TACOMA, Wash. - Using their usual
high-pressure full-court defense, the Puget Sound Loggers opened up
the 2008-09 season with a win, defeating the visiting UC Santa Cruz
Banana Slugs in the second game of the Allstate Cantillana Men's
Basketball Tip-Off Classic on Saturday night at Henry Foss High
School in Tacoma, Wash.
The Loggers went on a number of
runs in the first half, taking a 15-point lead with just over five
minutes left to go, but the Slugs kept fighting, closing to within
two points, 39-37, at halftime. Guard Ryan Matsuoka carried
the UCSC offense in the first half, putting up 18 of his final 29
points in the first 20 minutes.
In the second half, the Loggers put
10 points on the board in the first 53 seconds, all from senior
guard Antwan Williams (Portland, Ore./Madison) as they regained a
comfortable lead. Santa Cruz continued to battle but they
found themselves in foul trouble and the deep Puget Sound bench
proved too much to handle as the Loggers collected the 93-76 win.
Puget Sound was led by 27 points
from senior Robert Krauel (Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon).
Williams finished with 16 on the night while Austin Boyce (Kent,
Wash./Kentwood) put up 12. Senior forward Jason Foster
(Spanaway, Wash./Henry Foss) finished one point shy of the
double-double, chalking up a game-high 12 rebounds to go with nine
points. The Logger bench outscored the UCSC bench, 25-8, on
the night.
UC Santa Cruz was led by the 29
points from Matsuoka. Jacob Moore added 14 while Daniel Bryan
and Niel Brennan finished with 13 and 12 points respectively.
The 2008 Allstate Cantillana
Tip-Off Classic continues on Sunday when the Slugs face Pacific
Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. and the Loggers take on Macalester at 8:00
p.m.
Pacific Lutheran 84, Macalester 72
TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran broke
away from a four-point halftime lead in defeating Macalester
(Minn.), 84-72, in the men's basketball opener for both teams on
Friday night at Foss High School. The game was the opener of the
Allstate Cantillana Tip-Off Classic hosted by the University of
Puget Sound.
Box Scores
Pacific
Lutheran/Macalester
UC
Santa Cruz/Puget Sound
