SEATTLE (Nov. 6) -- Gene Woodard scored eight of his 14 points in the final 12 minutes as Seattle Pacific University pulled away to defeat The Son's Blue Angels 86-67 in a men's preseason basketball game at Brougham Pavilion Tuesday night.

Brannon Stone (Sr., 6-9, Oak Harbor, Wa.) added 12 points and nine rebounds and Eric Sandrin (Sr., 6-10, Bothell, Wa./Shorecrest) contributed 11 points and 12 boards for the Falcons, who are ranked 16th in the NCAA Division II preseason poll. Redshirt freshman Jordan Lee (Fr., 6-0, University Place, Wa./Life Christian) had 10 points, including two 3-pointers.

SPU trailed much of the first 30 minutes. Jesse Keeley's (Jr., 6-7, Tacoma, Wa./Bellarmine) tip-in gave it the lead for good, 52-50, with 10:36 remaining. It was part of a 21-4 run in which Woodard (Jr., 6-4, Edmonds, Wa./O'Dea) scored eight points. He made 5-9 field goals and each of his four free throws.

LaFelle McGilvery, an SPU alum, led the Blue Angels with 16 points. Jared Stevenson, formerly of Western Washington, had 14.

Seattle Pacific finished with a 52-34 edge in rebounds, including 15 offensive boards in the second half. Both teams hit 40 percent from the field.

SPU hosts the Northwest All-Stars in another exhibition game Friday at 7. The regular season begins Nov. 16 when the Falcons face Indianapolis in the first round of the Vitamilk Tip-Off Classic.

SON'S BLUE ANGELS--Stevenson 14, Stern 7, Jammerman 4, McGilvery 16, Walcott 5, Eseman 2, Bruntz 3, Phelps 10, White 6.

SEATTLE PACIFIC--Bellessa 2, Stone 12, Johnson 2, Woodard 14, E. Sandrin 11, Lee 10, Cato 8, Aziz 7, Keely 7, Sundberg 0, D. Sandrin 8, Cohen 4.

Halftime--BLU 31, SPU 29.