The Bruins built a 42-33 lead at halftime and twice led by 22 points in the second half, including the final score.
The Lutes, now 3-3 in conference games and 5-10 overall, were led by Kurt Oliver's season-best 18 points. Drew Cardwell and Michael Torbenson both tallied 13 points. Cardwell led PLU with 6 rebounds.
Mark Gayman paced George Fox (10-5, 5-1 NWC) with 19 points. Five other Bruins also scored in double figures.
The Lutes shot 45.6 percent (26-57) from the field for the game to 40.6 percent (26-64) for George Fox, but the Bruins benefitted from a 47-31 edge in rebounds. GFU's total included 21 offensive rebounds which they converted into 22 points. The Bruins also turned 20 PLU turnovers into 26 points.
Newspaper Box Score Pacific Lutheran vs George Fox 01/22/05 8:00 pm at Newberg, Ore. (Wheeler SC/Miller Gym) At Newberg, Ore. (Wheeler SC/Miller Gym) GEORGE FOX 83, PACIFIC LUTHERAN 71 PACIFIC LUTHERAN (5-10, 3-3 NWC) Oliver, Kurt 6-14 2-2 18; Cardwell, Drew 4-6 5-6 13; Torbenson, Michael 5-6 3-3 13; Lipscomb, Jake 3-5 1-2 7; Carstensen, Jake 2-4 0-0 6; Ash, Gabe 2-2 1-1 5; Stark, John 2-4 0-0 4; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-2 0-0 3; Sinnes, Matt 1-3 0-0 2; Pederson, Andrew 0-4 0-4 0; Heidenreich, Landon 0-4 0-0 0; Jochim, Brian 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 12-18 71. GEORGE FOX (10-5, 5-1 NWC) Gayman, Mark 8-17 2-3 19; Schmick, Aaron 3-9 3-3 11; Parker, Chris 2-6 7-10 11; Heu-Weller, Philip 4-8 1-1 11; Melvin, Ben 4-11 1-2 10; Szalay, Scott 2-6 5-6 9; Mansfield, Nate 2-3 0-0 6; Walther, Tony 1-1 1-4 4; Strutz, Brady 0-1 2-4 2; Metzler, Mark 0-1 0-2 0; Satern, Brent 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-64 22-35 83. Pacific Lutheran.............. 33 38 - 71 George Fox.................... 42 41 - 83 3-point goals-Pacific Lutheran 7-21 (Oliver, Kurt 4-8; Carstensen, Jake 2-4; Mehalechko, Andrew 1-2; Pederson, Andrew 0-2; Heidenreich, Landon 0-2; Jochim, Brian 0-1; Torbenson, Michael 0-1; Cardwell, Drew 0-1), George Fox 9-23 (Heu-Weller, Philip 2-6; Schmick, Aaron 2-6; Mansfield, Nate 2-3; Walther, Tony 1-1; Gayman, Mark 1-2; Melvin, Ben 1-3; Satern, Brent 0-1; Strutz, Brady 0-1). Fouled out--Pacific Lutheran-Cardwell, Drew, George Fox-Heu-Weller, Philip. Rebounds-Pacific Lutheran 31 (Cardwell, Drew 6), George Fox 47 (Parker, Chris 8; Szalay, Scott 8). Assists-Pacific Lutheran 15 (Carstensen, Jake 5), George Fox 18 (Schmick, Aaron 6). Total fouls-Pacific Lutheran 27, George Fox 20. A-1000