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NAMPA, Idaho - Anthony Golden scored 15 points to lead Northwest Nazarene University to a 62-53 conference victory over the University of Alaska Fairbanks tonight at the Johnson Sports Center in Nampa.

Golden led a trio of players into double-figures as Jonathan Hawkins scored 14 points and dished-out a team-high six assists and JB Pillard posted a 10 point - 10 rebound double-double.

The Crusaders improved to 10-9 overall, 4-7 in GNAC play, and picked up their first home-court league win of the season.

Carthal McDonald scored a game-high 20 points to lead Alaska Fairbanks (4-17, 1-10 GNAC), hitting on four of five three-pointers and finishing eight-of-10 from the field.  Dominique Brinson added 12 points and Nico Matthews handed out a game-high eight assists.

The Crusaders outrebounded UAF 28-21 and shot 54.3-percent (25-46) from the floor and 42.9-percent (9-21) from the three-point line.  Andy Maxwell and Golden each hit three triples as Maxwell finished with nine points and six rebounds.

Neither team spent much time at the foul line as NNU was three of four (all by Hawkins) and UAF made just one of three.

Defensively, Matthews led the Nanooks with five steals while Maxwell had three for the Crusaders.

NNU jumped to a 9-0 lead eventually going up by as many as 17 (28-11) in the first half and by 20 (46-26) in the second period.

The margin didn't return to single digits until 2:28 were remaining in the final period and Alaska Fairbanks never got closer than seven points.

The Crusaders will play just one game next weekend, hosting Central Washington next Saturday at 7 p.m.