The Vikings started slow as they fell behind 11-2 in the first four minutes of the contest, but they battled back with an 11-2 run of their own on baskets from junior Sheldon Evans, freshman Nick Williams and senior Anthony Lenoir to tie the score at 13-13 at the 8:02 mark.
Coe College responded however with a 16-9 clip over the next six minutes and took a five-point lead at 32-27 in to halftime.
The Kohawks then extended their lead to as much as 10 points in the second half until they pulled ahead by 14 and decided the final verdict with under a minute left.
Coe shot 50 percent from the floor (22-44) in the contest and held North Park to only 35 percent shooting (22-63). Evans led the Vikings with 16 points while Williams added nine points and sophomore Stephano Jones finished with eight points.
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COE COLLEGE (7-1, 1-0 IIAC) BRUNGARD, Brian 4-9 4-4 16; KILBURG, Mike 7-11 1-4 15; KUENSTLING, Kyle 4-10 4-4 13; HANNA, Rob 3-6 2-2 10; PETERSEN, Kale 2-4 2-6 7; KEHE, Chris 0-0 4-4 4; TIMMERMANS, Ross 1-1 1-1 3; BREITBARTH, Aaron 1-1 0-2 2; GORENSTEIN, Marc 0-0 0-2 0; DILLON, Zach 0-1 0-0 0; YANSKY, Brandon 0-1 0-0 0; DUX, Kevin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-44 18-29 70. NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY (8-3, 0-0 CCIW) Evans, Sheldon 5-16 5-7 16; Williams, Nick 4-10 0-1 9; Jones, Stephano 3-7 2-2 8; Gordon, Jason 3-9 0-0 6; Capalbo, Joe 2-4 0-0 5; Stevens, Antonio 2-3 0-0 4; Rice, Uriah 1-6 0-0 3; Lenoir, Anthony 1-5 1-2 3; Alexander, Jay 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-63 8-12 56. Coe College................... 32 38 - 70 North Park University......... 27 29 - 56 3-point goals-Coe College 8-17 (BRUNGARD, Brian 4-7; HANNA, Rob 2-5; KUENSTLING, Kyle 1-2; PETERSEN, Kale 1-2; YANSKY, Brandon 0-1), North Park University 4-19 (Capalbo, Joe 1-3; Rice, Uriah 1-6; Evans, Sheldon 1-5; Williams, Nick 1-2; Stevens, Antonio 0-1; Gordon, Jason 0-2). Fouled out--Coe College-None, North Park University-Williams, Nick. Rebounds-Coe College 37 (KILBURG, Mike 11), North Park University 33 (Lenoir, Anthony 6). Assists-Coe College 18 (PETERSEN, Kale 6), North Park University 10 (Evans, Sheldon 4). Total fouls-Coe College 18, North Park University 25. A-50 2006 Holiday Tournament in Huntington Beach, CA