Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Dec. 3) – Tony Binetti scored 11 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to lead Seattle Pacific to a 69-54 victory over Hawaii Pacific in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons (5-0), ranked No. 11 in NCAA II, remained perfect on the season. The Sea Warriors (0-4) are still in search of their first victory.

The Falcons, who led by four at halftime, scored seven straight points early in the second half to turn a three-point advantage into their first double-digit lead of the contest. From there, Binetti (Sr., 6-1, Enumclaw, Wa.) responded to HPU’s comeback attempts with several daggers.

The Sea Warriors climbed back to within seven with 14:35 left to play, but Binetti buried his only three pointer of the game to put the Falcons back on top by 10. SPU kept its lead in double figures for the next 10 minutes, but Hawaii Pacific pulled back to within eight, 55-47, with 3:20 remaining.

Binetti answered again, scoring a lay-up to put the Falcons on top 57-47. He later sealed the win with a pair of free throws to give SPU a 65-51 lead with 1:06 left on the clock. Binetti also had five rebounds, seven assists and three steals in the victory.

Dustin Bremerman (Jr., 6-4, Yakima, Wa./Eisenhower) was the only other Falcon in double figures with 15 points. Robbie Will (So., 6-10, Seattle/O’Dea) added seven points, six rebounds and six blocked shots.

Adam Reinking paced Hawaii Pacific with 11 points and eight rebounds. Donnel Dobbins added 11 points and four assists in 25 minutes off the bench. Audrius Peciukas also flourished in a reserve role for HPU with seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench.

Hawaii Pacific captured an early 6-2 lead and led 15-11 midway through the first half. Chad Williams (Sr., 6-8, Burlington, Wa./Burlington-Edison) drained his only trey of the game and Binetti scored six of his eight first-half points during an 11-0 run that turned a 19-17 deficit into a 28-19 SPU lead.

The Sea Warriors responded with eight straight points to pull back within one with 3:20 left in the first half, but SPU never gave up the lead throughout the remainder of the game and got baskets from Binetti and Brian Lynch (Jr., 6-1, Missoula, Mt./Great Falls) to capture a 32-28 lead at the break.

The Sea Warriors had a dominant 47-30 advantage in rebounds, including 18-5 on the offensive glass. The Falcons, however, shot 43 percent from the field and held HPU to just 32 percent shooting, including a dismal 4-for-15 from three-point rage. The Falcons also scored 15 points off 21 Hawaii Pacific turnovers.

The Falcons begin a four-game road trip beginning Tuesday, Dec. 13 at Nevada at 7:00 p.m.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 69, HAWAII PACIFIC 54
HAWAII PACIFIC (0-4) Adam Reinking 4-12 2-2 11; Donnell Dobbins 4-8 2-5 11; Finis Harwell 2-8 3-4 8; Adam Snyder 2-10 2-2 7; Audrius Peciukas 3-9 1-3 7; Rick Wilson 2-8 0-0 4; Jarrod Davis 2-2 0-0 4; Joseph Ison 1-4 0-0 2; Kevin Smith 0-0 0-0 0; Brandon Lee 0-1 0-0 0; Ryan Walker 0-0 0-0 0; Kevin Schneider 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-62 10-16 54.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (5-0) Binetti,Tony 6-11 6-6 19; Bremerman,Dustin 4-8 6-7 15; Will,Robbie 3-7 1-4 7; Bushmaker,Mike 2-3 3-5 7; Moultrie,Jared 2-5 2-2 7; Williams,Chad 2-5 0-0 5; Matzen,Drew 2-4 1-2 5; Lynch,Brian 1-7 2-2 4; Gabelein,Tim 0-0 0-0 0; Knudson,Jeff 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-51 21-28 69.

Hawaii Pacific................ 28 26 - 54 
Seattle Pacific............... 32 37 - 69

3-point goals-Hawaii Pacific 4-15 (Donnell Dobbins 1-3; Adam Snyder 1-4; Adam Reinking 1-2; Finis Harwell 1-2; Rick Wilson 0-2; Audrius Peciukas 0-2), Seattle Pacific 4-18 (Moultrie,Jared 1-1; Bremerman,Dustin 1-4; Binetti,Tony 1-4; Williams,Chad 1-2; Lynch,Brian 0-4; Knudson,Jeff 0-1; Matzen,Drew 0-2). Fouled out--Hawaii Pacific-None, Seattle Pacific-None. Rebounds-Hawaii Pacific 47 (Audrius Peciukas 11), Seattle Pacific 30 (Will,Robbie 6). Assists-Hawaii Pacific 10 (Donnell Dobbins 4), Seattle Pacific 14 (Binetti,Tony 7). Total fouls-Hawaii Pacific 23, Seattle Pacific 18. A-827