Warriors bounce Point Loma
Copyright of The Lewiston Morning Tribune

SALT LAKE CITY -- Lewis-Clark State quickly erased an 11-point first-half deficit and coasted to its third victory of the infant men's basketball season, downing Point Loma Nazarene 76-64 on Thursday in the opening round of a tournament at Westminster College.

The Warriors shot an even 50 percent from the field and completely dominated the boards to remain unbeaten.

L-C trailed 27-16 with about 6 1/2 minutes remaining in the first half, "and then we played pretty good the rest of the way," L-C coach George Pfeifer said. We started out pretty hesitant, but once we got things going we took care of business."

L-C, which led 35-34 at halftime, limited Point Loma to 41-percent field goal accuracy in the second half. The Warriors outrebounded Point Loma 34-21, holding the Sea Lions to three offensive boards.

Jared Tikker, who according to Pfeifer enjoyed his finest game in a Warrior uniform, had 17 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Danny Allen and Skyler Wilson had 15 points apiece, with Wilson netting 4-of-7 3-point attempts.

Potlatch's Nick Nicholson, Point Loma's primary shooting threat, hit a 3-pointer moments into the game, but didn't score again.

The Warriors will play Concordia, Ore., the NAIA Division II runnerup last season, today at 2 p.m. PST.

POINT LOMA

Nicholson 1-7 0-0 3, Baranowski 0-0 0-0 0, MacGinnis 4-10 1-3 11, Kruge 5-7 0-1 10, Segun 4-6 3-4 11, Sanderson 0-2 4-4 4, Spencer 2 0-0 4, Hatch 0-0 0-0 0, Coward 2-5 2-2 6, Jones 5-10 0-1 10, Button 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 25-54 10-15 64.

LEWIS-CLARK STATE (3-0)

Allen 4-7 4-4 15, Fraser 2-7 0-0 4, Wilson 5-9 1-1 15, Idoko 2-6 2-3 6, Brothers 5-12 3-4 13, Bishop 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 2-5 0-0 4, Pitts 1-1 0-0 2, Tikker 7-8 2-4 76.

Halftime -- Lewis-Clark State 35, Point Loma 34. Total fouls -- Point Loma 19, Lewis-Clark State 19. Fouled out -- Segun. Technical fouls -- none. 3-point goals -- Point Loma 4-21 (Nicholson 1-7, MacGinnis 2-7, Sanderson 0-2, Coward 0-1, Button 1-4), Lewis-Clark State 12-16 (Allen 4-4, Wilson 1-1, Idoko 2-3, Brothers 3-4, Tikker 2-4). Rebounds -- Point Loma 21 (Kruge 6, Button 6), Lewis-Clark State 34 (Idoko 8). Assists -- Point Loma 15 (Baranowski 4), Lewis-Clark State 17 (Allen 5).