LACEY, Wash. (Feb.19) – Dustin Bremerman and Ralph Steele scored 16 points apiece to lead five players in double figures as Seattle Pacific University surged late in the second half to down Saint Martin’s College 85-81, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night in Lacey.

The victory pushed the Falcons (8-6, 12-11) win streak to three straight games, with four left to play during the regular season.

Bremerman (Fr., Yakima, Wa.) garnered five rebounds to go with his point total. Teammate Jason Chivers (Jr., Los Angeles, Ca.) chipped in 10 points and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

Behind 32-45 at intermission, Seattle Pacific battled to within one of the Saints with 11:25 left to play in the contest, and took its first lead on a Steele jumper seconds later. Over the course of the last 10 minutes, the lead changed hands 14 times.

Down 80-81 with 33 seconds left to play, Saint Martin’s fouled SPU's Chad Williams (So., Burlington, Wa.). The sophomore forward drained both free throws to put the Falcons up 82-81.

With Seattle Pacific’s lead at 83-81, Tony Binetti (So., Enumclaw, Wa.) was fouled by Saint Martin’s after a steal. Binetti hit both free-throws with one second remaining on the game clock for the final margin.

Binetti finished the night with a dozen points and three assists. Williams had 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Niko Nunogawa led the Saints, pouring in a game-high 30 points.

Seattle Pacific plays its final road game Saturday at Central Washington. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 o’clock.

FINAL SCORE: SPU 85, SMC 81.

SPU: Lee 6, Binetti 12, Williams 14, Bremerman 16, Chivers 10, Steele 16, Knudson 8, Bushmaker, Matzen, Cohen 3.

SMC: Hartley 10, Gruhler 9, Nunogawa 30, Wyatt 10, Moore 8, Preston 2, Di Tomassi, Gray 7, Pinkett 5, Dunstan.