The comeback win avenged the Bruins’ only loss, a 108-100 setback to the Warriors in Salem on Nov. 22, as they improved to 5-1 on the season. The victory also marked a milestone for George Fox head coach Mark Sundquist, who picked up his 50th win as the Bruins’ mentor (he is 50-80 in his 6th season). Corban dropped to 6-4.
After a close first five minutes, the Warriors broke a 10-10 tie on a three-point basket by Dan Buhler, a layup by Eric Fiegi, and threes by Joel Worcester and Jason Braun to take a 21-10 lead with 12:55 left in the period. The Warriors remained comfortably in front as Fiegi, the Warriors’ 6-9 All-American center, poured in 27 in the half. Fiegi’s basket with 30 seconds left gave the Warriors their largest lead at 50-35 before Melvin sank two free throws after the horn had sounded to make it 50-37 Corban at the break.
Melvin’s three-pointer and a jumper ignited the Bruins as the second half got under way. A 10-0 run cut the Corban lead to 50-47 before Chris Lynn broke the string with a free throw, the only point for the Warriors in a seven-and-a-half minute span. The Bruins then reeled off 10 more unanswered points on a layup by Melvin and a basket and six free throws by Chris Parker, taking a 57-51 lead with 12:51 to play.
The Warriors recovered by going back to Fiegi, who scored 8 points over a five-minute stretch to knot the game at 63-63 with 7:45 to play. The Bruins’ Brent Satern broke the deadlock with a jumper at 6:28 and the home team never trailed again. Fiegi hit two free throws to cut the deficit to one at 79-78 with 1:56 left, but Melvin nailed a critical three with 1:22 left for a four-point lead, and a layup by Parker and a free throw by Aaron Schmick made it a 7-point game at 85-78 with 40 seconds left, effectively sealing the win.
In addition to Melvin’s 24, Parker finished with 18, including 10-12 from the charity stripe, Phil Heu-Weller contributed 14 second-half points after playing only four first-half minutes due to foul trouble, and Satern tossed in 13 along with 6 assists. Scott Szalay grabbed 9 rebounds. The Bruins shot only .308 (12-39) from the field in the first half, but sizzled in the second half at .571 (16-28).
Fiegi was “held” to only 12 second-half points as the Bruins often triple-teamed him and wound up with 39 for the Warriors, along with a game-high 13 rebounds. Lynn finished with 15 points and 6 assists, and Worcester had 13 points. The Warriors were hot in the first half, hitting .545 (18-33) from the floor, but cooled off considerably in the second half to only .250 (9-36).
George Fox returns to action Friday, hosting Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges from California at 8:00 p.m. following a Bruin women’s game against Western Oregon University at 6:00 p.m. Corban returns home to host its Corban College Classic Friday and Saturday, taking on the University of Great Falls at 8:00 p.m. Friday after Lewis-Clark State College meets Western Oregon University at 6:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Corban vs George Fox
12/06/05 7:30 pm at Newberg, Oregon
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VISITORS: Corban 6-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
13 Brad Reynoso........ f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 23
32 Jason Klontz........ f 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9
42 Eric Fiegi.......... c 14-23 0-1 11-16 2 11 13 2 39 3 7 3 0 37
03 Chris Lynn.......... g 5-12 1-6 4-7 3 5 8 1 15 6 4 0 1 33
20 Ryan Heil........... g 1-11 1-5 2-2 5 3 8 5 5 3 2 0 1 25
04 Jason Braun......... 1-3 1-2 2-2 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 21
14 Dan Buhler.......... 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 11
24 Joel Worcester...... 4-13 3-7 2-3 3 2 5 5 13 4 0 0 0 30
41 Hannes Gehring...... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 11
Team................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 27-69 7-23 21-30 16 32 48 28 82 18 15 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 18-33 54.5% 2nd Half: 9-36 25.0% Game: 39.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd Half: 2-14 14.3% Game: 30.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 9-12 75.0% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 70.0% 4,1
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HOME TEAM: George Fox 5-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 Melvin, Ben......... f 8-16 3-6 5-5 1 3 4 3 24 1 2 0 1 32
23 Heu-Weller, Phil.... f 5-9 1-1 3-4 0 6 6 4 14 0 1 1 1 18
42 Szalay, Scott....... c 3-8 0-0 2-4 3 6 9 5 8 1 1 2 1 22
05 Schmick, Aaron...... g 3-12 0-3 1-2 0 3 3 3 7 5 2 0 1 29
24 Satern, Brent....... g 4-6 1-2 4-8 1 1 2 4 13 6 2 0 2 30
03 Mansfield, Nate..... 1-3 1-3 0-0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 17
31 Strutz, Brady....... 0-3 0-1 0-1 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 23
33 Parker, Chris....... 4-10 0-0 10-12 3 3 6 3 18 1 1 0 0 26
55 Metzler, Mark....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Team................ 3 1 4
Totals.............. 28-67 6-16 25-36 12 29 41 23 87 14 10 3 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-39 30.8% 2nd Half: 16-28 57.1% Game: 41.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 37.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-11 90.9% 2nd Half: 15-25 60.0% Game: 69.4% 5,2
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Officials: Dale Danner, Mike Bernatz, Mark Warmanen
Technical fouls: Corban-None. George Fox-None.
Attendance: 350
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Corban........................ 50 32 - 82
George Fox.................... 37 50 - 87