WHITTIER, Calif. -- The Loggers' Men's Basketball team closed out their road trip with a win, taking down the Whittier Poets 72-62.
How it Happened
The Poets got out to an early lead, with the Loggers trading a couple of buckets to stay within striking distance.
Ian Cook drilled a three to open the scoring, with
Trevon Hamilton laying it in shortly after. A scoring drought for both teams occurred, with only 10 total points being scored in the first five minutes of the game. Whittier then went on a 4-0 run, but
Dante Deshautelle responded with a triple to cut the deficit.
Another Deshautelle three tied the game, as he started to heat up. Deshautelle scored 11 straight points by himself, rolling the rock and putting the Loggers up 16-13. Hamilton scored four in a row of his own, extending the Loggers' lead to seven. Despite leading in scoring for the afternoon,
Zane Miller didn't get his first bucket until the 7-minute mark in the first half. He subbed on and made an immediate impact, drilling a three to make it 26-16.
Miller hit another jumper and a deep three, while back-to-back layups by Cook got the lead up to ten. Another Miller pull-up jumper extended the lead further, as Puget Sound took an 11-point lead into halftime.
Deshautelle and Miller continued to play really well in the second half. They combined for the first eight Logger points, with a Miller three keeping the Logs ahead by a solid margin.
Jaden Turner then got his first bucket of the afternoon, drilling a three after subbing into the game.
Hugo Rutherfurd, who had also had a quiet night up to this point, also got a nice bucket to make it 51-40.
From there, the Loggers maintained a double-digit lead up until the final two minutes of the game. Cook came up with a huge block to dash the last-second efforts by the Poets, as the Loggers cruised to a 72-62 victory.
What Happens Next
The Loggers head down to UC Santa Cruz for a pair of games against the Banana Slugs. Their first game is on Friday, November 20th at 7:00 pm.
