Louie Beech finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists on Saturday against San Diego Christian
Game Boxscores
NNU vs. San Diego Christian
C of I vs. Montana Western
NAMPA, Idaho - Tied at 71-71,
Adam Shildmyer buried a three-pointer with 21 seconds to play and the Northwest Nazarene basketball team went on to defeat San Diego Christian College 77-74 to claim the final game of the 2008 Wendy's Classic at the Johnson Sports Center in Nampa.
Shildmyer answered the final bell again on Saturday, having made clutch free-throws in Friday night's win over Montana Western, with a straight-away triple to put the Crusaders on top 74-71. SDCC's Jesse LeBeau would then convert a lay-in with seven seconds left to pull the Hawks within one, but
Kendall Gielow and
Brian Barkdoll combined to go three-of-four from the line to earn the non-conference victory and the unofficial tournament title as the only team to win both games over the weekend of play.
NNU improves to 7-2 overall and San Diego Christian, an NAIA Division I foe from the Golden State Athletic Conference, falls to 3-5 after a pair of three point losses.
Louie Beech led the Crusaders with 20 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while
Joel Ryman came off the bench to score 19, and Gielow finished with 13.
Both Beech and Ryman made four-of-eight three pointers as the Crusaders finished 11-of-25 from the arc.
Craig Jackson led the Hawks with a game-high 22 points, while James Green led all players on the glass with 11 rebounds and nine points. Danny Soliman added 12 and Viktor Asaciovas scored 10.
The Crusaders, who shot 48.1-percent (25-52) from the floor, out-rebounded SDCC 31-27 and held the visitors to only eight offensive rebounds after watching the Hawks grab 16 offensive boards on Friday night.
NNU will host Walla Walla College next Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. before taking a 10-day Christmas break. The Crusaders will play their final non-conference game of the season on Saturday, December 30th, when they host Eastern Oregon University, also a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
Montana Western 90 vs. College of Idaho 78
NAMPA, Idaho - Terry Hauser scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Montana Western Bulldogs to a 90-78 victory over The College of Idaho in the third game of the 2008 Wendy's Classic on Saturday at the Johnson Sports Center in Nampa.
Hauser made six-of-10 three pointers as the Bulldogs (7-5) made 15 triples and shot 51.7-percent (15-29) from the bonus arc. Five Bulldogs reached double-figures with Cody Thueringer adding 17, JaRon Brown scored 14, Chad Myers netted 13, and Brandon Lawson finished with 10.
Bryan Champ led the Coyotes (5-7) with 22 and Craig McGee posted the games only double-double with 14 rebounds and 10 points. Steffen Spinks scored 20, Kelvin Potts had 15, and Brian Bergerson added 11. Only five players scored for C of I, but all reached double-figures.
