Knights Control Pace in Win Over the Wolves

12/18/2016 2:18:00 AM

Box Score Paul Starkebaum, Sports Information Director

Portland, Ore. – Despite a +8 rebounding advantage and not missing a free-throw tonight, Walla Walla (1-9, 0-4) lost to Warner Pacific College (5-4, 2-2) 64-87. The Knights got out to an early lead and the Wolves were not able to make it back within striking range.

Game Notes:

The Wolves shot a slightly better shooting percentage than the Knights (42.9% vs 42.6), but the Knights took 12 more shots than the Wolves
Walla Walla was a perfect 6 of 6 from the free throw line tonight, but Warner Pacific made three times as many free throws as the Wolves attempted and went 18-24 overall
Warner Pacific outscore the Wolves 26 to 8 in post points
Alec Calloway lead the Wolves in scoring with 14 points and tied in rebounds with 6
Bryce White lead all scorers with 15 total points on 3-7 shooting and 9-11 free throw attempts and Collin Malcolm had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Warner Pacific
The Wolves had 12 players contribute points, and the Knights had 11

How It Happened

A slow start put the Wolves in a early 4-16 hole, just 5 minutes into the game. Stuart Tonack scored a bucket in the paint and TrentTorkelsen hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc to make it 9-19. The Knights were able to maintain a double digit lead for most of the first half. A three-point field goal by Ethan Osias was the last basket before the half as the Wolves went into half time down 28-46. In the second half WPC quickly pushed the lead to 20 points and the Wolves never made a serious push to close the gap.

Up Next

The Wolves return to Walla Walla tomorrow and then head back out on the road for a match-up with Lewis-Clark State College on Monday night.

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