MONMOUTH, Ore. – The Alaska Nanooks dropped a hard-fought Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest on Thursday night, falling 94-78 to the Western Oregon Wolves at the New P.E. Building. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 4-14 and 1-10 in conference play, while the Wolves improve to 15-5 on the season and 8-3 in league matchups.
Coach's Comments
"I am proud of our guys tonight, they played really well for 30 minutes or more. Western Oregon went on a bit of a run in the second half that we had a hard time containing. We shot well enough from the floor but Western Oregon is a very explosive team on offense and they can put points on the board in a hurry. We need to work on our defensive play going forward." – head coach
Greg Sparling on Thursday.
Inside the Box Score
- Alaska shot 48.1 percent from the floor (25-for-52), 69.2 percent from outside (9-for-13) and 82.6 percent from the free throw line (19-for-23).
- From the floor, the Nooks shot 48.1 percent in the first half (13-for-27) and 48 percent in the second (12-for-25)
- The Nooks outrebounded their opponents 31-26, collecting game-highs in offensive boards (11) and defensive boards (20).
- Alaska also collected 14 assists, four steals and one block.
Alaska Leaders
- Junior guard Spencer Sweet led all players in scoring on Thursday night, shooting 7-for-12 from the field, 4-for-5 from three-point range and 7-for-7 from the free throw line for a game-high 25 points.
- Sweet also tallied seven rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes on the floor.
- Junior guard Tymoryae Glover posted 20 points against the Wolves, shooting 6-for-13 from the floor, 1-for-3 from beyond the arc and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Junior forward Michael Kluting posted a team-high 10 rebounds, registering four offensive and six defensive.
Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team will travel to Portland, Oregon to take on the Concordia Cavaliers on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the Cavalier Court. Tip-off is set for 6pm AKST.
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