FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team fell in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action on Thursday night, falling 83-73 to the Northwest Nazarene Nighthawks at the Alaska Airlines Court. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 4-10 and 1-6 in GNAC play, while the Nighthawks improve to 11-2 on the year and 6-1 in conference contests.
Coach's Comment
"We had way too many silly turnovers tonight, and we have to do a better job taking care of the basketball. We fell in love with the free throw line again tonight but I felt like when we shoot 24-for-27, we need to keep attacking and we didn't. Our rebounding faltered a little bit with some missed positions but we just have to get better." – head coach
Greg Sparling said on Thursday.
Inside the Box Score
- The Nooks shot 36.4 percent from the floor (20-for-55), 36.0 percent from the outside (9-for-25) and 88.9 percent from the free throw line (24-for-27).
- Alaska pulled down five offensive and 27 defensive rebounds for 32 total boards.
- The Nooks also chipped in 17 assists, six steals and three blocks.
Alaska Leaders
- A trio of Alaska players registered a team-best 18 points, including junior guard Tymoryae Glover, junior forward Michael Kluting and junior guard Spencer Sweet.
- Glover went 7-for-13 from the field, 1-for-3 from beyond the arc and 3-for-3 from the free throw line, while also picking up eight rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.
- Sweet shot 5-for-13 from the floor, including 4-for-7 from three-point range, and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.
- Kluting tied Glover for a team-best eight rebounds, while shooting 4-for-11 from the floor and 10-for-12 from the free throw line, while also posting two blocks and one steal in 29 minutes on the floor.
- Senior guard Isaiah Easaw registered a game-high six assists.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team will be back in action on Saturday, Jan. 19, hosting the Central Washington Wildcats in a GNAC tilt at the Alaska Airlines Court. Tip-off is at 2pm AKST.
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