The Bruins’ 18-7 record is the most wins since the 1991-92 team went 24-11 and reached the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Their won-lost percentage of .720 is the highest since the 1990-91 team was 24-6 for a .800 mark. Their 13-3 (.813) conference record, good for second in the league, is the best in the 10 years George Fox has been a member of the NWC, topping the 1997-98 team’s 13-5 (.722).
After falling behind 7-2 to start the game, the Bruins reeled of 7 unanswered points on a three-pointer by Mark Gayman, a rebound basket by Scott Szalay, and a three by Tony Walther for a 10-7 lead. The Bruins never trailed again, and led 41-35 at the half, despite a length-of-the-pass with 2 seconds left to the Pios’ Mike Kirkham for a buzzer-beating three-pointer.
Ben Melvin’s three-pointer capped off a 9-1 run to start the second half that boosted the Bruins’ advantage to 13 at 50-37 with 16:41 left. The Pioneers then went on a 17-8 spree to get within 4 at 58-54 with 10:18 to go, but that was as close as the visitors would get. Philip Heu-Weller’s three capped off a 14-4 burst by the Bruins that upped the margin to 14 at 72-58 with 5:44 left, and the Bruins held 16-point leads twice before the game ended.
Gayman and Szalay each posted double-doubles, Gayman with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds and Szalay with 11 points and a game-high 14 boards, while Heu-Weller tallied 20. The Bruins held a 42-27 advantage in rebounds and had a sterling shooting night, hitting .541 (33-61) from the field, with 8-20 on threes, and .923 (12-13) from the line. Gayman, a senior, tied his personal high with 6 assists and closed out a stellar career with 1,457 points, 8th on the all-time George Fox scoring chart.
Travis Jones paced the Pioneers with 19 points and 6 rebounds, Thomas Tillery scored 13, and Kirkham and Ryan Wells had 10 apiece. Jeff Christensen handed out 3 assists.
Lewis & Clark, now 11-12 overall and 7-8 in the conference, completes its season by hosting league champion and 8th-ranked University of Puget Sound Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
Lewis & Clark vs George Fox
02/25/05 8:00 pm at Newberg, Ore. - Wheeler SC/Miller Gym
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VISITORS: Lewis & Clark 11-12, NWC 7-8
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 Wells, Ryan......... f 4-9 0-4 2-4 1 4 5 1 10 0 0 0 1 36
22 Jones, Travis....... f 7-22 2-8 3-3 2 4 6 2 19 0 0 1 0 35
40 Waagmeester, Garrett c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
10 Tillery, Thomas..... g 6-9 0-0 1-3 0 3 3 2 13 2 1 0 2 32
20 Robinowitz, Mark.... g 1-5 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 25
03 Christensen, Jeff... 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 7
04 Merino, Adam........ 1-1 0-0 1-3 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 13
21 Magnuson, Tommy..... 4-7 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 2 8 1 4 0 1 27
24 Kirkham, Mike....... 4-7 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 14
30 Cosgrove, Ryan...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
31 Kabanuck, Nate...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
33 Spurgin, Blake...... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
34 Brannon, Sean....... 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Team................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 28-64 6-22 10-17 9 18 27 13 72 7 7 1 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-31 48.4% 2nd Half: 13-33 39.4% Game: 43.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd Half: 3-11 27.3% Game: 27.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 8-15 53.3% Game: 58.8% 3
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HOME TEAM: George Fox 18-7, NWC 13-3
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 3-8 1-3 0-0 1 4 5 3 7 3 2 0 1 24
30 Gayman, Mark........ f 10-17 1-4 2-2 4 6 10 1 23 6 3 1 1 32
42 Szalay, Scott....... c 5-8 0-0 1-2 4 10 14 1 11 1 2 2 0 33
05 Schmick, Aaron...... g 2-5 0-2 4-4 0 0 0 3 8 4 1 0 0 22
21 Walther, Tony....... g 2-3 1-2 3-3 0 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 15
03 Mansfield, Nate..... 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 15
23 Heu-Weller, Philip.. 7-12 4-8 2-2 0 7 7 4 20 1 1 0 0 27
24 Satern, Brent....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16
25 Martin, Taylor...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
31 Strutz, Brady....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7
33 Parker, Chris....... 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 6
44 Martin, Andrew...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
55 Metzler, Mark....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 33-61 8-20 12-13 11 31 42 19 86 21 13 3 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-30 50.0% 2nd Half: 18-31 58.1% Game: 54.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-6 83.3% 2nd Half: 7-7 100 % Game: 92.3% 0
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Officials: Tom Spitznagel, Steve Soners, Dan Gresham
Technical fouls: Lewis & Clark-None. George Fox-None.
Attendance: 1500
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Lewis & Clark................. 35 37 - 72
George Fox.................... 41 45 - 86