Pacific Lutheran PacL 9-4,4-0 NWC

Whitman Whitm 4-8,2-2 NWC

Pacific Lutheran PacL

9-4,4-0 NWC

Final

Jan. 14, 2022

Whitman Whitm

4-8,2-2 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Pacific Lutheran PacL	27	51	78
Whitman Whitm	33	39	72

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/14/2022 10:56:00 PM

Men's Basketball Sees Win Streak Snapped In Loss To PLU

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Nikola Trifunovic scored a game-high 24 points, Walter Lum added 20 more to go along with five rebounds and three steals, but it wasn't enough as the Whitman College men's basketball team saw its two-game win streak snapped in a 78-72 loss to Pacific Lutheran in Northwest Conference play, Friday night at the Sherwood Center.

Seth Hall equaled Trifunovic with a game-high 24 points for the Lutes who put 51 points up on the board in the second half. PLU (9-4, 4-0 NWC) also got help from 22 points from its bench led by Tyler Ashmore's 16.

The game was a tale of two halves. Whitman (4-8, 2-2 NWC) opened the game on a 16-4 run capped by back-to-back Trifunovic three pointers. The Blues went on to shoot just shy of 43% in three pointers for the first half and took a six-point lead into the break.

The Lutes returned from the locker room to shoot a scorching 67% in the second half. Sean McCurdy's three pointer shaved the Whitman lead to 33-32 early in the period, then later, stole a Xzavier Lino pass and fed Jordan Thomas for a layup to push the lead to 37-35. The Lutes kept it rolling and went up 48-39 off a Hall three pointer with 12:10 to play.

It was an uphill climb the rest of the way for the Blues. They made a push on several occasions, first on back-to-back buckets from Weston Crump and Lum to shave the lead to 55-49 with 7:35 to play. Ashmore responded by hitting a pair of free throws and a three pointer to push the PLU lead back up to double digits. Lino later nailed a three pointer and, late in the game, Trifunovic missed a three pointer that would have cut the deficit to only four points with 24 seconds to play.

Whitman will look to get back on the winning track tomorrow. The Blues host Puget Sound at 6:00 p.m. after the conclusion of the women's game.

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