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Jai Deshpande
99
Winner Whitman WC 1-1
80
Walla Walla WW 0-5
Winner
Whitman WC
1-1
99
Final
80
Walla Walla WW
0-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Whitman WC 51 48 99
Walla Walla WW 36 44 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Deshpande Paces Blues To 99-80 Win At Walla Walla U.

COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. - Jai Deshpande scored a team-high 20 points, Walter Lum added 17 more and the Whitman College men's basketball team rode a hot-shooting night to top Walla Walla University 99-80 on Saturday night at Windemuth Court.

Lum also added team highs of six rebounds and six assists for the Blues (1-1) who shot 55% from the floor and lit it up from beyond the arc shooting at a 50% clip. 

KiAndre Gaddy provided the offense for the Wolves, leading all scorers with 32 points on 12-23 shooting.

WWU led for a good portion of the half until the Blues turned it on late and took a big lead into halftime. Gaddy was hot early and helped the Wolves build a 15-11 lead with 13:02 to play. Murphy Caffo's layup tied the game but Zayne Browning nailed a three-pointer to put the home side back up. Alex Pape drilled a three ball of his own then Lum added another triple to lift Whitman to a 25-22 lead with 10:22 to play until the break. 

Lum hit from three again inside of 10 minutes, helping spark a run of 15 unanswered Whitman points. Grant Hunt added a three pointer inside of a minute to play and the Blues took a 51-36 lead into halftime.

Whitman quickly pushed the lead to 20 points after halftime. Deshpande scored in the paint and Nikola Trifunovic nailed a three-pointer to give the Blues a 58-38 lead with 17:35 to play. 

WWU threatened midway through the second half and nearly shaved the lead to single digits. Gaddy scored on back-to-back layups and Esaias Ford added a bucket of his own to cut the deficit to 61-50 with 13:52 to play. Weston Crump responded with a three pointer and Deshpande added another on the next possession as the Blues restored order and pushed the lead back up to 16 points.

The Blues now head to California for a four-game road trip beginning at Chapman on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Tipoff with the Panthers is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
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