Pacific dominated nearly every part of the contest to improve their record to 4-7 overall. Pacific outshot Multnomah from the field 52 percent to 23 percent, at the free throw line 88 percent to 52 percent and from the three-point line 43 percent to 12 percent. The 62-point win was the most lopsided win for Pacific since a 116-55 victory at Multnomah on Dec. 5, 2001.
Branden Kawazoe led all scorers with a career high 24 points on 8 of 11 from the field and 6 of 8 from the three-point arc. Tim Dougherty also had a career high of 13 points in 16 minutes off the bench. Joe Van Domelen finished with 12 points on a night where all but one Boxer scored.
David Carpenter led the Ambassadors with 14 points. Sam Duke connected for 11.
Pacific had the game well in hand in the first seven minutes of the game. Kawazoe opened by making his first three shots, all three-pointers, which gave the Boxers a base to build a 22-0 lead. Multnomah didn’t score until Isaac Myers hit a free throw at the 12:45 mark, and did not hit their first field goal until Carpenter hit a three with 10:22 left. The Boxers hit 64 percent from outside (9-14) and 56 percent from the field to cruise into the locker room with a 52-19 halftime lead.
Nothing changed in the second half as the Boxers continued to play a balanced game inside and outside. Erin Gram built the lead to 41 on his steal and lay-in with 16:02 remaining. They eclipsed the 50-point mark on Marcus Roche’s three with 9:10 left, and hit 60 on Kyle Motta’s free throw with 3:21 left.
Pacific returns to Northwest Conference action next weekend, making the eastern Washington road trip to face Whitworth on Friday and Whitman on Saturday.