2 5, Van Divort 3-7 0-0 6, Keyser 5-7 2-4 14, Mosley 2-7 0-1 4. Totals - 27-67 7-13 70.

Halftime - Whitworth 41, Whitman 33. 3-point goals - Whitworth 5-18 (Weston 1-2, Williams 2-5, Wickers 0-2, Jones 1-3, Beckman 1-5, Jordan 0-1), Whitman 9-24 (Schillinger 0-3, Rough 6-13, Eddins 1-1, Keyser 2-4, Mosley 0-3). Rebounds - Whitworth 36 (Dunham 10), Whitman 44 (Jones 11). Assists - Whitworth 18 (Arkills, Wickers, Williams 4), Whitman 16 (Schillinger 13). Total fouls - Whitworth 18, Whitman 18. Fouled out - Wickers.

Women

Whitworth 75, Whitman 61

Jennifer Tissue scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Pirates to a Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges win over the Missionaries in Walla Walla.

The win improves Whitworth’s record to 5-15 overall and 3-7 in the NCIC. Whitman drops to 9-10, 4-6.

Whitworth’s Sherri Northington chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds.

Whitworth (5-15) - Sherer 5-8 1-1 11, Moore 4-12 3-4 13, Davis 1-5 0-1 3, Tissue 7-15 6-7 22, Andreas-Feeny 0-0 0-1 0, Saowski 0-0 0-1 0, Peterson 4-6 0-0 10, Northington 5-6 1-2 11, Elliot 1-4 0-0 2, Werner 0-0 3-4 3, Patterson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals - 27-57 14-21 75.

Whitman (9-10) - Sims 2-3 0-0 4, Hutchison 2-3 2-2 8, Iosua 3-4 2-2 8, Curd 3-4 2-2 8, Kafoury 0-3 0-0 0, Giesa 2-3 4-4 8, Hansell 2-5 6-10 10, Repanich 0-6 0-0 0, Lewis 0-3 0-1 0, Bradford 3-8 1-2 7, Johnson 2-5 4-4 8. Totals - 19-47 21-27 61.

Halftime - Whitworth 39, Whitman 28. 3-point goals - Whitworth 7-17 (Moore 2-4, Davis 1-3, Tissue 2-7, Peterson 2-3), Whitman 2-8 (Hutchison 2-3, Repanich 0-2, Bradford 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Rebounds - Whitworth 34 (Northington, Elliott 8), Whitman 34 (Johnson 8). Assists - Whitworth 19 (Davis 6), Whitman 8 (Giesa 3). Total fouls - Whitworth 16, Whitman 21. Fouled out - Iosua.

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