Whits Stay Cool, Win In Overtime

Men’s basketball

With 37 seconds to play in overtime at Whitworth College Saturday night, University of Puget Sound coach Joe Callero was reminded that basketball is not a democracy.

With his Loggers trailing Whitworth 75-74, Callero came unglued when Ryan Boyle was whistled for a foul in the Pirates backcourt, and the UPS coach was nailed for a technical before he was restrained by his assistants.

That little exercise in peaceful protest helped push Whitworth to an 84-77 Northwest Conference victory over UPS, the Pirates’ second heart-stopper of the weekend as they improved to 6-8 in league, 11-11 overall.

Whitworth made all four free throws in that critical sequence, two by Nathan Gazdik and two by David Rusk. Those two each added another pair in the last 31 seconds as the Pirates scored their last 10 points from the foul line.

After leading for almost 38 minutes in regulation, UPS had to rely on Spokane’s Craig Henneberry (Ferris) for a pair of clutch free throws with 17 seconds left to tie the score at 70 and send the contest into overtime.

The Loggers had scored 19 points in the first 4:30 of the game and held a 21-5 lead soon after. With several players in foul trouble, it was an uphill battle for Whitworth until the Bucs captured their first lead, 70-68, on Ryan Nelson’s drive with 26 seconds left.

But Nelson, who scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half, fouled out next trip down the court, setting up Henneberry’s heroics.

Whitworth coach Warren Friedrichs wasn’t excited about the manner in which things ended, but after the way they started, he wasn’t giving this one back.

“That start was horrible,” he said. “All I remember is that they scored 19 real fast. Henneberry and (Jeff) Carlson were 9-for-9 in the first half, and we really got hurt on the boards.

“What made a huge difference for us, though, was getting back into it by halftime (the Bucs were down 42-38),” he continued. “That meant we could control the outcome with 20 minutes of hard work.”

The Pirate bench was another big factor - Whitworth’s reserves outscored the UPS bench 21-3, with Rusk scoring 16.

Henneberry led the Loggers with 19 points, Carlson added 17, and lightningquick guard Brason Alexander, from Post Falls, scored 15.

Whitworth 84, Puget Sound 77 (OT) Puget Sound (6-14 4-9) - Boyle 4-12 5-8 13, Alexander 5-9 5-7 15, Carlson 7-13 1-2 17, Henneberry 7-13 4-5 19, Jones 3-4 4-4 10, Donati 0-0 0-0 0, Scarlett 1-4 0-0 2, Shelton 0-0 0-0 0, Kelly 0-1 0-0 0, Crawford 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 19-26 77.

Whitworth (11-11, 6-8) - Ramey 6-13 4-6 19, Luce 3-7 0-0 6, Meserve 0-1 0-0 0, Gazdik 1-3 4-4 7, Williams 1-4 2-4 4, Nelson 6-7 4-7 19, Rusk 4-10 6-8 16, Jensen 0-0 1-2 1, McDaniel 4-5 4-4 12. Totals 25-50 25-35 84.

Halftime - Puget Sound 42, Whitworth 38. 3-point goals - Puget Sound 4-16 (Carlson 2-5, Scarlett 1-3, Henneberry 1-4, Kelly 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Boyle 0-2), Whitworth 9-18 (Ramey 3-4, Nelson 3-4, Rusk 2-5, Gazdik 1-2, Merserve 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled out - Carlson, Nelson. Rebounds - Puget Sound 36 (Carlson 6, Henneberry 6 Alexander 6, Jones 6), Whitworth 28 (Luce 5, Rusk 5). Assists - Puget Sound 7 (Alexander 3), Whitworth 12 (Rusk 5). Total fouls - Puget Sound 27, Whitworth 21. Technicals - Puget Sound bench. A - 784.

CC Spokane 97, Walla Walla 88

Andre Ervin’s three dunks in the first seven minutes started the visiting Sasquatch toward a victory that couldn’t be denied, even by a 25-minute delay in the second half when a fire alarm went off.

With Ervin and Chris Anderson dominating the inside, CCS built a 17-point halftime lead. Ervin finished with 25 points and Anderson had 22.

Walla Walla CC (14-12, 4-6) - Howard 1-1 0-0 2, Gross 0-0 2-2 2, Cook 4-10 2-4 11, Servine 4-13, 8-11 20, Dudley 1-2 2-3 5, Johnson 4-14, 0-0 12, Sweaney 11-22, 5-6 27, Huntley 2-4 5-8 9. Totals 27-66 24-34 88.

CC Spokane (14-10, 8-3) - Bedford 1-1 0-0 3, Allen 7-12 0-0 15, Bemis 0-3 0-0 0, Cheeley 0-0 2-2 2, Anderson 7-14 6-6 22, Prazack 1-1 0-0 2, Kiger 4-11 3-4 11, Whitman 0-1 0-0 0, Renz 2-4 4-6 10, Chamberlain 2-4 3-4 7, Ervin 10-13 5-6 25. Totals 34-64 25-30 97.

Halftime - CC Spokane 48. Walla Walla 31. 3-point goals - CC Spokane 4-11 (Bedford 1-1, Allen 1-2, Bemis 0-2, Anderson 2-3, Kiger 0-3) Walla Walla 10-27 (Cook 1-3, Servine 4-11, Dudley 1-2, Johnson 4-11). Fouled out - Ervin, Servine, Dudley. Rebounds - CC Spokane 43 (Renz 7) Walla Walla 39 (Sweaney 15). Assists - CC Spokane 14 (Anderson 4) Walla Walla 15 (Servine 7). Total fouls - CC Spokane 25, Walla Walla 21. Technicals - None. A - 700.

Snow 88, North Idaho 67

The Badgers shot 62 percent from the field and 72 percent from the free throw line in defeating the Cardinals at Ephraim, Utah.

North Idaho - Hunter 1-2 1-2 3, Franklin 5-12 0-0 13, Ware 6-19 0-1 15, Boyd 2-6 4-4 8, Petty 4-10 5-7 13, Johnson 2-5 3-4 8, Hansen 1-1 0-1 2, Wittig 1-3 2-3 5. Totals 22-58 15-22 67.

Snow - Bradshaw 6-9 5-8 19, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Gladwell 1-1 0-0 2, Moore 0-1 2-2 2, Packer 4-5 0-0 10, Magnusson 0-1 0-0 0, Kaufusi 5-9 1-2 11, Sargent 8-12 5-6 22, Tullis 5-10 0-0 10, Visentin 4-5 0-0 8, Hunsaker 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-57 13-18 88.

Halftime-Snow 41, North Idaho 33. 3-point goals-North Idaho (8-30 (Franklin 3-9, Ware 3-10, Wittig 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Boyd 0-1, Petty 0-3), Snow 5-15 (Packer 2-3, Bradshaw 2-5, Sargent 1-4, Tullis 0-1, Kaufusi 0-2). Fouled out-Petty. Rebounds-North Idaho 25 (Wittig 6), Snow 39 (Sargent, Tullis 8). Assists-North Idaho 10 (Petty 3), Snow 21 (Bradshaw 9). Total fouls-North Idaho 17, Snow 22. Technicals-North Idaho bench. A-NA.