COLLEGE PLACE, WASH. - Guard Stevie Schlabach recorded his second 30-point game of the season to help the Bushnell University Beacons down Walla Walla on Windemuth Court Friday afternoon. KiAndre Gaddy led the Wolves attack with a game-high 32 points.
THE BASICS:
Final: Walla Walla 76, BU 84
Records: Walla Walla (2-15, 1-9 CCC), BU (5-13, 3-8 CCC)
GAME NOTES:
- A Caleb Golden jumper put the Wolves ahead 10-6 five minutes into the game, but the Beacons outscored the Wolves 20-6 over the next 10 minutes to take a double-digit lead and maintained this lead heading into the half. The Wolves trailed 39-30 after the opening half.
- The Beacons pushed their lead out to double-digits again in the second half, but the Wolves cut into the deficit and came within a basket after Zayne Browning knocked down a triple to make it 49-52. The Beacons answered with a run of their own to extend their lead out to 11 after a Keishon Dawkins three-pointer.
- From here the Wolves battled back, keeping it a one-possession game down the stretch before the Beacons sealed the game from the free-throw line while taking advantage of a costly Wolves turnover to secure their third conference win of the season.
PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Stevie Schlabach scored a team-high 30 points to lead three Beacons in double-figures.
- KiAndre Gaddy scored 32 points (10-for-18, 12-for-17 FT) to give him his 14th straight double-digit scoring game, while Zayne Browning (16 points) recorded his 10th straight double-digit scoring streak. Caleb Golden stuffed the stat sheet, recording 12 points, and a career-high 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
NEXT GAME:
Walla Walla hosts Corban University tomorrow evening on Windemuth Court at 8:30 p.m.
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