CALDWELL, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene men's basketball came up short in round two of the Mayors' Cup on Tuesday night, falling to College of Idaho 60-47 in the road exhibition game.
The Nighthawks remain at 3-5 on the season and 1-1 in conference play.
How It Happened
The game was a defensive battle throughout, with both offenses struggling at the beginning as it took until the 10:14 mark for the first team to reach double digits as C of I took a 10-7 advantage.
The Yotes led by as much as nine in the first half, but the Nighthawks would cut it to six in the final seconds as
Yaru Harvey hit a free throw and
Tru Allen beat the buzzer with a layup that made it 26-20.
NNU immediately cut the deficit to three out of halftime as Harvey nailed a triple, but a 15-6 run by C of I over the next six minutes put the home team on top by 12, 41-32, with 12:03 to play.
The Yote lead would stay around ten for the remainder of the contest, eventually taking the 13-point win over the Nighthawks.
Nighthawks Notes
- The Nighthawks outrebounded the Yotes 34-30, including 12 on the offensive end
- NNU also had a 13-3 advantage in second-chance points
- Gabriel Murphy led the Nighthawks with a near double-double of 13 points and nine rebounds
- Kobe Terashima was next with nine points and four assists
- Yaru Harvey added seven points and Ryzin Bergersen six points on a pair of triples
Next Up
NNU will be back home at the end of the week, hosting George Fox in a non-conference matchup on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in the Johnson Sports Center.
