Caldwell, Idaho – Walla Walla men's basketball begun their weekend series against No. 3-Ranked College of Idaho. The Yotes, behind stellar defense, held the Wolves scoreless for eight-plus minutes in the first half and nine-plus minutes in the second half and remained perfect in their conference season, dropping the Wolves 84-45 Saturday evening.

THE BASICS: 
 Final:  Walla Walla 45, No. 3-Ranked C of I 84
 Records:  Walla Walla (5-14, 3-6 CCC) C of I (17-3, 10-0 CCC)
 
GAME NOTES:

• The Yotes built an early lead at 15-4 before the Wolves cut the deficit to six, but the Yotes would build their lead right back to double-digits at 18. Zayne Browning stopped the scoring drought, but the Yotes continued to build on their lead over the last five minutes of the half and took a 43-21 lead into the half.
• The Yotes maintained their double-digit lead for all of the second half, as the lead reached its largest at 37 with three-minutes remaining.

 INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Yotes turned 23 Wolves turnovers into 31 points, while the Wolves could only produce six points off 14 Yotes turnovers.
• KiAndre Gaddy and Zayne Browning led the Wolves, each scoring 18 points. Browning picked up 11 rebounds to finish with his second double-double of the season.
• Six Yotes recorded at least nine points or better with 51 of their 84 points coming from their bench.

NEXT GAME: 
The Wolves are back in action on Sunday, January 19 as they take on The College of Idaho once again. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 pm (MST). Wolves Athletics:   ¦  Facebook ¦  Instagram