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Schedule

Team
57
Whitman Whitm 1-5,0-0 NWC
65
Winner UC Santa Cruz UCSC 2-4,0-0 CAC
Whitman Whitm
1-5,0-0 NWC
57
Final
65
UC Santa Cruz UCSC
2-4,0-0 CAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Whitman Whitm 32 25 57
UC Santa Cruz UCSC 25 40 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Falls To UCSC In Road Trip Finale

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Xzavier Lino delivered a double double with 10 points and 10 rebounds but the Whitman College men's basketball team was dominated on the boards in a 65-57 loss at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday night.

The Blues (1-5) were outrebounded by the Banana Slugs (2-4) by 30 (52-22) including plus-11 on the offensive glass. Despite the rebounding disparity, Whitman held a 10-point lead in the second half but couldn't pull out the win. Walter Lum added 14 points (6-11), sharing game-high honors in that category with UCSC's Avri Finch.

The game opened well for the Blues who went up 12-6 on three pointers from Weston Crump and Niko Trifunovic. The Slugs quickly reversed the tide, going on an 11-3 run capped by a Matthew McDonald three pointer to take a three-point lead with 10:30 to play.

Whitman regained control beginning with a Grant Hunt three pointer to tie the game. Trifunovic later hit from distance to give his team an eight-point and Jai Deshpande knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 32-23 and the Blues took a seven point lead into the break.

Whitman pushed the lead up to double digits in the second half. Lino nailed a three pointer then was the beneficiary on a fastbreak off a Hunt steal, going in for the layup to give his team a 39-29 lead with 16:57 to play.

Deshpande hit a three pointer to maintain the double digit lead with just over 13 minutes to play but the Slugs then began to creep back into the game. Back-to-back Finch jumpers coupled with three pointers from Zino Okah and Sam Nangle gave UCSC its first lead since early in the first half at 50-48. 

Okah extended the lead to six points with 3:12 to play but Lino kept the Blues in it, drilling a three pointer moments later to make a it 61-57 score with 2:04 to play. That would be as close as the Blues would get as the Slugs held on for the win.

The Blues kick off Northwest Conference play at Willamette this Friday, Dec. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m.
 
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