LACEY, Wash. (Dec. 7) -- Yusef Aziz scored 13 of his 21 points in the second half as Seattle Pacific University pulled away for a 79-56 win over Saint Martin's in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball game at Saint Martin's Pavilion Saturday night.

Jason Chivers added 10 points for the Falcons (2-0, 5-1), who held the Saints (0-2, 0-7) to just 22 percent shooting and 23 points in the second half. For the second year in a row Seattle Pacific swept its GNAC openers, both on the road.

Aziz (Sr., 6-4, Seattle, Wa./Foster), rebounding from a bout with the flu and just eight points at Central Washington Thursday, hit all five of his field goals after intermission, including a pair of three-pointers. He finished 8-11 from the field and also had five rebounds.

Seattle Pacific beat SMC for the eighth time in a row and 19th in the last 20 meetings. It pulled away from a 37-33 at the half, outscoring the Saints 42-23 in the final period. SPU shot 58 percent (15-26) in the second half and 53 percent (31-56) for the game. The Falcons committed a season-low nine turnovers and finished with a 27-22 edge on the boards.

Garland Perry led Saint Martin's with 14 points, all but two coming in the first half. Perry shot just 1-4 in the second half.

Adam Harris (Sr., 6-0, Fox Island, Wa./Gig Harbor) and Daniel Sandrin (Sr., 6-7, Bothell, Wa./Bothell) each contributed nine points for SPU.

SPU now takes a break from GNAC play until Jan. 11. The Falcons next play Dec. 16 against Missouri Western at the River City Shootout in San Antonio.

SEATTLE PACIFIC--Sandrin 9, Aziz 21, Chivers 10, Harris 9, Cato 7, Lee 7, Bushmaker 0, Binetti 2, Knudson 5, Keely 5, Woodard 2, Cohen 2.

SAINT MARTIN--S'Bartley 7, Gruhler o, Clark 5, Daniels 0, Preston 3, Chirhart 0, Everson 6, Bauer 9, Barnes 2, Cherry 5, Perry 14, Satovich 2, Gibbs 3.

Halftime--SPU 37, SMC 33.