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Nic Can’t Keep Pace In A 64-58 Loss At Csi

Southern Idaho used a quick start Friday to pin a 64-58 Scenic West Athletic Conference men’s basketball loss on North Idaho College in Twin Falls.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 20-9 first-half lead and held off a late NIC rally en route to their 17th win against one loss.

Nathaniel Bailey’s basket with 5 minutes left gave the Cardinals (10-6) their only lead, 51-50.

Jovann Johnson scored a game-high 18 points for NIC. Steven Ryan added 14 points, while Bailey finished with 10.

Southern Idaho 64, North Idaho 58

North Idaho (10-6) - Johnson 6-12 5-8 18, Bailey 4-11 2-5 10, Goodman 3-7 0-0 7, Brosseau 0-1 2-2 2, Houston 2-5 1-3 5, Clay 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Fisher 1-2 0-0 2, Al-Arorey 0-0 0-0 0, Ryan 4-7 6-6 14. Totals 20-47 16-24 58.

Southern Idaho (17-1) - Mullahon 2-6 0-1 4, Marshall 5-11 3-4 14, McCullough 0-1 2-2 2, Bobb 6-10 0-0 14, McCutcheon 0-0 0-0 0, Gay 1-2 1-2 3, Stokes 1-1 0-0 2, Farrow 2-4 1-1 5, Mcquay 4-4 4-7 12, Jordan 1-4 0-0 2, Moore 3-3 0-1 6. Totals 25-46 11-18 64.

Halftime - Southern Idaho 37, North Idaho 25. 3-point goals - North Idaho 2-8 (Johnson 1-1, Bailey 0-2, Goodman 1-4, Ryan 0-1), Southern Idaho 3-10 (Marshall 1-4, McCullough 0-1, Bobb 2-4, Farrow 0-1). Fouled out - Bailey, Houston, Ryan. Rebounds - North Idaho 23 (Johnson 6), Southern Idaho 28 (Mcquay 5). Assists - North Idaho 4 (Bailey 3), Southern Idaho 11 (Farrow 4). Total fouls - North Idaho 19, Southern Idaho 21. Technicals - none. A - 2,500.

Whitworth 68, PLU 67

Greg Jones’ basket with 2.4 seconds left in the game lifted the Pirates to an NCIC victory Friday over the 19th-ranked Lutes in Tacoma.

Jones, a West Valley High School grad, nailed a 17-footer from the right corner to help the Whits gain a share of first place.

“It’s been a long time coming,” said Whitworth coach Warren Friedrichs. “We’ve lost a couple of close games to them over the past few seasons. This was a big, big win for us.”

Jeff Mix topped the Pirates with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Jones finished with 17 points.

Seth Allbright finished with a game-high 27 points for PLU.

Whitworth (8-3) - Mix 9-11 2-2 20, Ruebel 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 6-9 5-5 17, Nelson 4-10 0-0 11, Jordan 2-7 0-0 4, Ramey 0-2 0-0 0, Weston 0-1 2-2 2, Schulz 1-4 0-0 2, Nakanishi 1-1 0-0 2, Heimerman 3-5 4-5 10. Totals - 26-51 13-14 68.

Pacific Lutheran - Albright 11-14 5-5 27, Brevet 6-14 2-2 16, Schlottmann 2-7 0-2 4, Kelly 0-7 0-1 0, Maners 0-2 0-0 0, Sonnenberg 0-0 0-0 0, Swanson 4-5 0-0 10, McKnight 5-8 0-0 10. Totals - 28-57 7-10 67.

Halftime - Whitworth 35, Pacific Lutheran 30. 3-point goals - Whitworth 3-14 (Mix 0-1, Ruebel 0-1, Jones 0-2, Nelson 3-7, Jordan 0-1, Ramey 0-2. PLU 4-12 (Brevet 2-4, Swanson 2-2, Schlottmann 0-1, Kelly 0-4, Maners 0-1). Rebounds - Whitworth 24 (Mix 7), PLU 32 (Schlottmann 9). Assists -Whitworth 16 (Jordan 7), PLU 19 (Kelly) 7. Fouls - Whitworth 12, PLU 13. Fouled out - none. Technicals - none. A - 700.

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