Complete Box Score

SAN BERNARDINO -- Nick Johnson scored 27 points and two other Falcons were in double figures Thursday night as Seattle Pacific University defeated BYU-Hawaii, 82-57, in the first round of the NCAA Division II Men's West Regional at Cal State, San Bernardino.

The Falcons shot 57 percent from the floor against the Seasiders with Johnson hitting eight of 12 field goal attempts and converting nine of 10 free throws to pace the attack. Top scorer Yusef Aziz had 14 points on seven of 12 shooting while center Eric Sandrin poured in 15 points on seven of 11 from the field.

The third-seeded Falcons led 41-24 at the half as they shot 60 percent against a porous BYU-Hawaii defense.

The Seasiders shot just 35 percent from the field (21 of 60) . Alexus Foyle, the leading scorer in the Pacific West Conference, had 19 points on eight of 14 from the field. Scott Salisbury chipped in 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for yet another double-double. He averaged a double-double in points and rebounds for the season.

The Falcons, 24-4, advance to the semifinals on Friday night to face No. 2 seed Humboldt State (24-3), a team they split 1-1 with during the regular season and finished as co-champs of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.