BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A trio of Nanooks scored double-digit figures for the Alaska men's basketball team to defeat Fresno Pacific 74-58 in the final day of the Western Washington University Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic at the Whatcom Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. The Nanooks improve to a 4-4 record overall this season, while Fresno Pacific falls to 0-5.

"We played well on both ends of the court today, I think it's been our most complete game yet this season," head coach Mick Durham said on Sunday. "We received contributions from the whole team. We were efficient offensively when we needed to be and then played well defensively. We were in control of the game from the start, which is a great feeling from a coaching standpoint."

Fresno held, at-most, a two point lead over the Nanooks, however, the lead only lasted for 29 seconds before the Nanooks overcame FPU and never looked back. The Nooks shot 43.4 percent from the field (23-of-53), while also shooting 26.1 percent from behind the arc (6-of-23) and 81.5 percent from behind the free throw line (22-of-27). Alaska collected 37 rebounds, 14 assists and three steals on the day.

The Nooks' best shooting came in the second half, as Alaska went 12-of-26 from the floor for 46.2 percent. Alaska outshot Fresno Pacific in both the first (11) and second half (five), with their largest lead coming at the 13:41 mark of the second half with an 18 point lead.

Fresno went 21-of-55 from the floor for a shooting percentage of 38.2, while only shooting 3-of-19 (15.8 percent) in three-point attempts. Mike Crawley led FPU with 15 points, while also posting the only double-double of the day after registering 11 rebounds.

Senior forward Bagaly Kaba posted a game-high 17 points on the day, shooting 4-of-8 from the field and 9-of-10 in free throw attempts. Kaba also registered a tied team-high seven rebounds, while also posting one assist and one block.

Senior guards Nahjee Matlock and Brandon Davis followed up Kaba's performance, collecting 15 and 11 points, respectively. Matlock shot 5-of-10 from the floor and posted a game-high five assists, while Davis drained three, three-pointers.

Davis and Matlock were named to the 2016 Chuck Randall Classic All-Tournament Team, after Davis averaged 14.5 points per game and 3.0 assists per game, while Matlock averaged 11.5 points per game and 6.0 assists per game. Jeffrey Parker from Western Washington was named the tournament's most valuable player after averaging 22.5 points per game.

The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team opens up Great Northwest Athletic Conference play this week, traveling to Northwest Nazarene on Dec. 1 before facing Central Washington on Dec. 3. Thursday's game in Nampa is scheduled for 5:30pm AKST, while Saturday's game in Ellensburg is slated for 6:30pm AKST.

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