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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The visiting Whitworth men's basketball team separated early and stayed unbeaten, downing Saint John's 74-58 on Saturday afternoon at Sexton Arena.

For the first time in three seasons, the Whitworth Pirates will not advance to the second round of the playoffs.

It will be a clash of revived seasons this weekend.

Whitworth has faced Chapman three times over the past three seasons. Round four will come in the first round of the Divison III playoffs next weekend.

Much like the tale of the Pirates’ season, Whitworth brushed aside some early adversity on Saturday to run away with a win and in turn, secure another Northwest Conference championship.

Senior guard Ben Nyquist scored 20 points and sophomore guard Dylan Westermeyer added 17 points for Whitworth, which had an efficient night shooting and controlled the glass in a 94-72 win over nonconference foe Bethany on Thursday at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

As a freshman, just days before his first game with Whitworth, Luis Salgado suffered a quad contusion in a scrimmage that put him out for several weeks.

SALEM, Oregon – Whitworth clinched a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs and claimed at least a share of the Northwest Conference title with a lopsided win over Willamette.

Six players scored in double figures for Whitworth, which opened its season with a smooth win at home.

Whitworth showed it has no plans to relinquish its spot atop the Northwest Conference as the Pirates notched their fifth straight win.