Shooting only 31.3% (10-32) in the first half, the Bruins trailed for all but 20 seconds of the game. The Pioneers scored the first six points and took a 14-7 lead on a three-point play by Thomas Tillery with 10:34 to go before the Bruins rallied. Baskets by Aaron Schmick and Nate Mansfield and a pair of goals by Chris Parker inside for eight unanswered points gave the Bruins a 15-14 lead with 7:59 left, but it was short-lived. Mark Robinowitz drove the baseline to score, was fouled, and hit the free throw 20 seconds later for a 17-15 and permanent Pioneer lead.
Robinowitz was a perfect 5-5 from the field, with a pair of three-pointers and his free throw for 13 first-half points as the Pios shot 46.2% (12-26) and took a 32-26 halftime lead. Phil Heu-Weller had 9 to lead the Bruins, including 5-5 from the line.
The Pioneers stretched the lead to 15 points at 46-31 on a pair of Jeff Christensen free throws with 14:23 left in the game, the largest lead they would hold. The Bruins finally began to find the range then, reeling off 11 unanswered points over a two-and-a-half minute span to get within four at 46-42. The streak came to a halt when Ryan Wells drilled a three-pointer to make it 49-42 Pios, and they got it back up to as much as 14 before the Bruins closed the gap with a flurry of baskets in the closing minutes. The Pios stayed in front by sinking 14-19 from the free throw line in the last six minutes for all their points.
Five Bruins scored in double figures, led by Schmick with 17 points. Heu-Weller ended with 14, while Brent Satern, Mansfield and Parker had 10 each. Scott Szalay was the Bruins’ top rebounder with 8, and Satern had 5 assists. The Bruins’ shooting improved to 50.0% (14-28) in the second half, but it was not enough to overcome the early lack of success.
Tillery paced the Pioneers with 22 points, Robinowitz had his first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Christensen added 17 points. Christensen and Tillery had 3 assists apiece. The Pios connected on 46.0% (23-50) for the game, out-rebounded the Bruins 38-30, and made 24-33 from the line to 15-17 for the Bruins.
George Fox (9-5, 3-3 NWC) returns home for its final non-conference game of the season Saturday, against Walla Walla College at 7:30 p.m. Lewis & Clark (5-8, 1-4) hosts Pacific University for an NWC game Saturday at 8 p.m., after the women’s game at 6 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
George Fox vs Lewis & Clark
01/13/06 8:00 pm at Pamplin Sports Center, Portland, Ore
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VISITORS: George Fox 9-5, 3-3 NWC
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 2-8 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 19
23 Heu-Weller, Phil.... f 3-9 1-5 7-7 1 4 5 4 14 1 1 1 0 30
42 Szalay, Scott....... c 2-9 0-0 0-0 1 7 8 5 4 1 1 0 1 20
05 Schmick, Aaron...... g 6-9 2-4 3-3 1 1 2 2 17 3 1 0 1 38
24 Satern, Brent....... g 4-11 1-4 1-1 2 2 4 4 10 5 1 0 2 36
03 Mansfield, Nate..... 3-4 2-2 2-2 0 2 2 1 10 0 1 0 0 20
31 Strutz, Brady....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 10
33 Parker, Chris....... 4-9 0-0 2-4 1 4 5 0 10 0 1 0 0 27
Team................ 1 1
Totals.............. 24-60 6-18 15-17 7 23 30 23 69 11 7 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-32 31.3% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 40.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-8 12.5% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-5 100 % 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 88.2% 1
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HOME TEAM: Lewis & Clark 5-8, 1-4 NWC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
03 Christensen, Jeff... f 4-8 0-2 9-10 3 1 4 4 17 3 4 0 1 29
10 Tillery, Thomas..... f 8-12 0-1 6-8 0 5 5 2 22 3 1 0 1 35
31 Waagmeester, Garrett c 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 5 2 0 0 2 0 19
05 Wells, Ryan......... g 2-12 2-9 0-0 2 4 6 3 6 0 0 1 1 39
20 Robinowitz, Mark.... g 5-8 2-4 8-9 1 9 10 1 20 1 1 0 1 35
01 Johnson, Larry...... 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 8
11 Clayman, Ryan....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
14 Thierry, Nick....... 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
33 Spurgin, Blake...... 2-3 2-2 1-2 0 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 20
34 Brannon, Sean....... 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Team................ 2 1 3 1
Totals.............. 23-50 6-18 24-33 8 30 38 18 76 7 9 3 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 46.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 2-9 22.2% Game: 33.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd Half: 20-27 74.1% Game: 72.7% 5
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Officials: Rick Batsell, Bob Rose, Eric Wilkins
Technical fouls: George Fox-Melvin, Ben. Lewis & Clark-None.
Attendance: 387
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
George Fox.................... 26 43 - 69
Lewis & Clark................. 32 44 - 76