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Men's Basketball
Ares Alcantara
92
Winner Northwest (WA) NU 2-15, 1-10
73
Walla Walla WWU 2-14, 1-11
Winner
Northwest (WA) NU
2-15, 1-10
92
Final
73
Walla Walla WWU
2-14, 1-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwest (WA) NU 49 43 92
Walla Walla WWU 31 42 73

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Randy Isbelle - Sports Information Director

Northwest shoots lights out against Walla Walla in weekend opener

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The Northwest University Men's Basketball team scored 49 points in the first half en route to a 92-73 victory against Walla Walla in a Cascade Conference game at Sherwood Athletic Center on Friday.

The loss was the seventh in a row for the Wolves and dropped their record to 2-15 overall and 1-12 in CCC action.

Andrew Vaughan led Walla Walla with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and recorded two steals. Vaughan became the first Wolves' men's basketball player to attempt 1,000 field goals in a career.

Soren Dalan recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds and two steals. The sophomore moved to fourth all-time for most offensive rebounds in a single season (58). Almonds Sebirokwa added 14 points and seven rebounds.

The Wolves jumped out to a 5-0 lead and maintained the advantage until Northwest tied the game at 13-13 five minutes in. Walla Walla was unable to lead the rest of the game.

Steele Twiford was 2-for-2 from beyond the arc to lead a 5-of-11 WWU performance from the 3-point line. The Wolves forced 10 turnovers and the rebound battle ended in a 38-38 tie.

Nash Wobrock led the Eagles with 22 points. Ethan Martin was red hot from 3 and finished with 20 points aided by five 3-pointers. Trent Williams added 12 points and Filip Mugosa finished with 10.

Northwest was tough to stop in the first half and shot 57.1% (20-of-35) from the field and made 8-of-14 (57.1%) from beyond the arc. The Eagles finished with 12 made 3-pointers in the game.

The win snapped an eight-game losing streak for Northwest and improved its record to 3-15 overall and 2-10 in CCC play.

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The Wolves will play Evergreen State at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday in a game that will be played at Walla Walla Community College.
 
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Players Mentioned

Soren Dalan

#35 Soren Dalan

C
7' 0"
Sophomore
Almonds Sebirokwa

#12 Almonds Sebirokwa

F
6' 5"
Senior
Steele  Twiford

#24 Steele Twiford

F
6' 5"
Senior
Andrew Vaughan

#25 Andrew Vaughan

G
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Soren Dalan

#35 Soren Dalan

7' 0"
Sophomore
C
Almonds Sebirokwa

#12 Almonds Sebirokwa

6' 5"
Senior
F
Steele  Twiford

#24 Steele Twiford

6' 5"
Senior
F
Andrew Vaughan

#25 Andrew Vaughan

6' 3"
Senior
G