TACOMA, Wash. - Tying a school record for consecutive wins, the
sixth-ranked Puget Sound Loggers made easy work of the Pacific
Lutheran Lutes, 84-59, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball
game on Tuesday evening at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.
The game looked close for the first 8:50 but the Loggers went on
a 10-0 run in just 66 seconds to pull ahead by 11 with 10:05
remaining in the first half. From there, the teams continued
to battle as the Loggers took a 42-29 lead into the halftime
break. The Loggers' full-court press gave the Lutes fits in
the first 20 minutes as Puget Sound collected 10 steals on 15 PLU
turnovers.
In the second half, the Loggers stepped on the gas and the Lutes
had no match. Puget Sound built the lead into the 20s on a
jumper by senior Jason Foster (Spanaway, Wash./Henry Foss) with
11:09 to play. As more Puget Sound reserves saw minutes, the
lead stayed in the 20's for the rest of the game, hitting a
game-high 29 on a jumper by freshman David Aberg (Seattle,
Wash./Roosevelt) with 1:57 to go that gave Puget Sound the 84-55
lead. A basket and a pair of free throws by the
Lutes brought the game to the final of 84-59.
With the win, the Loggers moved their current win streak to 13
games, tying the mark set by the 1967-68 and 1975-76 Puget Sound
teams. The 1975-76 team went on to win the NCAA Division II
National Championship over Chattanooga, 83-74.
Puget Sound was led by 22 points from Antwan Williams (Portland,
Ore./Madison), his second straight 20-point game. Foster
added 16 with a team-high seven rebounds. Robert Krauel
(Phoenix, Ariz./North Canyon) added 11 points in the winning
effort. The Loggers out-rebounded the Lutes, 42-34 on the
night.
Pacific Lutheran was led by 12 points from freshman Nick
Stackhouse. Sophomore Tony Polis, a transfer from Puget
Sound, scored 11 off the bench in his return to Memorial
Fieldhouse. Puget Sound held senior guard Josh Dressler to
just two points on the night on one-of-eight shooting.
The Loggers hit the hardwood again on Saturday night when they
play host to George Fox. Tip-off with the Bruins is set for
8:00 p.m. at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma, Wash.
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