Men's Basketball Falls at Lewis-Clark State in Season Opener

Whitman College WHITMAN 0-1, 0-0

Lewis-Clark State LC STATE 3-3, 0-0

Whitman College WHITMAN

0-1, 0-0

Final

Nov. 11, 2026

Lewis-Clark State LC STATE

3-3, 0-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Whitman College WHITMAN	28	17	45
Lewis-Clark State LC STATE	34	30	64

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Box Score

Lewis-Clark State Athletics

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/11/2026 8:09:00 PM

Men's Basketball Falls at Lewis-Clark State in Season Opener

LEWISTON, Idaho – Marcel Elicagaray scored 15 points and Djordje Lazarevic added 14, but the Whitman College men's basketball team couldn't overcome a cold second half and dropped its season opener 64-45 at Lewis-Clark State on Wednesday night at the P1FCU Activity Center.

The Lewis-Clark State Warriors (3-3) came out hot. They hit five 3-pointers in the first seven minutes and took a 27-9 lead with 10:07 left in the first half. The Blues (0-1) answered with a 19-7 run to close the half. Jacob Fotu and Elicagaray hit back-to-back 3s to start the push, and Elicagaray took over late, scoring Whitman's last nine points of the half. His and-one layup with 25 seconds left cut the deficit to 34-28 at the break.

Elicagaray had 14 of his 15 points in the first half, when Whitman shot 40.7% from the floor.

Lazarevic picked up where Elicagaray left off. He opened the second half with a three-point play and buried a 3-pointer at the 16:19 mark. His free throw with 15:36 left pulled Whitman within 39-37. Fotu's third 3-pointer of the night kept the Blues in range at 43-40, and Lazarevic's free throw at 11:24 made it a 43-41 game.

That was as close as Whitman would get. Fotu's 3 at 13:58 was the Blues' last field goal of the night. Lewis-Clark State closed the game on a 21-4 run, helped by four free throws off a technical foul with 6:30 left, and pulled away for good. Whitman shot 21.1% (4-of-19) in the second half.

Lazarevic finished 5-of-12 from the field with five rebounds and a team-high four steals. Elicagaray went 5-of-13 with three rebounds and three assists. Fotu scored 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc, and Campbell Horning pulled down four rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench.

Dylan Skaife led Lewis-Clark State with 17 points and four steals. Dallon Morgan posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Josh Salguero added 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The Warriors won the rebounding battle 42-23, which gave them a 15-4 edge in second-chance points, and their bench outscored Whitman's 15-2.

Whitman forced 16 Lewis-Clark State turnovers and scored 16 points off them, compared with 13 for the Warriors.

The Blues next take on Eastern Oregon in their home opener this Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6:00 p.m.

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