Chris Sprinker scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and guard Chris Scott added 15 points as Central Washington disposed of perennial NCAA Division II powerhouse Metro State 71-55 Friday in the NNU Thanksgiving Classic at Nampa.
Northwest Nazarene defeated Sonoma State 83-71 in the second game of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Alaska Anchorage won a second-round game in the Great Alaska Shootout defeating Houston Baptist 74-67.
Elsewhere GNAC teams split four games. Saint Martin's defeated Regis 77-74 in the Colorado Mines Thanksgiving Classic and Western Oregon routed Pacifica 102-76 in the Capital City Invitational.
Seattle Pacific, however, lost its second game in a row falling to Fort Lewis 88-82 in the Grand Canyon Invitational and Simon Fraser was beaten 95-50 by San Francisco State in the Notre Dame de Namur Invitational.
Metro State, ranked 11th and coming off a 24-7 season, lost for the first time in three outings, while the Wildcats improved to 3-0. The Roadrunners, who won national titles in 2000 and 2002, are the winningest team in NCAA Division II history.
Central led virtually from the start though it was up by just four at halftime (30-26). The 'Cats, however, opened up some space early in the second half as Scott finished off a 15-3 run with back-to-back three-pointers to give CWU a 50-35 lead.
Sprinker made five of nine shots and also had six rebounds and five blocked shots. Scott made his first five shots before missing his final attempt. He was three of four from the arc.
Central, which trailed just once at 2-1 and led by double-digits for the final 13 minutes, also got nine points from Humberto Perez and eight points and seven rebounds from Roby Clyde. Coby Gibler had eight rebounds.
Metro was led by Jonathan Morse with 14 points and nine rebounds. Quaran Johnson had 10 points. The Wildcats outrebounded the Roadrunners 44-28 and also outshot them 44.6 to 35.8 percent.
Northwest Nazarene 83, Sonoma State 71
Brian Barkdoll led five players in double figures as Northwest Nazarene handed Sonoma State its first loss in three outings.
Barkdoll was perfect making all seven of his field goal attempts in scoring 15 points. He also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. Jamie and Drew Eisinger each scored 14 points, while Paul Egwuonwu netted 12 points and Anthony Golden chipped in with 10.
The Crusaders were deadly from the floor shooting 59.6 percent (31-52). From the three-point line, they made six of 13.
James Sandoval led Sonoma State with a game-high 20 points and Sterling Arterberry added 17 on six of nine shooting. Ben Washington also reached double figures with 14.
The Crusaders outrebounded the Seawolves 34-18 as both Egwuonwu and Jamie Eisinger had seven each. Egwuonwu also added five assists in his home-court debut after red-shirting last season.
"I thought Paul really played a solid game for us tonight," NNU head coach Tim Hills said. "We were strong inside...with Barkdoll really being aggressive on the offensive end and Paul passing the ball well...it was a highlight for us, that's for sure."
Alaska Anchorage 74, Houston Baptist 67
Brandon Walker scored 25 points and Casey Robinson added 14 points to lead Alaska Anchorage to a seven-point win over Houston Baptist in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout consolation semifinals at Sullivan Arena.
The Seawolves (2-3) also got 11 points and a team-season-high nine rebounds from guard Mario Gill as they earned their 51st all-time victory over a Division I program. HBU (0-5) was led by 15 points apiece from guards Michael Moss and T.J. Berry.
After falling behind 16-11 after 10 minutes, the Seawolves responded with 13 straight points and outscored the Huskies 20-5 for the remainder of the first half.
UAA built its advantage as high as 48-32 and led by 14 points with seven minutes left before hanging on down the stretch.
Walker shot 10 of 16 from the floor, including four of seven from three-point land, to post his fourth career game of 20 points or more in the Shootout. He also added two assists and tied his career-high with three blocked shots.
Robinson, meanwhile, nailed two of five threes, along with six rebounds, three assists, two steals and no turnovers in 35 minutes.
Point guard Drew Robinson delivered nine points (6-6 FT) and six assists to help UAA, which will play Ball State Saturday, capture at least one Shootout victory for the 27th time in 33 tournaments. The Seawolves are now 31-67 all-time in their flagship event.
Saint Martin's 77, Regis 64
The Saints led wire-to-wire, but didn't grab their first double-digit lead of the game until Roger O'Neill's trey put them up 65-53 with 4:37 remaining.
In fact, their lead was just two points with 10:19 remaining (52-50) before using a trey by Brok Pendleton, a three-point play by Blake Poole and O'Neill's three-point shot to go on a 13-3 run.
Poole and Jeremy Green were deadly inside for the Saints combining for 41 points and making 17 of 21 shots. Poole had 21 points, including 16 in the first half as he made eight of 10. He also had 11 rebounds and three assists.
Green finished with 20 points, 12 in the second half. He converted on nine of 11 shots including his only three-point attempt.
