NAMPA, Idaho – Northwest Nazarene men's basketball dropped their first game of the 2023 calendar year on Saturday, falling to Central Washington 74-65 on Saturday night.
The Nighthawks move to 6-9 on the year and 3-4 in GNAC play.
How It Happened
Central started well with 14 points in the first five minutes, taking a 14-9 lead at the 15:18 mark. NNU tallied five straight to tie things up on a
Tru Allen layup, but the Wildcats responded with a triple to take back the lead.
The Nighthawks would have another run in them in the first half, going on a 12-2 run to take a three-point lead, 26-23, after a
Jaden Carter three with 6:24 to go in the period.
CWU closed the half well, however, and took a 39-31 advantage into the break.
The Wildcats would fend off the Nighthawks for most of the second half, keeping the lead between 10-15 points until the final minutes.
NNU cut the deficit down to seven on a Tim TenKley three with 27 seconds left, but it was too little, too late as Central took the nine-point victory.
Nighthawks Notes
- The Nighthawks won the turnover battle, forcing 19 by CWU while committing 15
- NNU also had five blocks to zero for the Wildcats
- Tru Allen led the Nighthawks with 16 points, including going 3-5 from deep, while adding four steals on the defensive end
- Timothy TenKley had 13 points and a team-leading six rebounds
- Yaru Harvey was also in double figures with 10 points
- Andrew Ferrin tallied three blocks to go with four points
Next Up
NNU will be on the road next week, visiting Simon Fraser on Thursday, Jan. 19 and Western Washington on Saturday the 21
st.
