ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Nanooks fell to in-state rival Alaska Anchorage on Thursday night, dropping a Great Northwest Athletic Conference contest 100-86 at the Alaska Airlines Center. The loss drops Alaska's overall record to 5-21 and 2-17 in conference play, while the Seawolves improve to 14-13 on the season and 9-10 in league games.

Coach's Comments
"I thought our guys really competed tonight. We definitely had the offensive numbers to win but on the other side of the ball, UAA executed very well and shot a very high percentage from the floor. I thought Tre Eisenhut and Jaqua Morrow had nice nights and I thought Spencer shot well from the floor tonight." – head coach Greg Sparling said on Thursday.

Inside the Box Score

• The Nooks shot 58.8 percent from the floor (30-for-51), 65.2 percent from beyond the arc (15-for-23) and 78.6 percent from the free throw line (11-for-14).
• Alaska tallied three offensive and 16 defensive rebounds, totaling 19 boards on the night.
• The Nanooks also tallied 19 assists, two blocks and two steals.
• Five Alaska men's basketball players scored double-digit points on Thursday, a season-best.
• UAA outscored Alaska by one point in the first half 43-42, but the Seawolves were able to pull away in the second 57-44.
• Alaska tallied 46 points off the bench, 16 points in the paint, second points off of second chances and three points off of turnovers.
• Alaska's largest lead was five points at the 3:17 mark of the first half, with the Nanooks' lead lasting for 5:59.
• The score tied eight different times throughout 40 minutes and changed seven times throughout the game.

Alaska Leaders

• Senior Tre Eisenhut led the Nanooks' offense on Thursday, shooting 7-for-12 from the floor, 2-for-3 from beyond the arc and 3-for-4 from the free throw line for a team-best 19 points.
• Junior guard Jaqua Morrow followed closely behind, connecting on 6-for-10 from the field, all three-pointers, for a career-high 19 points.
• Junior guard Spencer Sweet tallied 16 points, shooting 6-for-9 from the field, including 4-for-7 from three-point range.
• Junior guard Tymoryae Glover picked up 10 points, while junior forward Michael Kluting chipped in 11 points.
• Kluting led the Nanooks in boards, with five.
• Three Nooks tied for a team-best four assists, courtesy of Eisenhut, Sweet and junior guard Jalon McCullough.

Next Time Out
The Alaska Nanooks men's basketball team returns to the Alaska Airlines Court for their final game of the 2018-19 season, hosting the Montana State Billings Yellowjackets in a GNAC contest this Saturday, Mar. 2. Tip-off is set for 3:15pm AKST.

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