MONMOUTH, Ore. – Northwest Nazarene men's basketball took care of business in their final road game of the regular season on Saturday, defeating Western Oregon 72-64.
How It Happened
The game started slow, with WOU taking a 10-6 lead after the first six minutes. NNU then came alive, going on a 14-0 run that culminated in back-to-back triples from
James Nelson, putting the Nighthawks up 20-10 at the 10:35 mark.
NNU maintained that lead for the rest of the half, going into halftime up 35-25.
Western Oregon would cut the deficit to five, 43-38, with 13:47 to play, but NNU responded with a 9-2 run to go back up by 12 on a three from
Timothy TenKley.
The Wolves cut the lead to single digits a few more times, but the Nighthawks were finally able to start pulling away with five minutes left, taking a 15-point lead at 70-55 with 2:07 remaining.
WOU made a couple of shots in the final seconds, but it was far too little, too late as the Nighthawks held on for the eight-point win.
Nighthawks Notes
- NNU improves to 9-8 on the year and 7-5 in GNAC play with their fourth-straight win over the Wolves.
- James Nelson paced the Nighthawks with 18 points and six rebounds, going 5-8 from deep.
- George Reidy had 16 points, six boards, and two steals.
- Gabriel Murphy was also in double figures with 14 points, while Kobe Terashima had five assists.
- Christian Rose nearly had a double-double, scoring seven points and pulling down nine rebounds.
- NNU took care of the ball, only turning it over 11 times while notching 10 steals on the defensive end.
Next Up
The Nighthawks return home for three games next week to close the regular season, hosting Simon Fraser on Tuesday, Seattle Pacific on Thursday, and Montana State Billings on Saturday.
