SPU Men Go 4 Overtimes to Defeat No. 3 Humboldt State, 113-108
February 20, 2003

SEATTLE (Feb. 20) - Daniel Sandrin scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth overtime as Seattle Pacific University staged an improbable comeback to defeat No. 3-ranked Humbold t State 113-108 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball game at Brougham Pavilion Thursday night.

The Falcons (9-4, 13-9) trailed by 10 in the second half of regulation and by seven in the third extra period but rallied and revived their playoff hopes by going on a 7-2 run to the final buzzer. Sandrin (Sr., 6-7, Bothell, Wa.) gave Seattle Pacific the lead for good, 108-106, on a drive. He later added another layup and two free throws.

Jesse Keely (Sr., 6-7, Fircrest, Wa./Bellarmine) came off the bench for a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds and Yusef Aziz (Sr., 6-4, Seattle, Wa./Foster) scored 20 before fouling out in the third overtime.

Austin Nichols of the Lumberjacks (12-3, 20-3) pumped in a school-record 46 points. Maurice Cato (Sr., 6-0, Fairfield, Ca.) of SPU tied a school mark with 14 assists. It was the longest SPU game in 29 years and matched the second-longest game ever.

Humboldt State led 60-50 with 13 minutes left in regulation and before Jeff Knudson capped a charge to give SPU a 77-74 edge with 3:335 to go. The game went to the first overtime on a free throw by Fred Hooks with 32 seconds left.

A driving 5-footer by Cato forced the third OT, during which the 'Jacks went ahead 98-91. But the Falcons responded by scoring the next seven points, tying it on Keely's layup with 11 seconds to go.

The Falcons struggled against a determined HSU defense in the first half, committing 10 turnovers and missing their first six three-pointers.

Twice the Lumberjacks went ahead by nine. Jeremy Robinson canned all four of his treys and Austin Nichols confounded defenders with 15 first-half points, to take a 42-36 lead into thebreak.

Keely came off the bench to snare six offensive rebounds and score 13 points while Chivers had 10 points.

SPU hosts Western Oregon Saturday night at 7.

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 113, HUMBOLDT STATE 108

HUMBOLDT STATE (11-3, 20-3) Austin Nichols 13-29 18-19 46; Trey Shannon 5-7 3-4 16; Jeremy Robinson 4-92-2 14; Fred Hooks 4-10 4-6 12; Kaylin Thornton 4-13 1-2 10; Chuck Webster 1-1 2-2 4; Greg Cutler 1-3 0-0 2; J'ontar Coleman 1-4 0-0 2; Dustin Kaatz 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 34-79 30-35 108.

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (9-4, 13-9) Jesse Keely 9-16 4-5 22; Yusef Aziz 9-18 2-3 20; Jason Chivers 8-13 2-6 18; Daniel Sandrin 6-9 2-3 14; Jeff Knudson 4-8 2-2 13; Gene Woodard 5-8 1-2 11; Maurice Cato 3-12 4-4 10; Tony Binetti 1-3 0-0 3; Adam Harris 0-3 2-2 2; Jordan Lee 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 45-92 19-27 113.

HSU................ 42 35 6 6 10  9 - 108 
Seattle Pacific.... 36 41 6 6 10 14 - 113 

3-point goals-HSU 10-27 (Jeremy Robinson 4-6; Trey Shannon 3-4;Austin Nichols 2-10; Kaylin Thornton 1-4; J'ontar Coleman 0-3), SPU 4-18 (Jeff Knudson 3-5; Tony Binetti 1-2; Daniel Sandrin 0-1; Maurice Cato 0-6; Adam Harris 0-2; Yusef Aziz 0-1; Jesse Keely 0-1). Fouled out--HSU-Fred Hooks; Trey Shannon, SPU-Yusef Aziz; Jason Chivers. Rebounds-HSU 50 (Fred Hooks 15), SPU 45 (Jesse Keely 11). Assists-HSU 23 (Jeremy Robinson 6), SPU 26 (Maurice Cato 14). Total fouls-HSU 26, SPU 26. A-1375

Cato 14 assists ties SPU record, Nichols sets HSU scoring record, and first 4 overtime game for SPU in 29 years.