Derek Isaak scores 13 points and Whitworth holds off Pacific

Derek Isaak scored 13 points, Kyle Roach added 12 and eighth-ranked Whitworth avenged an early-season Northwest Conference loss to Pacific University with a 63-58 victory on Saturday in Forest Grove, Oregon.

The Pirates (18-3, 9-3) held the Boxers (9-11, 3-9) to only 3 of 22 from 3-point range (13.6 percent).

Yet the Pirates had a hard time putting Pacific away after building a 14-point lead in the second half.

Isaak hit a pair of 3-pointers from the corner in the final two minutes to keep the Boxers at bay. While Pacific struggled from three-point range, Whitworth went 8 of 13 (61.5 percent) from beyond the arc.

Isaak finished 4 of 4 beyond the arc. Christian Jurlina added 10 points for Whitworth. CJ Johnson led Whitworth with seven rebounds and Kenny Love dished four assists.

J.B. Ewell scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed eight boards for Pacific. While he went 9 of 16 from the field, the rest of the squad made only 12 of 39 shots against the Pirates’ defense. Nate Olowo added 13 points.

Whitworth will continue a four-game road stretch next weekend with games at Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound.