The Lutes, now 5-14 overall and 3-7 in the conference, trailed 68-49 with 13:24 left in the game. Kurt Oliver's three-pointer started a 24-9 run which ended on Jake Lipscomb's free throw with 5:20 left. The Lutes were behind by just four points at that point, 77-73.
But back-to-back three pointers by Nick Parker pushed the Whitman lead back to 10 points and the closest the Lutes got the rest of the game was six points with nine seconds left.
Oliver scored 20 points, Drew Cardwell had 14 points and 6 rebounds and Jake Carstensen contributed 12 points off the bench to lead the Lutes. Parker poured in 26 points and Matt Kelly 25 for Whitman (5-15, 3-8 NWC).
The Lutes are in Spokane on Saturday for an 8:00 p.m. contest against Whitworth.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific Lutheran vs Whitman 02/11/05 8:00 p.m. at Walla Walla, Wash. (Sherwood Center) At Walla Walla, Wash. (Sherwood Center) WHITMAN 93, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 85 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (5-14, 3-7 NWC) Oliver, Kurt 6-12 3-4 20; Cardwell, Drew 5-11 3-4 14; Carstensen, Jake 5-11 0-0 12; Heidenreich, Landon 4-9 1-1 9; Lipscomb, Jake 3-4 1-2 7; Sinnes, Matt 2-2 2-3 6; Torbenson, Michael 3-7 0-0 6; Jochim, Brian 1-3 2-2 4; Ash, Gabe 2-2 0-0 4; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-1 0-0 3; Pederson, Andrew 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-64 12-16 85. WHITMAN (5-15, 3-8 NWC) Parker, Nick 7-10 6-6 26; Kelly, Matt 8-20 3-6 25; Ricker, Greg 5-7 2-4 14; Kofler, Erik 4-11 2-5 10; Warner, Ian 2-7 2-2 7; Hazel, Aaron 1-1 4-4 6; Peterson, Mike 0-3 3-4 3. Totals 27-59 24-35 93. Pacific Lutheran.............. 37 48 - 85 Whitman....................... 50 43 - 93 3-point goals-Pacific Lutheran 9-20 (Oliver, Kurt 5-8; Carstensen, Jake 2-5; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-1; Cardwell, Drew 1-1; Torbenson, Michael 0-1; Jochim, Brian 0-1; Pederson, Andrew 0-1; Heidenreich, Landon 0-2), Whitman 15-32 (Parker, Nick 6-8; Kelly, Matt 6-13; Ricker, Greg 2-2; Warner, Ian 1-5; Peterson, Mike 0-2; Kofler, Erik 0-2). Fouled out--Pacific Lutheran-Carstensen, Jake; Ash, Gabe; Cardwell, Drew, Whitman-None. Rebounds-Pacific Lutheran 32 (Cardwell, Drew 6), Whitman 40 (Kofler, Erik 12). Assists-Pacific Lutheran 15 (Heidenreich, Landon 5), Whitman 13 (Ricker, Greg 7). Total fouls-Pacific Lutheran 22, Whitman 15. A-225