Seattle Pacific 84, Chico State 80

Cal State San Bernardino 82, Northwest Nazarene 70

Seattle Pacific 84, Chico State 80

SEATTLE (Nov. 20) ­ Jordan Lee sank a go-ahead three-pointer with 51 seconds left and Jason Chivers scored 19 points and hauled down 17 rebounds as Seattle Pacific University posted its first win, 84-80 over Chico State in the final game of the Sodexho Tip-Off Classic Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

Lee¹s 20-footer from the left side gave the Falcons (1-1) an 82-80 lead. The Wildcats¹ (1-1) Tim Haley tried to answer with a trey at the other end but it rimmed out and Chivers snared the rebound. Lee took the oulet, was fouled and hit one free throw. Another miss by Haley was brought down by Chivers (Sr., 6-8, Los Angeles, Ca.), who also hit one of two from the line with 11 seconds left.

The two teams had traded three-pointers and the lead much of the second half. Tony Binetti (Jr., 6-1, Enumclaw, Wa.) canned a game-tying trey, then made a steal, layup and free throw for an SPU edge of 79-77. Scott Land gave Chico its final lead, 80-79, on a three-pointer with 1:21 left.

Land topped the visitors with 17 points while Andy Butcher added 15, hitting 5 of 8 threes.

Chivers, working mostly inside, scored 13 of his points in the second half. Fifteen of his board came at the defensive end and he also blocked four shots. Lee (Sr., 6-1, Tacoma, Wa./Life Christian) scored 15 for the Falcons, making three treys and Binetti totaled 14 points­10 in the second half­plus seven assists.

Seattle Pacific, which was 11-24 outside the arc, built a 10-point cushion late in the first half following a trey by Jeff Knudson (Jr., 6-7, Mukilteo, Wa./Kamiak), a three-point play by Lee and a layup by Binetti. But Chico retaliated with the final six points of the half, cutting it to 45-41.

The Falcons, winning their home opener for the third year in a row shot 50 percent from the field (30-60) but committed 18 turnovers to the Wildcats¹ six.

SPU resumes play Thanksgiving night in Hilo, Hi., against Hillsdale (Mi.).

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 84, CHICO STATE 80

CHICO STATE (1-1) Land, Scott 7-18 0-0 17; Butcher, Andy 5-10 0-0 15; Haley, Tim 4-10 3-6 13; Van Eck, Jason 5-13 2-4 13; Webster, Chuck 3-7 1-2 7; Carr, Colin 1-4 2-2 5; Bonner, Will 1-4 3-5 5; Henegar, Beau 1-1 0-0 3; Sligh, Brandon 1-1 0-0 2; McCollum, Travis 0-1 0-2 0; Little, Doug 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 11-21 80.

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (1-1) Chivers,Jason 8-16 3-5 19; Lee,Jordan 5-11 2-5 15; Binetti,Tony 5-6 2-4 14; Williams,Chad 4-8 1-2 12; Steele,Ralph 2-3 3-3 7; Bremerman,Dustin 3-6 0-0 7; Bushmaker,Mike 1-3 2-2 5; Knudson,Jeff 1-3 0-0 3; Gabelein,Tim 1-2 0-0 2; Birkle,Matt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 13-21 84.

Chico State................... 41 39 - 80 
Seattle Pacific University.... 45 39 - 84 

3-point goals-Chico State 13-28 (Butcher, Andy 5-8; Land, Scott 3-8; Haley, Tim 2-4; Van eck, Jason 1-3; Carr, Colin 1-4; Henegar, Beau 1-1), Seattle Pacific University 11-24 (Lee,Jordan 3-6; Williams,Chad 3-6; Binetti,Tony 2-2; Bushmaker,Mike 1-2; Knudson,Jeff 1-3; Bremerman,Dustin 1-3; Birkle,Matt 0-1; Chivers,Jason 0-1). Fouled out--Chico State-None, Seattle Pacific University-None. Rebounds-Chico State 37 (Van Eck, Jason 9), Seattle Pacific University 45 (Chivers,Jason 17). Assists-Chico State 19 (Haley, Tim 8), Seattle Pacific University 24 (Bremerman,Dustin 7; Binetti,Tony 7). Total fouls-Chico State 20, Seattle Pacific University 18. A-861

Cal State San Bernardino 82, Northwest Nazarene 70

SEATTLE (Nov. 20) ­ Kenneth Sims scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as Cal State San Bernardino beat Northwest Nazaren 82-70 in the second round of the Sodexho Tip-Off Classic Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

The Coyotes (2-0), who took the lead for good after eight minutes, also got 17 points from James Perkins and shot 49 percent from the field. The Crusaders (0-2) got a game-high 19 off the bench from Raymond Butler but managed to hit just 25 percent from the field in the first half and 37 percent for the game.

CSUSB reeled off nine unanswered points for a 28-16 advantage late in the first half. The bulge grew to 61-42 midway through the second before NNU rallied, cutting the deficit to 63-58 with 5:50 to go. At that point Perkins and Sims combined for the final seven points of a 9-1 burst which effectively sealed the outcome.

CAL ST. SAN BERNARDINO 82, NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY 70

CAL ST. SAN BERNARDINO (2-0) SIMS, Kenneth 6-11 3-4 18; PERKINS, James 7-10 2-2 17; DURAL, Joseph 4-7 4-4 12; DAVIS, Chris 4-9 0-0 8; LEWIS, Khorry 3-5 0-0 7; PARKER, Antoine 2-2 1-1 6; EDDINGS, Trenell 0-6 5-6 5; PELT, Kaneem 1-1 2-2 4; REICHEL, David 1-1 0-0 3; YAISRAEL, Yoseph 0-1 1-2 1; VAVAKIN, Nic 0-2 1-2 1; PRUITT, Brian 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 19-23 82.

NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (0-2) Butler,Raymond 6-10 5-6 19; Joseph,Wade 3-4 7-7 13; Ademoglu,Mesut 3-10 4-6 10; McCarthy,Ryan 2-11 3-3 9; Fridrich,Travis 2-7 1-2 7; Lehrschall,David 1-6 4-5 6; Clift,Marcus 1-1 2-2 4; Nyom,Daniel 1-2 0-0 2; Branzov,Boycho 0-0 0-0 0; Davis,John 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 26-31 70.

Cal St. San Bernardino........ 35 47 - 82 
Northwest Nazarene University. 24 46 - 70

3-point goals-Cal St. San Bernardino 7-17 (SIMS, Kenneth 3-4; PARKER, Antoine 1-1; LEWIS, Khorry 1-3; REICHEL, David 1-1; PERKINS, James 1-2; PRUITT, Brian 0-2; EDDINGS, Trenell 0-4), Northwest Nazarene University 6-25 (McCarthy,Ryan 2-8; Fridrich,Travis 2-7; Butler,Raymond 2-4; Lehrschall,David 0-4; Davis,John 0-1; Ademoglu,Mesut 0-1). Fouled out‹Cal St. San Bernardino-None, Northwest Nazarene University-Butler,Raymond. Rebounds-Cal St. San Bernardino 34 (PERKINS, James 8), Northwest Nazarene University 30 (Ademoglu,Mesut 11). Assists-Cal St. San Bernardino 23 (PARKER, Antoine 6; PERKINS, James 6), Northwest Nazarene University 12 (McCarthy,Ryan 4). Total fouls-Cal St. San Bernardino 27, Northwest Nazarene University 20. A-500