Buzzer-Beating Three Hands Falcon Men First Home Loss, 71-69
February 24, 2005

Season and Game Stats

SEATTLE (Feb. 24) ­ Grayson Moyer's buzzer-beating three-pointer gave Humboldt State a 71-69 victory over 21st-ranked Seattle Pacific University in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball game at Brougham Pavilion Thursday night.

It was the first home loss of the season for the Falcons (10-5, 18-7) and the Lumberjacks' (7-8, 15-9) first win in 14 trips to the pavilion. The defeat dropped SPU into third place in the GNAC, one game behind Alaska Fairbanks and Western Washington.

Jordan Lee (Sr., 6-1, Tacoma, Wa./Life Christian) paced all players with 27 points and Dustin Bremerman (So., 6-4, Yakima, Wa./Eisenhower) had 21 for Seattle Pacific, which has now dropped three of its last four.

Trailing by one, Moyer took the inbound pass from Jeramiah Ward near midcourt, dribbled right and cast a 22-footer which swished through the net as the buzzer sounded. Moyer led the visitors with 17 points.

Jason Chivers (Sr., 6-8, Los Angeles, Ca.) had given SPU a 69-68 lead, taking a feed from Bremerman for a layup with 6 seconds left. Humboldt inbounded the ball and called timeout with 3.9 seconds remaining to set-up the final shot.

Chivers finished with 15 points and 19 rebounds as SPU controlled the boards, 45-35. However, Humboldt State shot 45 percent (27-60) and became the first opponent in 16 games to out-score the Falcons in the second half. In losing for the first time in 12 home contests, they shot just 36 percent (25-70)

The Lumberjacks, with a solid interior defense, held the lead for much of the game, including a 9-point advantage with 12:21 left. Lee, Bremerman and Chivers eventually battled back, with the Falcons re-taking the lead, 52-51, on a Bremerman three-point play. The lead changed hands six times and the score was six times in the final seven minutes.

Lee's backdoor layup from a Chivers assist gave SPU its largest second-half lead at 67-63 with 96 seconds left, but Aaron Hungerford scored the game's next five points before Chivers answered.

Seattle Pacific survived a horrendous stretch in the first half when it fell behind by 12. It missed 12 of 13 field goals as the Lumberjacks slowly moved in front, 20-8. But Bremerman and Lee finally warmed-up and brought the falcons level at 24, combining 14 points during a 16-4 run. SPU shot 31 percent for the half and the two teams committed 17 turnovers.

The final home game for the Falcons is Saturday night at 7 versus Western Oregon.

HUMBOLDT STATE (7-8, 15-9) Moyer,Grayson 5-9 3-5 17; Johnson,Kevin 5-11 1-1 12; Sheufelt,Will 4-10 0-0 9; Hungerford,Aaron 4-8 1-1 9; Vandermeer,Cy 4-6 0-0 8; Ward,Jeramiah 2-6 3-6 7; Feramisco,Jordan 2-9 3-4 7; Spencer,Keith 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 27-60 11-18 71.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (10-5, 18-7) Lee,Jordan 9-16 5-6 27; Bremerman,Dustin 8-17 2-3 21; Chivers,Jason 7-12 1-1 15; Williams,Chad 0-4 2-2 2; Steele,Ralph 0-5 2-2 2; Bushmaker,Mike 1-1 0-0 2; Matzen,Drew 0-1 0-0 0; Binetti,Tony 0-11 0-0 0; Knudson,Jeff 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 12-14 69.
Halftime-HSU 24, SPU 24. 3-point goals-HSU 6-19 (Moyer,Grayson 4-6; Sheufelt,Will 1-3; Johnson,Kevin 1-3; Ward,Jeramiah 0-2; Feramisco,Jordan 0-4; Vandermeer,Cy 0-1), SPU 7-27 (Lee,Jordan 4-7; Bremerman,Dustin 3-9; Williams,Chad 0-3; Steele,Ralph 0-3; Matzen,Drew 0-1; Binetti,Tony 0-1; Knudson,Jeff 0-3). Fouled out -None. Rebounds-HSU 35 (Johnson,Kevin 10), SPU 45 (Chivers,Jason 19). Assists-HSU 16 (Ward,Jeramiah 6), SPU17 (Bremerman,Dustin 7). Total fouls-HSU 13, SPU 15. A-672