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CWU vs. Metro State
NNU vs. Sonoma State
NAMPA, Idaho -
Brian Barkdoll led five Crusaders into double-figures as the Northwest Nazarene men's basketball team defeated Sonoma State University 83-71 on Saturday evening in the second game of the 2010 Crusader Thanksgiving Classic, hosted by NNU at the Johnson Sports Center.
Central Washington University defeated 11th-ranked Metropolitan State College of Denver 71-55 in the classic-formatted tournament's opening game.
Barkdoll scored 15 points, on seven-of-seven shooting, and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds to lead the Crusaders (2-1) to victory in the home opener for NNU. Jamie and
Drew Eisinger each scored 14 points,
Paul Egwuonwu had 12, and
Anthony Golden added 10 as the Crusaders shot 59.6-percent (31-52) from the floor and 46.2-percent (6-13) from the three-point line.
James Sandoval led Sonoma State (2-1) with a game-high 20 points and Sterling Arterberry added 17 on six-of-nine shooting from the floor. Ben Washington also reached double-figures with 14.
The Crusaders out-rebounded the Seawolves 34-18 as both Egwuonwu and
Jamie Eisinger had seven rebounds each. Egwuonwu also added five assists in his home-court debut after red-shirting last season for the Crusaders.
"I thought Paul really played a solid game for us tonight," commented NNU head coach Tim Hills. "We were strong inside...with Barkdoll really being aggressive on the offensive end and Paul passing the ball well...it was a highlight for us, that's for sure."
Both teams finished 15-of-19 (78.9-percent) from the free throw line. The Crusaders committed 14 turnovers against 14 assists, while Sonoma State committe only 10 turnovers and had 12 assists.
Tomorrow's tournament action will see Central Washington face Sonoma State at 4 p.m. and the Crusaders face-off against Metro State at 8 p.m. Between the men's games the NNU women's team will host a 6 p.m. tip-off against Warner Pacific University.
Central Washington 71 - #11 Metro State 55
Chris Sprinker scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and guard Chris Scott added 15 points as Central Washington disposed of perennial NCAA Division II powerhouse Metro State 71-55 Friday in the NNU Thanksgiving Classic at Nampa.
Metro State, ranked 11th and coming off a 24-7 season, lost for the first time in three outings, while the Wildcats improved to 3-0. The Roadrunners, who won national titles in 2000 and 2002, are the winningest team in NCAA Division II history.
Central led virtually from the start though it was up by just four at halftime (30-26). The 'Cats, however, opened up some space early in the second half as Scott finished off a 15-3 run with back-to-back three-pointers to give CWU a 50-35 lead.
Sprinker made five of nine shots and also had six rebounds and five blocked shots. Scott made his first five shots before missing his final attempt. He was three of four from the arc.
Central, which trailed just once at 2-1 and led by double-digits for the final 13 minutes, also got nine points from Humberto Perez and eight points and seven rebounds from Roby Clyde. Coby Gibler had eight rebounds.
Metro was led by Jonathan Morse with 14 points and nine rebounds. Quaran Johnson had 10 points. The Wildcats outrebounded the Roadrunners 44-28 and also outshot them 44.6 to 35.8 percent.
Central Washington vs Metro State
11/26/10 4pm at Nampa,ID
At Nampa,ID
CENTRAL WASHINGTON 71, METRO STATE 55
CENTRAL WASHINGTON (3-0)
Sprinker,Chris 5-9 7-8 17; Scott,Chris 5-6 2-3 15; Perez,Humberto 3-6 0-1 9;
Clyde,Roby 3-6 2-2 8; Berry,Jamar 3-8 1-1 7; Gibler,Coby 3-10 0-0 6;
Harris,Drew 2-8 0-0 5; Johnson,Jody 1-3 2-2 4; Nelson,Ted 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
25-56 14-17 71.
