The Lutes evened their record at 1-1, while UC-Santa Cruz dropped to 0-2 overall.
Pacific Lutheran took control early, building a 13-6 lead in the first six minutes of the game. The Lutes took their largest lead of the game, 29-19, with seven minutes remaining in the half. The Banana Slugs battled back and trailed by just two, 43-41 at halftime.
UC-Santa Cruz tied the score to open the second half, but the Lutes scored 10 of the next 13 points for a 53-46 lead. The Banana Slugs tied the score at 64-all with 9:45 remaining and took their first lead of the game, 77-75, with 4:39 left.
Cardwell’s free throws put the Lutes in front 83-82. Derek Jones had an opportunity to put UC-Santa Cruz back in front when he was fouled after grabbing an offensive rebound, but he missed both free throws with 1:01 left.
Jochim made the second of two attempts for an 84-82 lead. UC-Santa Cruz missed a two-pointer and a three-pointer in the final seconds.
Sudon DeSuze led PLU with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists. Cardwell scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high 7 rebounds.
Fernando Barreda paced UC-Santa Cruz with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jon Mercado, Nicolas Owen and Minas De-Emnet each added 11 points.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific Lutheran vs UC Santa Cruz 11/20/04 4:00 p.m. at Tacoma, Wash. (Memorial Fieldhouse) At Tacoma, Wash. (Memorial Fieldhouse) PACIFIC LUTHERAN 84, UC SANTA CRUZ 82 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (1-1) DeSuze, Sudon 6-8 6-6 18; Cardwell, Drew 4-9 2-3 10; Torbensen, Michael 3-5 2-2 9; Ash, Gabe 4-7 0-0 8; Oliver, Kurt 1-4 4-6 7; Jochim, Brian 1-5 4-6 6; Lipscomb, Jake 3-4 0-0 6; Carstensen, Jake 2-3 0-1 5; Morehead, Jonathan 2-6 0-0 4; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-1 0-0 3; Heidenreich, Landon 0-1 2-4 2; Pasquariello, Jason 0-1 2-2 2; Stark, John 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-55 26-36 84. UC SANTA CRUZ (0-2) Barreda, Fernando 4-11 3-4 12; Be-Emnet, Minas 3-8 4-4 11; Mercado, Jon 2-9 6-7 11; Owen, Nicolas 4-6 0-0 11; Al-Sabah, Alex 2-3 4-4 10; Jones, Derek 3-5 2-6 8; Burgess, Aaron 2-5 3-4 7; Robles, Matt 2-7 0-0 6; Hutton, Lorenzo 1-4 1-2 3; Holmes, Murphy 1-3 1-2 3; Gilbert, Chris 0-3 0-0 0; Herrera, Jimmy 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 24-33 82. Pacific Lutheran.............. 43 41 - 84 UC Santa Cruz................. 41 41 - 82 3-point goals-Pacific Lutheran 4-11 (Mehalechko, Andrew 1-1; Torbensen, Michael 1-1; Carstensen, Jake 1-2; Oliver, Kurt 1-4; Heidenreich, Landon 0-1; Jochim, Brian 0-2), UC Santa Cruz 10-32 (Owen, Nicolas 3-4; Al-Sabah, Alex 2-2; Robles, Matt 2-7; Be-Emnet, Minas 1-3; Barreda, Fernando 1-3; Mercado, Jon 1-7; Gilbert, Chris 0-3; Herrera, Jimmy 0-2; Hutton, Lorenzo 0-1). Fouled out--Pacific Lutheran-None, UC Santa Cruz-Hutton, Lorenzo. Rebounds-Pacific Lutheran 42 (Cardwell, Drew 7), UC Santa Cruz 40 (Barreda, Fernando 11). Assists-Pacific Lutheran 17 (DeSuze, Sudon 4), UC Santa Cruz 17 (Robles, Matt 3). Total fouls-Pacific Lutheran 22, UC Santa Cruz 30. A-137 UPS Tip-off Classic