ARCATA, Calif. (Jan. 24) -- Tenth-ranked Humboldt State got 23 points and 12 rebounds from Fred Hooks and held on to beat No. 8 Seattle Pacific University, 84-78, snapping the Falcons' record 15-game win streak before a capacity crowd Thursday night at East Gym.

Nick Johnson (Sr., 6-3, Burlington, Wa./Burlington-Edison) paced Seattle Pacific (7-1, 15-2) with 23 while Yusef Aziz (Jr., 6-4, Seattle, Wa./Foster-Highline CC) added 22 and eight boards. It was the first conference loss for SPU, which had gone undefeated since an opening-night defeat to Indianapolis.

The Lumberjacks (16-1), winning their 13th straight at home, are now tied with SPU atop the Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings at 7-1. The two teams will meet again Mar. 2 in Seattle.

The Falcons trailed 38-32 at halftime and by as much as 10 early in the second half before rallying with a 13-3 run. Daniel Sandrin's (Jr., 6-7, Bothell, Wa./Bothell) two free throws put SPU ahead 62-61 and later Brannon Stone (Sr., 6-9, Oak Harbor, Wa.) made it 64-62.

But GNAC scoring leader Austin Nichols answered with a 3-pointer and Mark White's nine points in the final five minutes helped hold Seattle Pacific at bay. Nichols finished with 21 points--13 in the second half--and White had 17.

Seattle Pacific shot 50 percent from the field and out-rebounded Humboldt 35-29 but committed 17 turnovers--six more than the 'Jacks. Hooks, a 6-6 sophomore, hit 8 of 13 field goals and grabbed five offensive rebounds. Johnson finished 11 of 14 from the field while Aziz was 6-11 and made all 10 of his free throws.

For Humboldt State, it was the first victory in the series since 1949­-a stretch of 16 consecutive losses.

SPU travels to Western Oregon for its next game, Saturday at 7.

SEATTLE PACIFIC -- Aziz 22, Stone 6, E. Sandrin 2, Cato 8, Johnson 23, Lee 0, Harris 0, Bellessa 0, Keely 0, Woodard 4, D. Sandrin 13.

HUMBOLDT ST. -- Nichols 21, Hooks 23, Cutler 4, White 17, Gildea 8, Robinson 7, Shannon 2.Hungerford 0.

Halftime--HSU 38, SPU 32.