The Saints, who are off to a 5-1 start, also were led by Galen Squiers with nine points and O'Neill with eight.
SMU missed just 15 shots (29-44) in shooting 65.9 percent. From the arc, the Saints were six of nine. They also outrebounded Regis 29-22.
Western Oregon 102, Pacifica 76
Kolton Nelson and Tarance Glynn had double-doubles and four other players scored in double figures as Western Oregon upped its won-loss record to 2-3 with a 26-point victory in the Capital City Invitational.
The Wolves will play Willamette, a 103-97 winner over Corban, in Saturday's championship game at 7 p.m.
Nelson scored 30 points and pulled down 12 rebounds and had one of the most efficient shooting performances in conference history making 14 of 15, while Glynn had 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Nelson's 14 field goals were the most in GNAC history for players with one miss. Two players have made 13 or more without a miss - Kyle Boast of Central Washington (14 against Alaska Anchorage in 2005) and Rob Will of Seattle Pacific (13 against Alaska Fairbanks in 2008).
The Wolves also got 13 points from Kris White and 12 from DeAngelo Davis in relief roles and 18 and 10 from starters Blair Wheadon and Kyle Long. Jordan Freelander had eight assists and Long had six.
Vincente Valdez led Pacifica with 20 points, while Duwayne Tutt had 17 and Julius Armon scored a dozen.
WOU shot 54.5 percent (42-77), outrebounded Pacifica 44-28 and had six fewer turnovers (13-19).
Fort Lewis 88, Seattle Pacific 82
Chris Banchero amassed 31 points and 10 assists but the Falcons were outscored by 16 points from the free throw line in a six-point loss to Fort Lewis at Antelope Gymnasium.
Banchero played a part in 57 of the Falcons' 82 points, including assists on six of their 10 baskets from three-point range. Banchero hit 10 of 19 shots from the field and converted 10 of his 12 free throws.
The Falcons lost despite shooting 55 percent (30 of 55) as a team, including 10 of 18 on treys.
“To me, anytime you score in the 80s and shoot 55 percent from the floor you should probably win,” said second-year SPU coach Ryan Looney.
Instead, Fort Lewis (3-0) won the game by compiling a 36-26 rebounding advantage while converting 28 of 35 free throws. SPU shot 12 of 19 from the line.
“To sum it up, the same things that hurt us against Dixie State (in a loss last Saturday) hurt us again tonight,” said Looney. “Fort Lewis was the tougher team. They were more physical, which resulted in them getting to the free throw line more.
“We didn't do a good enough job keeping them off the offensive glass and gave up 15 offensive rebounds.”
Ryan Sweet joined Banchero in double-figures for the Falcons with 18 points. Matt Morris scored 23 points to lead Fort Lewis, which also got 21 from DeAndre Lansdowne and 13 from Daniel Steffensen.
The game featured 12 ties before Fort Lewis took the lead for good at 78-76 on a layup by Lansdowne with 3:22 on the clock. The Skyhawks then made four free throws during the final two minutes to secure the win.
Banchero had two 30-point performances last season. He reached the 30-point plateau in all three of SPU's victorious exhibition games this year, including 38 at Eastern Washington and 33 at Nevada.
San Francisco State 95, Simon Fraser 50
Tim Pratt and Phoenix O'Rourke had 13 points each and San Francisco State forced Simon Fraser into 31 turnovers. The Clan, who trailed 51-22 at the break, shot just 29.6 percent (16 of 54).
Also in double figures for the Gators were Nefi Perdomo and Matt Fochtman with 11 each and Joshua Hash with 10.
Ricky Berry led Simon Fraser (0-2) with 15 points and Justin Brown had 12. Brown was charged with 13 turnovers, the highest single-game total in conference history.
Tallon Milne led Simon Fraser in both rebounding and blocked shots with nine and four, respectively. Connor Lewis had a team-best four assists.
Women's Basketball: Clan Edges Western State
Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe's third straight double-double propelled Simon Fraser to an 83-79 win over Western State (Colo.) Friday afternoon in the opening game of the Metro State Thanksgiving Classic
In another tournament game in Colorado, Mesa State defeated Western Oregon 55-47 at Grand Junction.
Meanwhile at Bellingham, Western Washington and Saint Martin's posted victories in in the opening game of the WWU Lynda Goodrich Classic at Sam Carver Gymnasium.
The Vikings cruised to a 68-39 win over Cal State East Bay, while the Saints defeated NAIA member Montana Northern 71-47. Alaska Fairbanks lost 68-64 in overtime to Mercyhurst in Day 2 of the UAF Mt. McKinley North Star Invitational.
Raincock-Ekunwe made 12 of 16 field goal attempts, finishing with 28 points, while adding 14 rebounds in Simon Fraser's win.
