SEATTLE (Mar. 10) --John Hubbard came off the bench to score 20 points and Donte Quinine added 16 as Seattle Pacific University ground out a 68-61 win over UC Davis in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division II West Regional playoffs Friday night before a near-capacity crowd at Brougham Pavilion.

The 10th-ranked Falcons (25-4) will meet No. 22 Central Washington for the regional title and a berth in the NCAA Elite Eight Saturday at 7. Less than 900 tickets remain, and will go on sale at 1 p.m. Saturday at the pavilion box office.

It was the second year in a row and the third time in five years that SPU has eliminated the Aggies (22-7) in the regional tournament.

Seattle Pacific, playing its first home playoff game in 35 years, led from the opening minutes, and led by as many as 14 points midway through the second period.

The Aggies sliced the lead to 57-52 with just under 3 minutes left, but Quinine dunked off an interior feed from Nick Johnson. UC Davis got no closer than five points again until the waning seconds.

"It was a great win," said SPU Coach Ken Bone. "I'm ecstatic to win the first game; that's sometimes the most difficult game for a team."

"I expect an all-out war," said Bone of the impending matchup with Central Washington. "It ought to be a very physical game."

The two teams met three times in the regular season with the Wildcats winning twice, including once in Brougham.

Jason Cox led UC Davis 15 and Scott Darmstadt had 13 and eight rebounds. The Aggies shot just 32 percent from the floor, including 25 percent (8-32) in the first half.

Seattle Pacific was just 6-23 from three-point range but hit 45 percent overall. The Falcons made 20-25 free throws, with Ryan Skogstad going 7-8. Brannon Stone blocked five shots.

SPU built an 11-point lead at intermission by putting together an 11-2 run in the final seven minutes of the half. Back-to-back close-range jumpers by Quinine pushed the Falcons in front 25-19. Stone later added a foul line jumper and two free throws.

UC DAVIS--
K. Johnson 4, McDuffie, Cox 15, Darmstadt 13, Boyd 7, Moss, Rausa 2, Laird, Callori 9, McElree 11.

SEATTLE PACIFIC--
Quinine 16, Leadon 3, Stone 7, Hudgins 9, Skogstad 9, Fox, Bukoski, N. Johnson 4, Hubbard 20, Zabukovec.

Halftime--SPU 32, UCD 21.