The Lutes, now 4-8 overall and 2-1 in the conference, rallied from a 53-48 deficit with five minutes left in regulation. Jake Carstensten hit a three-pointer with 4:52 left to bring the Lutes to within two. After a Whitman turnover, Drew Cardwell was fouled and made both free throws to tie the score.
After a missed shot, Carstensten was fouled and converted both foul shots for a 55-53 Lute lead. Matt Kelly tied the score with two free throws with 3:39 left in the game, but Cardwell answered with a three-pointer and Landon Heidenreich scored on a lay-up with 2:38 remaining to give the Lutes a 60-55 advantage.
Ian Warner's three-pointer and two free throws by Nick Parker knotted the score at 60-apiece with 1:11 remaining. Oliver sank a three-pointer with 57 seconds left and the two teams traded two free throws before Kelly connected from the three-point line to tie the score at 64-each with 13 seconds left.
Oliver took a pass from Heidenreich at the top of the circle and sank the shot. A halfcourt shot by Whitman as time expired fell short.
Mike Torbensen led the Lutes with 14 points, all in the first half. Cardwell finished with 13 points, with Carstensen and Oliver both scoring 10 points. Jake Lipscomb had a game-high 11 rebounds and Heidenreich finished with a game-best 6 assists.
Kelly led Whitman with 19 points, while Warner scored 16 and Greg Ricker 10.
Newspaper Box Score Whitman vs Pacific Lutheran 01/07/05 8:00 p.m. at Tacoma, Wash. (Olson Auditorium) At Tacoma, Wash. (Olson Auditorium) PACIFIC LUTHERAN 67, WHITMAN 64 WHITMAN (2-9, 0-3 NWC) Kelly, Matt 7-14 5-5 19; Warner, Ian 6-13 0-1 16; Ricker, Greg 3-5 4-7 10; Hazel, Aaron 1-4 3-5 5; Born, Kyle 2-6 0-0 4; Kofler, Erik 0-7 4-8 4; Parker, Nick 0-4 3-4 3; Peterson, Mike 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 20-56 20-32 64. PACIFIC LUTHERAN (4-8, 2-1 NWC) Torbenson, Michael 6-11 0-0 14; Cardwell, Drew 5-10 2-2 13; Oliver, Kurt 3-10 2-2 10; Carstensen, Jake 3-10 3-4 10; Heidenreich, Landon 2-6 3-4 7; Ash, Gabe 2-5 0-0 4; Jochim, Brian 1-7 0-0 3; Stark, John 1-3 0-0 2; DeSuze, Sudon 1-3 0-0 2; Lipscomb, Jake 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 25-69 10-13 67. Whitman....................... 35 29 - 64 Pacific Lutheran.............. 30 37 - 67 3-point goals-Whitman 4-16 (Warner, Ian 4-9; Kofler, Erik 0-2; Parker, Nick 0-4; Kelly, Matt 0-1), Pacific Lutheran 7-22 (Torbenson, Michael 2-3; Oliver, Kurt 2-6; Cardwell, Drew 1-2; Carstensen, Jake 1-5; Jochim, Brian 1-4; Stark, John 0-1; Heidenreich, Landon 0-1). Fouled out--Whitman-None, Pacific Lutheran-Cardwell, Drew; Stark, John; Ash, Gabe. Rebounds-Whitman 45 (Born, Kyle 8; Kofler, Erik 8), Pacific Lutheran 45 (Lipscomb, Jake 11). Assists-Whitman 7 (Kelly, Matt 3; Ricker, Greg 3), Pacific Lutheran 16 (Heidenreich, Landon 6). Total fouls-Whitman 18, Pacific Lutheran 26. A-710