Guard Carla Wyman scored a career-high 17 points, shooting six of 13 from the field, while Amonda Francis (13 points) and Kristina Collins (11 points) also finished in double figures.
The Clan earned the win despite being out rebounded 31-6 on the offensive glass nd 50-39 in total rebounds.
“We allowed way too many offensive rebounds and had 26 turnovers,” said SFU head coach Bruce Langford.
“That being said, this was a good game from an experience standpoint, we would go on a run and they would answer, and being able to withstand those charges is important as the season progresses.
"We also shot the ball incredibly well from the floor and we had some very good individual performances.”
With the game tied 13-13, the Clan generated an 11-2 run, capped by a Wyman fast break lay-up to extend the first half lead to 24-15.
SFU led by as much as 11 points three times during the first half, however a 7-0 run by the Mountaineers before the break brought Western State within four (40-36) at halftime.
The Clan opened the second half on a 6-1 run creating space, but Western State answered right back to tie the game at 46-46.
Simon Fraser opened up another 11-point lead capped by a Francis and-one play (59-48), but again the Mountaineers responded to tie the game at 66-66 and 68-68. But Western State never held a lead in the second half, and again the Clan pulled away to close out the win.
Hannah Kingsbury scored a team high 20 points for WSC, while Pendergraft finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds. The Clan shot 60.4 per cent from the field (32-53) and Rebecca Langmead finished with a game-high five blocks for Simon Fraser.
Mesa State 55, Western Oregon 47
Tara Gehring scored 13 points and Kelsey Sigl had 11 as Mesa State improved to 3-0 with an eight-point victory over Western Oregon.
The Mavericks held the Wolves to just 19 field goals in 54 attempts. Mesa made 20 of 52. Sigl converted on five of nine shots for Mesa. Both Kelsey and Katrina Selsor, who had eight rebounds, had four assists.
Jamie Richardson led WOU with 16 points on six of nine shooting, including four of six three-pointers. Rylee Peterson had nine rebounds.
WOU led 40-35 lead with 11:41 remaining, but were outscored 20-7 the remainder of the way.
"Mesa State were definitely the aggressors," WOU head coach Greg Bruce said. "We came out in the second half determined to match their intensity, and we did for a while, but we faded down the stretch.
"Part of that was some unforced errors on our part, but you have to give credit to Mesa as well."
Western Washington 68, Cal State East Bay 39
Guard Amanda Dunbar and forward Megan Pinske led a balanced attack with 11 points each as Western Washington defeated Cal State East Bay.
Guard Corinn Waltrip added 10 points for the Vikings who remained undefeated at 3-0.
The contest was the season opener for Cal State East Bay. Center Lauren Lucchesi had 11 points for the Pioneers, and guard Claudia Nelson added 10.
Cal State East Bay scored on its first possession of the game as Nelson hit a driving layup, but the Vikings quickly established control after that with a 24-2 run to take a 24-4 lead with 8:16 left in the half. Western held a 39-20 lead at halftime.
Western had a 47-30 advantage in rebounds as center Lauren Hefflin led the way with 10. Forward Gabby Wade and center Britt Harris each grabbing eight. Pinske had a game-high six assists.
Saint Martin's 71, Montana Northern 47
Guard Marelle Moehrle scored a game-high 17 points leading Saint Martin's (3-2) to a 24-point victory.
Forward Dara Zack added 13 points, all in the second half. Guard Taylor Keller led the Skylights with 16 points.
Saint Martin's shot just 27.6 percent (8-29) from the field in the opening half, but forged a 29-22 halftime lead by having a 23-15 advantage in rebounds and making nine of 10 free throws.
The Saints then gradually pulled away in the second half, taking a 41-27 lead with 14:40 to play and leading by double digits the rest of the contest.
Saint Martin 's finished the game 20 of 22 on free throws (90.9 percent). Moehrle, who played two years at Western (2007-08 and 2008-09), was four of 10 on three-pointers.
The Skylights shot just 32.0 percent (16-50) from the field, including 25.0 percent (six of 24) in the second half.
Mercyhurst 68, Alaska Fairbanks 64
The Nanooks are 0-4 under first-year coach Cody Burgess, but all four have been by 10 or fewer points and Friday's defeat was their second in overtime.
Amy Achesinski led Mercyhurst with 30 points and 10 rebounds, while Samantha Loadman had 14 points.
Nicole Bozek had 15 points and Whitney Anderson chipped in with 14 for the Nanooks who rallied from an early 18-4 deficit. UAF also got 12 points from Jessica Harrison.
Bozek and Harrison helped Fairbanks outrebound Mercyhurst (1-4) 36-32 pulling down eight and seven, respectively.
Harrison put UAF into overtime sinking two foul shots to tie the game at 58-58 with 46 seconds remaining. Mercyhurst, however, scored the first five points of the extra period and never trailed in the five-minute period.
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