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Lc Hands Whitworth Painful Loss

Men’s basketball

Lewis & Clark College struck Whitworth’s championship hopes a major blow Saturday night, thumping the Pirates 96-84 at Portland.

The Pioneers, who began the weekend ranked 15th in the NAIA poll, one spot ahead of the Pirates, romped to a 50-34 halftime lead to key the victory.

Whitworth, which shared first place with Pacific University before bowing to the Boxers on Friday night, saw its record fall to 16-6, 9-5. Lewis & Clark edged past the Pirates into second place with a 17-4, 9-4 record.

Guards Brooks Meek and Perry Lam teamed up with center Jeff Flowers to account for most of Lewis & Clark’s scoring. Meek scored 27 points, eight more than Lam. Flowers collected 21 points.

Nate Williams topped Whitworth with 21 points. Teammates Jeff Mix and Doug Schulz scored 16 and 11 respectively.

Long-distance shooting was a big difference. The Pioneers connected 10 times and Whitworth finished 3 for 18 from 3-point range.

Lewis and Clark 96, Whitworth 84

Whitworth (16-6, 9-5) - Mix 6-7 4-7 16, Schulz 5-10 1-2 11, Williams 6-9 9-9 21, Jordan 2-4 0-0 5, Weston 1-5 4-6 7, Ga. Jones 1-7 2-2 5, Vargas 0-0 0-0 0, Heimerman 3-5 1-2 7, Gr. Jones 5-10 2-2 12. Totals 29-57 23-30 84.

Lewis and Clark (17-4, 9-4) - Brake 4-11 7-8 15, Effinger 3-8 0-0 7, Flowers 7-11 7-8 21, Meek 9-14 5-7 27, Lam 4-11 8-10 19, Slone 0-0 0-0 0, Kingma 0-0 1-2 1, Treadwell 0-1 0-0 0, Moszer 2-4 0-0 6. Totals 29-60 28-35 96.

Half time - Whitworth 34, LC 50. 3-point goals - WW 3-18 (Schulz 0-1, Williams 0-2, Jordan 1-2, Weston 1-4, Ga. Jones 1-5, Heimerman 0-2, Gr. Jones 0-2), LC 10-27 (Brake 0-1, Effinger 1-4, Meek 4-8, Lam 3-10, Treadwell 0-1, Moszer 2-3). Total fouls - WW 27, LC 23. Rebounds - WW 32 (Schulz 9), LC 33 (Brake 8). Fouled out - Mix, Brake. Assists - WW 12, LC 18 (Lam 5). Technical fouls - none. Attendance - not available.

Walla Walla 78, CCS 74 (OT)

The Warriors broke loose in overtime to defeat the Sasquatch in an NWAACC game at Walla Walla.

The teams were tied at 65 at the end of regulation after CCS, which had led 63-62 with 19 seconds to play, missed four last-ditch free throws.

Walla Walla’s Cory Gall sent the game into overtime by sinking a 3-point basket with 3 seconds on the clock.

Ryan Hansen did the bulk of the scoring for Walla Walla, collecting 33 points. His salvo includes 8-for-17 shooting from 3-point range.

Bob Strahl scored 17 points as one of four Spokane players in double figures.

Spokane - Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Strahl 6-16 4-6 17, Murbach 0-2 1-2 1, Mostek 1-1 0-0 2, Ahrens 3-10 5-5 11, Day 5-10 0-0 10, DeBeaumont 0-0 2-2 2, Long 4-5 0-6 8, Mammanga 4-10 1-3 9, Kuntz 5-8 0-0 10. Totals 28-63 13-21 74.

Walla Walla - Hilty-Jones 1-2 2-2 4, Goll 4-10 1-2 9, Cassetto 0-2 0-0 0, Goldsmith 4-9 3-4 12, Tiegs 5-10 7-13 17, Hansen 9-27 7-9 33, Thacker 0-0 2-2 2, Adams 0-2 0-2 0. Totals - 23-62 20-34 78.

Half time - CCS 33, WW 39. 3-point goals - CCS 1-5 (Brown 0-1, Strahl 1-3, Ahrens 0-1), WW 9-24 Hilty-Jones 0-1, Goll 0-3, Goldsmith 1-3, Hansen 8-17). Total fouls - CCS 27, WW 18. Rebounds - CCS 42 (Ahrens 9), WW 42 (HiltyJones 9). Fouled out - Day. Assists - CCS 20, WW 18. Technical fouls - none. Attendance - not available.

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