Complete Box Score

ST. GEORGE, Utah (Dec. 20) ­ Dustin Bremerman and Marques Echols connected on key three-pointers in the final eight minutes as Seattle Pacific University ended a three-game losing streak by beating Dixie State 82-76 in a non-conference men¹s basketball game Wednesday night at Burns Arena.

Bremerman (Sr., 6-4, Yakima, Wa./Eisenhower) and Echols (Jr., 6-2, Seattle, Wa./Garfield) each scored 16 points to lead the Falcons (5-4). Bremerman scored 12 in the second half, seven coming in the final eight minutes.

After the falling behind for the first time in the second half, the Falcons answered with a trey from the top of the key by Bremerman. They never trailed again and Echols hit from deep in the corner to cap a 7-0 spurt for a 74-67 lead.

Echols came off the bench to make four threes. JoJay Jackson (Jr., 6-5, Fairfield, Ca.) contributed 14 and eight rebounds for Seattle Pacific, which was completing a four-game road trip.

All three of the losses were to teams currently ranked among the top 25 in NCAA Division II.

The Rebels (9-7) got 25 points, including five threes, from Dan Stock. Ryan Sanchez had 15. Dixie State out-rebounded SPU 40-32 but committed 20 turnovers, four more than the visitors.

Seattle Pacific shot only 12 free throws, and totaled 42 in the four road games. Although the Falcons took a brief 12-point lead on a Jackson three late in the first half, they were unable to pull away and the Rebels claimed a 65-64 edge on two free throws by Sanchez.

SPU returns to action Dec. 29 when it hosts Cheyney in the opening round of the Oak Harbor Freight Lines Classic.

SEATTLE-PACIFIC UNIV 82, DIXIE STATE COLLEGE 76
SEATTLE-PACIFIC (5-4) Bremerman,Dustin 5-17 5-5 16; Echols,Marques 5-9 2-2 16; Jackson,JoJay 6-9 0-0 14; Lynch,Brian 3-5 2-2 10; Will,Rob 4-7 1-2 9; Popovic,Filip 4-7 0-1 8; Matzen,Drew 2-9 0-0 5; Reed,Casey 1-1 0-0 2; Diederichs,Rob 1-4 0-0 2; Larrieu,Brandon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 10-12 82.
DIXIE STATE (9-7) Stock,Dan 7-9 6-6 25; Sanchez,Ryan 5-10 4-4 15; Randall,Troy 4-9 6-8 14; Hartman,Ben 4-10 2-4 10; Shaw,Mike 1-4 2-4 4; Cassity,Chris 1-5 1-2 4; Burgon,Chandler 1-2 0-0 2; Watson,Justin 1-2 0-0 2; Morris,Craig 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 21-28 76.
Halftime-SPU 44, DIX 39. 3-point goals--SPU 10-31 (Echols,Marques 4-7; Jackson,JoJay 2-3; Lynch,Brian 2-3; Bremerman,Dustin 1-6; Matzen,Drew 1-7; Larrieu,Brandon 0-1; Diederichs,Rob 0-3; Popovic,Filip 0-1), DIX 7-17 (Stock,Dan 5-6; Sanchez,Ryan 1-3; Cassity,Chris 1-3; Morris,Craig 0-1; Hartman,Ben 0-3; Randall,Troy 0-1). Fouled out--SPU-Popovic,Filip; DIX-Shaw,Mike; Hartman,Ben. Rebounds--SPU 32 (Jackson,JoJay 8), DIX 40 (Sanchez,Ryan 10). Assists--SPU 20 (Popovic,Filip 4; Bremerman,Dustin 4; Lynch,Brian 4), DIX 12 (Stock,Dan 5). Total fouls--SPU 24, DIX 19. A-1351