The Boxers committed just seven turnovers during the contest, ten less than the Missionaries. Whitman hit 47.9 percent of its shots from the floor, but attempted just 48 on the night. Pacific hit 33 of its 72 attempts, including seven of 21 from beyond the arc. Whitman hit eight of its 21 three-pointers.
Pacific jumped on top early in the game, scoring the first nine points before senior Greg Caldwell came off the bench to get Whitman its first basket. The Boxers jumped out to their largest lead of the half at 17-9, but Caldwell again hit a shot, this time from long range. Late in the half Whitman cut the lead to one point on a pair of Kyle Dalvit free-throws, but it was unable to claim the lead and went into the break trailing, 32-28. The Boxers opened up the second half with a basket from Joe Van Domelen, but senior Jake Pounds scored eight straight for the Missionaries and tied the game at 36-36 with 17:03 to play. Pacific reclaimed the lead on the ensuing possession, but the Missionaries responded with a 10-0 run to take their biggest lead of the night, 46-38. The Boxers rolled off the next 16 points, however, and never looked back as they went on to win the game, 78-64.
Van Domelen led all scorers with 25 points as he hit 12 of 18 from the field. Erin Graham knocked down three of four attempts from beyond the arc and finished with 15, seven assists and five rebounds. Also in double figures for the Boxers were Nick Kelsey and Branden Kawazoe, with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
Caldwell continued his solid offensive play for the Missionaries, scoring a team high 21 points on five of seven shooting from long range. Pounds also finished in double figures, with 10 points. Greg Ricker finished with eight points, six assists, and five rebounds. Dalvit hit three of four attempts and finished with eight points and a team high six rebounds.
The Missionaries next travel to Spokane, Wash. on Wednesday for a mid-week matchup with Whitworth. The Boxers play host to Lewis & Clark in another mid-week conference game.
Pacific (Ore.) vs Whitman 1/24/04 8:00pm at Walla Walla, Wash. (Sherwood Center) At Walla Walla, Wash. (Sherwood Center) PACIFIC (ORE.) 78, WHITMAN 64 PACIFIC (ORE.) (6-7, 3-2) Van Domelen, Joe 12-18 1-1 25; Gram, Erin 6-11 0-0 15; Kelsey, Nick 4-9 1-3 12; Kawazoe, Branden 3-11 3-4 10; Dougherty, Tim 3-7 0-1 6; Anderson, B.J. 2-2 0-0 4; Tufts, Rahim 2-8 0-0 4; Burns, Phil 1-2 0-0 2; Roche, Marcus 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 33-72 5-9 78. WHITMAN (6-9, 2-4) Caldwell, Greg 7-10 2-2 21; Pounds, Jacob 4-8 1-1 10; Nelson, Casey 3-6 3-6 9; Ricker, Greg 4-9 0-1 8; Dalvit, Kyle 3-4 2-2 8; Kofler, Erik 1-1 2-4 5; Airy, Matt 1-6 0-0 3; Will, Cale 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 10-16 64. Pacific (Ore.)................ 32 46 - 78 Whitman....................... 28 36 - 64 3-point goals-Pacific (Ore.) 7-21 (Gram, Erin 3-4; Kelsey, Nick 3-7; Kawazoe, Branden 1-6; Tufts, Rahim 0-1; Roche, Marcus 0-3), Whitman 8-21 (Caldwell, Greg 5-7; Airy, Matt 1-5; Kofler, Erik 1-1; Pounds, Jacob 1-3; Will, Cale 0-3; Ricker, Greg 0-2). Fouled out--Pacific (Ore.)-None, Whitman-None. Rebounds-Pacific (Ore.) 34 (Van Domelen, Joe 7), Whitman 38 (Dalvit, Kyle 6). Assists-Pacific (Ore.) 19 (Gram, Erin 7), Whitman 13 (Ricker, Greg 6). Total fouls-Pacific (Ore.) 13, Whitman 13.