Seattle Pacific Men Dump First Place Alaska Fairbanks
January 18, 2003

SEATTLE, Wa. (Jan. 18)—Daniel Sandrin scored a team high 16 points to lead four Falcons in double figures as Seattle Pacific University won its second game in a row, beating Great Northwest Athletic Conference first place Alaska Fairbanks 95-71, Saturday night in Brougham Pavilion.

Sandrin scored eight of his points in the first half and on the night, was five of seven shooting including a perfect two for two from beyond the three-point arc. Teammate Yusef Aziz (Sr., Seattle, Wa) matched Sandrin’s eight first half points and finished the contest with 14 points and a team high nine rebounds.

Maurice Cato (Sr., Fairfield, Ca.) and Adam Harris (Sr., Gig Harbor, Wa.) netted 14 and 12 points respectively. Harris notched a game high six assists.

The Falcons (4-1, 8-6) led nearly the entire contest and with 7:48 to play in the first half, went on a 9-0 run to put them up 43-25 at the 4 minute mark. SPU went into the locker room with a 50-30 advantage at half time.

Seattle Pacific maintained its 20-point lead virtually the rest of the game. Fairbanks got no closer than 15.

Jason Williams paced the Nanooks with 18 points and 12 rebounds, both game highs. Steve Towne pitched in 15.

SPU connected on nearly 55 percent (36 of 67) of their shots on the night including eight of 14 treys while Alaska Fairbanks was a dismal six of 25 from beyond the three-point arc and was 27 of 63 overall (43.5 percent).

The Falcons hit the road for their next two contests, playing Thursday night (Jan. 23) at Western Oregon and Saturday (Jan. 25) at Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks are ranked first in the West Region. Tip off is scheduled for 7PM both nights.

UA FAIRBANKS—Revels 9, Williams 18, Towne 15, Oleson 8, Smith 2, Sconiers 6, Bourne, Jones 5, Forsyth 8, Smith.

SEATTLE PACIFIC—Aziz 14, Sandrin 16, Chivers 7, Cato 14, Harris 12, Lee 9, Bushmaker, Binetti, Knudson, Keely 8, Woodard 6, Cohen 9.