Whitman Whitm 9-12,7-6 NWC

Puget Sound PS 9-14,4-9 NWC

Whitman Whitm

9-12,7-6 NWC

Final

Feb. 11, 2022

Puget Sound PS

9-14,4-9 NWC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Whitman Whitm	31	35	66
Puget Sound PS	27	46	73

Summary
Box Score

Whitworth Athletics

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/11/2022 11:36:00 PM

Men's Basketball Falls At UPS In NWC Action

TACOMA, Wash. - Nikola Trifunovic and Walter Lum each posted a team-high 16 points, Xzavier Lino added 13 more but the Whitman College men's basketball team came up short to the University of Puget Sound in a 73-66 Northwest Conference loss to the Loggers on Friday night at Memorial Fieldhouse.

Despite struggling from the floor, the Blues held a four-point lead at the break. It were the Logger shooters, though, in the second half who developed the hot hand to the tune of 46 points and 58% shooting from the floor. Cal Hansen posted a double double with a game-high 22 points to go along with 10 rebounds and Grant Erickson added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Whitman was the better of the two teams for much of the first half. After leading by a point, the Blues reeled off 10 unanswered points capped by a Murray Caffo and-one to lead 21-10 with 7:53 to play. Lum, who had ignited the run with a three pointer, connected again to extend the lead to 14 points with 4:09 remaining.

The tide began to turn, however, late in the first half as the Blues went cold from the field and UPS chipped away at the lead. A pair of jumpers each from Hansen and C.J. Geathers helped the Loggers to a 12-2 run to close the half as Whitman did not hit from the floor in the final 4:09.

Lum had the hot hand early in the second half, connecting from three then scoring at the hoop to put Whitman up 38-31 just under two minutes into the period. UPS regained the momentum it had at the tail end of the first half with a 14-2 run to take a five-point lead. Hansen had a pair of buckets and Geathers nailed a three pointer in the run as the Loggers took control.

Undaunted, Whitman rebounded and regained the lead. Grant Hunt scored at the hoop and Trifunovic hit a three pointer to put the Blues back in front with 13:13 to play. The tides quickly reversed as Will Pohland converted an and-one three-point play to regain the lead for UPS. The lead slowly increased to double digits where it stood for much of the remainder of the game.

Lum's three pointer cut the lead to 65-56 with 5:31 to play, but Erickson's three ball put UPS up by 13 points with 2:31 to play and appeared to be the dagger.

The Blues play their regular season road finale on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Pacific Lutheran. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m.

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