The Leopards (1-0) led 62-36 at the break, shooting 57% over the first 20 minutes, with half of their field goals (10/20) coming from behind the arch. La Verne would see their lead balloon to 35 points with just over seven minutes left in the game before Pacific Lutheran (0-1) battled back to make it closer in the end.
Pacific Lutheran was led by Kurt Oliver's 14 point, four rebound effort. Sudon DeSuze had 13 points and four rebounds. Mike Torbenson came off the bench to score 10 points, grab a team-high 6 rebounds and dish out a team best 5 assists.
Junior post Bryan Mallon led La Verne with 22 points on 6-11 shooting, including going 9 of 11 from the foul line. Three other Leopards scored in double figures, including Victor Reynolds, who had 14 points and a team high eight rebounds in the win.
Forcing 48 turnovers, the Leopards scored most of their baskets in the transition game. Five separate players hit at least two three pointers for La Verne, who ended the night 13-24 from beyond the arch.
Rebounds favored the Leopards 49-42, allowing La Verne to get into their break and find easy points.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific Lutheran vs La Verne 11/19/04 4:00 p.m. at Tacoma, Wash. (Memorial Fieldhouse) At Tacoma, Wash. (Memorial Fieldhouse) LA VERNE 106, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 87 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (0-1) Oliver, Kurt 5-9 0-0 14; DeSuze, Sudon 3-11 7-9 13; Torbensen, Michael 3-6 4-6 10; Morehead, Jonathan 4-7 1-1 9; Cardwell, Drew 3-7 2-2 8; Pasquariello, Jason 2-7 2-2 6; Jochim, Brian 2-3 1-3 6; Stark, John 2-4 0-0 4; McDaniels, Scott 1-2 2-2 4; Pederson, Andrew 1-4 2-3 4; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-2 0-0 3; Heidenreich, Landon 1-2 0-0 3; Sinnes, Matt 1-4 0-0 2; Lipscomb, Jake 0-1 1-2 1; Carstensen, Jake 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-70 22-30 87. LA VERNE (1-0) Mallon, Bryan 6-11 9-11 22; Reynolds, Victor 6-9 2-2 14; Newte, Brandon 4-7 2-2 12; Greenlee, Jason 4-9 1-4 11; Holmquist, Marc 3-5 1-2 9; Brown, Lanier 3-8 0-0 8; Jackson, Chris 1-2 5-6 7; Franzen, Jake 2-7 0-0 6; Stephens, Danny 2-2 1-2 5; Ferrera, Adrian 2-6 0-1 4; Hatch, Matt 1-4 0-0 3; Sawyer, Dane 1-1 0-0 3; Witherspoon, Donte' 1-3 0-0 2; Catlett, Will 0-2 0-0 0; Lokar, Shawn 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 36-77 21-31 106. Pacific Lutheran.............. 36 51 - 87 La Verne...................... 62 44 - 106 3-point goals-Pacific Lutheran 7-22 (Oliver, Kurt 4-7; Jochim, Brian 1-2; Heidenreich, Landon 1-2; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-2; Pasquariello, Jason 0-5; Sinnes, Matt 0-1; Torbensen, Michael 0-1; DeSuze, Sudon 0-2), La Verne 13-24 (Newte, Brandon 2-3; Brown, Lanier 2-3; Franzen, Jake 2-5; Greenlee, Jason 2-3; Holmquist, Marc 2-2; Mallon, Bryan 1-2; Hatch, Matt 1-1; Sawyer, Dane 1-1; Catlett, Will 0-2; Witherspoon, Donte' 0-1; Ferrera, Adrian 0-1). Fouled out--Pacific Lutheran-None, La Verne-None. Rebounds-Pacific Lutheran 42 (Torbensen, Michael 6), La Verne 50 (Reynolds, Victor 8). Assists-Pacific Lutheran 21 (Torbensen, Michael 5), La Verne 19 (Holmquist, Marc 5). Total fouls-Pacific Lutheran 25, La Verne 29. A-180 UPS Tip-off Tournament