Complete Box Score

SEATTLE (Jan. 25) ­ Dustin Bremerman and JoJay Jackson combined for 40 points and fueled a surge to start the second half and Seattle Pacific University went on to beat Saint Martin's 100-90 in a game between the top two teams in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Thursday night at Brougham Pavilion.

Bremerman (Sr., 6-4, Yakima, Wa./Eisenhower) led all players with 23 points­15 coming in the second half­and Jackson (Jr., 6-5, Fairfield, Ca.) added 17 and eight rebounds.

With the win, the Falcons (5-2, 12-6) pulled closer to the Saints (5-1, 8-9), whose seven-game win streak was snapped. SPU has now won 11 in a row at home and is 8-0 this season.

Jake Linton led Saint Martin's with 18 points and six assists but shot just 4 of 11 from the field. The visitors shot just 40 percent (26-66).

Seattle Pacific surpassed the century mark for the second time in three games and converted 64 percent (35-55) by scoring 52 points inside.

After Linton had helped shave a 11-point deficit to 40-39 late in the first half, the Falcons responded with a 21-1 burst which extended nearly six minutes into the second half.

Bremerman connected on a pair of three-pointers and had eight points and Jackson seven in the run, after which SPU led 61-40.

Rob Diederichs (Fr., 6-8, Shoreline, Wa./Shorewood) came off the bench for 16 points and helped the lead swell to 28 (74-46) with 11:31 left.

The Saints attempted 44 free throws but made only 64 percent. Linton was 8 for 9 at the line. Brendan Campbell contributed 15 points.

The Falcons visit Central Washington Saturday night.

SEATTLE PACIFIC 100, SAINT MARTIN'S 90

SAINT MARTIN'S (5-1, 8-9) Linton,Jake 4-11 8-9 18; Campbell,Brendan 6-11 0-0 15; Alexander,Justin 2-7 7-12 12; McIver,Michael 5-8 1-2 11; Chirhart,Joe 2-4 2-3 8; Harris,Stephon 1-10 4-8 7; O'Neal,Greg 2-6 2-2 7; Dunstan,Trevor 2-3 2-4 6; Nixon,Tyler 1-5 2-3 4; Severs,Charlie 1-1 0-1 2; Hargrave,Matt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 28-44 90.

SEATTLE PACIFIC (5-2, 12-6) Bremerman,Dustin 7-10 6-6 23; Jackson,JoJay 6-8 2-2 17; Diederichs,Rob 7-11 2-4 16; Reed,Casey 5-8 1-3 11; Lynch,Brian 2-5 3-4 8; Will,Rob 3-5 0-0 6; Popovic,Filip 1-1 3-6 5; Echols,Marques 2-3 0-0 5; Wardell,Adam 1-1 2-2 4; Matzen,Drew 1-3 2-2 4; Larrieu,Brandon 0-0 1-2 1; Yuen,Austin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-55 22-31 100.

Halftime-SPU 46, SMU 39. 3-point goals-SMU 10-23 (Campbell,Brendan 3-4; Linton,Jake 2-4; Chirhart,Joe 2-4; Alexander,Justin 1-5; Harris,Stephon 1-2; O'Neal,Greg 1-3; McIver,Michael 0-1), SPU 8-19 (Jackson,JoJay 3-4; Bremerman,Dustin 3-6; Lynch,Brian 1-4; Echols,Marques 1-2; Matzen,Drew 0-1; Diederichs,Rob 0-2). Fouled out-- None. Rebounds-SMU 34 (Harris,Stephon 9), SPU 40 (Jackson,JoJay 8). Assists-SMU 17 (Linton,Jake 6), SPU 27 (Lynch,Brian 9). Total fouls-SMU 22, SPU 29. A-473.