COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. — Walla Walla Men's Basketball had a rough start to their weekend at home, as Warner Pacific University took their first conference win over the Wolves, 99 to 71.

The Wolves had a slow, and off-day as they went up against the Knights of Warner Pacific. Nothing went in for the Wolves as everything bounced in-and-out of the hoop, making their shooting percentage for the first half 24.3% and 8.3% from the three. These numbers are not like the usual numbers they put up. However on the Knights end, they couldn't miss, shooting 50% from the three and 83.3% from the line. To end the first half, Walla Walla was down by 24 points, 20-44. 

The second half the Wolves started to pick up the pace. Yet their efforts fell short, as the Knights continued on, scoring 55 points compared to the Wolves 51. 

The Knights had a great team win with six athletes scoring in the double digits. Mark Wishom led with 18 points, followed by Sean Johnson with 15, Maxwell Moses with 14, Josiah Castillo with 12, and Matt Solomon and Sherman Royal III with 10. Maxwell Moses earned himself a double-double for the afternoon with 11 rebounds on top of his 14 points. Caleb Tyree-Morgan led the Knights with six assists. 

For Walla Walla, Andrew Vaughan led the team with 33 points, making this a career high for the junior. Thomas Mestrov had nine points, followed by Almonds Sebirokwa with eight. Vaughan also led the team in rebounds with seven, followed by Sebirokwa with six. Freshman Jalen Dunn put some points on the board with four, and added three assists to his stat sheet, tying with Caleb Golden, Almonds Sebirokwa, and Andrew Vaughan who all had three assists as well. 

The Wolves will be back in action tomorrow night where they will face the Lions of Multnomah. Seniors, Caleb Golden, Ethan Ford, and DJ Roberston will be honored before tip-off, as they play in their final home game of their careers. Tip-off is at 9 pm on Windemuth Court.