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Ups Trips Whitworth On Late 3-Pointer

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Whitworth’s losing streak reached two on Saturday by the slimmest of margins. Puget Sound held off a late rally to beat the NAIA No. 7-ranked Pirates 75-73 in Tacoma on a 3-pointer by Manny Martucci with 8 seconds remaining.

Whitworth’s Gabe Jones missed a 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key as the buzzer sounded.

A day after falling by one to Pacific Lutheran University, Whitworth fell behind by as many as 10 points to UPS before rallying in the final minutes.

Ben Heimerman, who finished with 24 points, gave the Pirates a 73-72 lead with 57 seconds left after a steal and layup.

Nate Williams hit two 3-pointers and Jones knocked in another in the final stages of the game to bring Whitworth back.

Williams had 19 points and eight assists for Whitworth, now 10-3 overall and 4-2 in NCIC. UPS is 8-6, 2-4.

Puget Sound 75, Whitworth 73

Whitworth - Weston 2-14 0-0 4, Mix 4-6 0-0 7, Williams 11-22 2-2 19, Schultz 3-7 1-2 7, Ga.Jones 6-18 0-0 9, Heimerman 10-12 4-6 24, Jordan 0-6 0-0 0, Gr.Jones 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 38-89 7-10 73.

Puget Sound - Norris 6-16 2-2 11, Van Lith 4-12 3-6 10, Martucci 10-12 0-0 16, Bradbury 5-5 0-0 8, Pender 0-2 3-6 3, Werkau 4-9 2-3 10, Miller 4-12 0-0 8, Lynch 1-3 5-6 7, Moorehead 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-73 15-23 75.

Halftime - WW 44, PS 44. 3-point goals - WW 10-30 (Weston 0-5, Mix 1-1, Williams 5-10, Schultz 0-1, Ga.Jones 3-8, Jordan 0-3, Gr.Jones 1-2), PS 10-20 (Norris 3-5, Van Lith 1-4, Martucci 4-5, Bradbury 2-2, Miller 0-4). Fouled out - Weston (WW), Werkau (PS). Rebounds - WW 38 (Ga.Jones), PS 29 (Martucci, Werkau 5). Assists - WW 23, PS 18 (Van Lith 7). Total fouls - WW 21, PS 12. Technical fouls - none. Attendance - 553.

Walla Walla 90, CCS 78

The Warriors jumped to a 40-29 halftime lead and forced 22 turnovers to beat the visiting Sasquatch in an NWAACC game.

Kasey Ahrens led CCS with 18 points.

Walla Walla - Smith 1-3 6-6 9, Hilty-Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Goll 8-13 5-7 23, Cassetto 1-2 0-0 2, Goldsmith 5-7 2-3 13, Tiegs 2-7 2-2 6, Hanson 8-11 3-4 22, McCabe 0-0 0-0 0, Knott 5-12 3-5 15, Tharker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-57 21-27 90.

CC Spokane Brown 2-5 3-4 9, Strahl 3-9 1-2 8, Johnston 0-1 0-0 0, Murbach 0-0 0-0 0, Mostek 0-3 0-0 0, Ahrens 6-10 2-2 18, Day 2-7 0-3 4, DeBeaumont 3-8 0-0 6, Long 5-7 5-7 15, Mammenga 5-10 6-8 16, Kuntz 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 27-65 17-27 78.

Halftime-Walla Walla 40, CC Spokane 29. 3-point goals- Walla Walla 9-17 (Hanson 3-5, Goll 2-4, Knott 2-4, Smith 1-1, Goldsmith 1-2, Hilty-Jones 0-1), CC Spokane 7-9 (Ahrens 4-4, Brown 2-3, Strahl 1-2). Fouled out-Smith, Goldsmith, Ahrens. Rebounds-Walla Walla 22 (Goldsmith 8), CC Spokane 38 (Mammenga 7). Assists-Walla Walla 19 (Hanson 4), CC Spokane 20 (Strahl 9). Total fouls-Walla Walla 22, CC Spokane 25. Technicals-None. A-NA.

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