Jones Keys Whitworth Victory

Gabe Jones scored 28 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Whitworth to a 98-84 victory over Whitman in a Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges men’s basketball game on Tuesday.

Leading 81-75 with 6:33 left, the Pirates (15-4, 8-3 NCIC) used a 9-0 spurt to put the game away.

Nate Williams added 15 points for Whitworth, which hosts George Fox on Saturday night. Greg Jones and Jeff Mix each added 11 points.

Whitworth 98, Whitman 84

Whitworth (8-3, 15-4) - Weston 3-5 2-2 10, Mix 5-8 1-2 11, Williams 5-7 4-4 15, Schulz 4-7 0-0 8, Ga.Jones 11-17 2-2 28, Vargas 0-1 0-0 0, Heimerman 3-6 0-1 6, Jordan 3-3 0-0 9, Gr.Jones 4-9 2-4 11. Team totals - 38-63 11-15 98.

Whitman (2-9, 6-13) - Lloyd 4-13 0-0 10, Schillinger 1-4 0-0 3, Rough 11-24 0-1 25, Preppernau 4-6 3-4 11, Van Divort 2-6 2-2 6, Keyser 6-8 2-2 16, Wyatt 4-10 0-0 9, Arick 0-0 2-2 2, Ruukavina 1-1 0-0 2. Team totals - 33-72 6-7 84.

Halftime - Whitworth 46, Whitman 41. 3-point goals - Whitworth 11-20 (Weston 2-3, Williams 1-1, Schulz 0-1, Ga.Jones 4-7, Heimerman 0-1, Jordan 3-3, Gr.Jones 1-4), Whitman 12-30 (Lloyd 2-10, Schillinger 1-3, Rough 3-9, Preppernau 3-4, Keyser 2-2, Wyatt 1-2). Total fouls - Whitworth 12, Whitman 14. Fouled out - none. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Whitworth 29 (Mix, Ga.Jones 7), Whitman 35 (Van Divort 8). Assists - Whitworth 33 (Ga.Jones 10), Whitman 25 (Schillinger 7).

Women

Andrea Sherer scored 13 points as Whitworth (10-9, 6-5 NCIC) beat Whitman (4-15, 1-10) 73-59.

Jen Tissue and Sherri Northington added 12 points apiece for Whitworth, which led by 15 at halftime.

Whitman, led by Amanda Bradford’s 20 points and 13 rebounds, twice drew within 11 points in the second half.

Whitworth plays at home against George Fox on Saturday.

Whitworth 73, Whitman 59

Whitworth (6-5, 10-9) - Peterson 0-2 2-2 2, Stuenkel 3-5 2-4 8, Carr 0-1 2-2 2, Sherer 6-7 1-3 13, Moore 3-7 0-0 6, Davis 2-5 0-0 6, Tissue 5-13 2-2 12, Ratcliff 1-1 0-0 2, Northington 4-5 4-7 12, Werner 2-2 0-0 5, Slwooko 0-1 0-0 0, Olson 0-5 3-4 3, Viall 1-5 0-0 . Team totals - 27-5916-24 732.

Whitman (1-10, 4-15) - Johnson 1-6 1-1 2, Hutchinson 0-5 0-0 0, Erickson 0-0 0-0 0, Curd 6-13 1-2 13, Sakamoto 0-0 0-0 0, Kafoury 3-9 4-4 10, Hager 0-3 0-2 0, Demski 0-1 2-2 2, Bradford 5-12 10-13 20, Longinotti 3-10 2-2 10. Team totals - 18-59 20-27 59.

Halftime score - Whitworth 35, Whitman 20. 3-point goals - Whitworth 3-13 (Moore 0-2, Davis 2-4, Tissue 0-3, Werner 1-1, Olson 0-1, Vaill 0-2), Whitman 3-15 (Johnson 1-1, Hutchinson 0-3, Curd 0-1, Kafoury 0-3, Demski 0-1, Bradford 0-1, Longinotti 2-5). Total fouls - Whitworth 18, Whitman 19. Fouled out - Hutchinson. Technical fouls - none. Rebounds - Whitworth 39 (Northington 11), Whitman 44 (Bradford 13). Assists - Whitworth 21 (Tissue 6), Whitman 15 (Curd 4).

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