LACEY, Wash. (Dec. 8) -- Nick Johnson led a balanced attack with 11 points and also collected nine rebounds as Seattle Pacific University extended its winning streak to six games with a 73-46 win over Saint Martin's in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Saturday night at Saint Martin's Pavilion.

The Falcons (2-0, 6-1), ranked 20th in NCAA Division II, allowed the fewest total points for an opponent in 71 games in beating the Saints for the 16th time in the last 17 meetings. They forced Saint Martin's to hit just 35 percent (17-49) from the field. It was lowest points yielded since an 84-43 win over the Saints in 1998-99.

Maurice Cato (Jr., 6-0, Fairfield, Ca.), Brannon Stone (Sr., 6-9, Oak Harbor, Wa.) and Daniel Sandrin (Jr., 6-7, Bothell, Wa./Bothell HS) each had 10 points for SPU, which shot 51 percent (29-57), including 9-21 3-pointers.

Johnson (Sr., 6-3, Burlington, Wa./Burlington-Edison) hit 5 of 8 shots and snared four offensive boards. Stone and Jordan Lee (Fr., 6-0, University Place, Wa./Life Christian) each connected on a pair of treys. Sandrin came off the bench to make 4 of 5 shots in 14 minutes.

Saint Martin's (0-2, 1-7), which lost its fourth in a row, was topped by the 12 points apiece of Nick Gibbs and Jarel Cherry. Gerrit Eades, who entered the week averaging 16.2, had just two points in 1-6 shooting.

Its the first time in three seasons that Seattle Pacific has won its first two conference road games. GNAC play resumes Jan. 3 at home vs. Northwest Nazarene.

SPU travels to Las Vegas next weekend and meets No. 8 and unbeaten Henderson State (Ar.) Saturday in the first round of the High Desert Classic.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Cato 10, Stone 10, Johnson 11, Woodard 6, E. Sandrin 7, Lee 8, Bellessa 3, Aziz 6, Keely 0, Sundberg 0, D. Sandrin 10, Cohen 2.

ST. MARTIN'S -- Gruhler 1, Bellamy 6, Everson 4, Eades 2, Gibbs 12, Lee 5, Bauer 3, Grant 1, Cherry 12, Gomez 0.

Halftime--SPU 36, SMC 21.