Whitman Whitm 7-9,5-3 NWC

George Fox GFU 9-6,4-2 NWC

Whitman Whitm

7-9,5-3 NWC

Final

Jan. 21, 2022

George Fox GFU

9-6,4-2 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Whitman Whitm	26	32	58
George Fox GFU	30	36	66

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/21/2022 9:58:00 PM

Men's Basketball Drops NWC Road Contest At George Fox

NEWBERG, Ore. - Walter Lum led the Blues with 15 points and eight rebounds, Xzavier Lino added 13 points and also eight boards, but it came in a 66-58 loss at George Fox in Northwest Conference action on Friday night.

The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Blues who, now with half of their league schedule in the books, sit in fifth place at 5-3 in the conference standings and 7-8 overall.

Zac Schmerber scored a game-high 19 points for George Fox with Brendan Ritschard posting a double double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair between both teams. The Bruins opened with the first five points but Whitman quickly got on track. Nikola Trifunovic and Lino hit from the floor, then later Alex Pape connected with 13:46 to play to give the Blues their first lead at 9-8.

The momentum continued to stay with Whitman as Jai Deshpande hit a three ball then Lum scored at the hoop to extend the lead to 17-10. Fox answered with 10 unanswered points highlighted by back-to-back jumpers from Schmerber, then, as Deshpande halted the run with his own three ball, Schmerber connected again to put the Bruins up by two. The teams traded baskets down the stretch of the first half as George Fox took a 30-26 lead into the break.

The Blues quickly took the lead early in the second when Lum's jumper put his team up by two. The momentum seesawed for much of the second half. Austin Clark's jumper put the Bruins up a basket, but Pape nailed a three pointer on the next possession to tie the game at 47-47 with 7:39 to play.

Down the stretch, though, it were the Bruins who pulled and stayed ahead. Schmerber hit a key three pointer to put Fox up by eight points with 5:18 to play. Schmerber nailed two more from distance inside of two minutes to secure the win.

The Blues will look to regroup on Saturday as they visit Lewis & Clark for a 6:00 p.m. tipoff.

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