METRO STATE (2-1)
Jonathan Morse 5-6 4-6 14; Quaran Johnson 2-4 6-6 10; Reggie Evans 4-13 0-0
8; Paul Brotherson 2-4 2-5 7; Brandon Jefferson 2-8 0-0 6; A.J. Flournoy 2-9
1-4 5; Shakir Johnson 2-5 1-1 5; Glenn Miller 0-3 0-0 0; Tommy Earl 0-1 0-0
0. Totals 19-53 14-22 55.
Central Washington............ 30 41 - 71
Metro State................... 26 29 - 55
3-point goals--Central Washington 7-15 (Perez,Humberto 3-6; Scott,Chris 3-4;
Harris,Drew 1-2; Gibler,Coby 0-2; Berry,Jamar 0-1), Metro State 3-8 (Brandon
Jefferson 2-4; Paul Brotherson 1-1; Reggie Evans 0-1; A.J. Flournoy 0-1;
Tommy Earl 0-1). Fouled out--Central Washington-None, Metro State-None.
Rebounds--Central Washington 44 (Gibler,Coby 8), Metro State 28 (Jonathan
Morse 9). Assists--Central Washington 16 (Harris,Drew 4), Metro State 8
(A.J. Flournoy 4). Total fouls--Central Washington 23, Metro State 17.
Technical fouls--Central Washington-None, Metro State-None. A-204
Sonoma State vs Northwest Nazarene
11/26/10 6pm at Nampa,ID
At Nampa,ID
NORTHWEST NAZARENE 83, SONOMA STATE 71
SONOMA STATE (2-1)
SANDOVAL, James 8-13 4-5 20; ARTERBERRY, Sterling 6-9 3-4 17; WASHINGTON,
Ben 4-8 5-6 14; LACKEY, Steve 2-3 3-4 7; OLSEM, Will 2-3 0-0 4; FRENCH,
Matthew 1-3 0-0 3; CROW, Brian 1-3 0-0 2; NELSON, Mike 1-2 0-0 2; PRATT,
Steven 1-4 0-0 2; RIAHI, Arash 0-1 0-0 0; SCOTT, Patrick 0-2 0-0 0; THOMAS,
Brenton 0-0 0-0 0; ARNOTT, Ash 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 15-19 71.
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (2-1)
Barkdoll,Brian 7-7 1-2 15; Eisinger,Jamie 3-4 6-6 14; Eisinger,Drew 5-11 2-2
14; Egwuonwu,Paul 5-6 2-2 12; Golden,Anthony 4-7 0-0 10; Walker,Darious 3-6
1-2 7; Williams,Lateef 2-6 2-4 6; Rima,Kevin 2-4 1-1 5; Shula,CJ 0-0 0-0 0;
Blair,Brandon 0-1 0-0 0; Wayman,Joey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-52 15-19 83.
Sonoma State.................. 31 40 - 71
Northwest Nazarene............ 41 42 - 83
3-point goals--Sonoma State 4-12 (ARTERBERRY, Sterling 2-4; FRENCH, Matthew
1-1; WASHINGTON, Ben 1-1; NELSON, Mike 0-1; PRATT, Steven 0-3; SCOTT,
Patrick 0-1; ARNOTT, Ash 0-1), Northwest Nazarene 6-13 (Golden,Anthony 2-4;
Eisinger,Drew 2-5; Eisinger,Jamie 2-3; Blair,Brandon 0-1). Fouled
out--Sonoma State-None, Northwest Nazarene-None. Rebounds--Sonoma State 18
(WASHINGTON, Ben 3), Northwest Nazarene 34 (Barkdoll,Brian 9).
Assists--Sonoma State 12 (ARTERBERRY, Sterling 5), Northwest Nazarene 14
(Egwuonwu,Paul 5). Total fouls--Sonoma State 17, Northwest Nazarene 18.
Technical fouls--Sonoma State-ARTERBERRY, Sterling, Northwest Nazarene-None.
A-648
