Durrett, Warriors pull out victory over
Western State; Guard's backdoor layup in
final seconds gives L-C 60-59 victory
copyright The Trib
ARCATA, Calif.
-- The Warriors tried to turn Western
State's aggression to their own advantage,
and they evidently succeeded on their last
play of the game.
Eric Durrett scored
a backdoor layup with three seconds left to
give Lewis-Clark State a 60-59 win Friday
night in a neutral-site men's basketball
game at Humboldt State.
The Warriors bounced
back from their only loss of the season, a
72-53 setback to Humboldt the previous
night.
Trailing by a point,
the Warriors got a defensive rebound from
Jamal Harris, called a timeout with 10
seconds left, and called a play designed for
Durrett breaking to the basket.
The bounce pass came
from point guard Spencer Bishop, one of his
seven assists for the game.
"With their pressure
defense, we hoped it would work," Warriors
coach Tim Walker said. "We executed, and
Eric got the layup. ... I was proud of our
guys and the composure they showed."
Lorens Knudsen's
long 3-pointer for Western State missed at
the buzzer.
Lewis-Clark State
struggled early with the Mountaineers'
athleticism, falling behind 11-0. They
switched to a zone defense, began stopping
Western's penetration, and stuck with the
zone the rest of the way.
Durrett finished
with 18 points to lead all scorers, while
teammates Keith Scarbrough, Chris Pitts and
Jared Tikker all had eight for the Warriors.
Clem Benton paced
Western State with 21 points and Stan Harley
added 11.
The Warriors (9-1)
are idle until competing in a Corban College
tournament next Friday and Saturday at
Salem, Ore. Western State (2-3), of
Colorado, is back on the floor tonight to
face Humboldt.
LEWIS-CLARK STATE
(9-1)
Durrett 7-15 3-4 18,
Pitts 3-6 2-2 8, Scarbrough 3-3 0-0 8,
Tikker 4-8 0-2 8, Harris 2-4 2-2 6, Brooks
2-6 1-1 5, Bishop 2-3 0-0 4, Orr, 1-1 0-0 3,
Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-46 8-11 60.
WESTERN STATE (2-3)
Benton 8-15 1-1 21,
Harley 4-8 0-0 11, Correa 3-6 0-3 6, Royer
2-8 0-0 6, Goggins 2-4 0-0 5, Sloan 1-2 0-0
2, Klieforth 0-0 2-2 2, Smith 0-0 2-2 2,
Goodenberger 1-1 0-0 2, Barrow 1-3 0-0 2,
Knudsen 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 5-8 59.
Halftime -- Western
State 32-29. 3-point goals -- Lewis-Clark
State 4-6 (Scarbrough 2-2, Orr 1-1, Durrett
1-3), Western State 10-27 (Benton 4-8,
Harley 3-6, Royer 2-8, Goggins 1-3, Knudsen
0-2. Fouled out -- none. Rebounds --
Lewis-Clark State College 26 (Brooks 5,
Tikker 5), Western State 27 (Barrow 6).
Assists -- Lewis-Clark State 16 (Bishop 7),
Western State 13 (Harley 3, Benton 3). Total
fouls -- Lewis-Clark State 15, Western State
12. A -- 54. |
