in an 80-73 conquest of Western Washington. Rima, who
made 18 of 25 field goal attempts and 11 of 13 foul shots,
helped rally NNU from double-digit second-half deficits in
both games … Niang scored 71 points, including 46 in a
104-95 loss Saturday at Central Washington. That is the
second highest single-game point total in GNAC history
trailing only Western Washington’s Ryan Diggs who scored
47 in 2006. Niang made 18 field goals equaling the GNAC
single-game record set by Gerrit Eades of Saint Martin’s in
2002. In two games, he made 27 of 46 field goal attempts
and also had 11 assists.
Feb. 9-15 - Cory Hutsen, Seattle Pacific (C, 6-8, Sr.,
Sammamish, WA - Skyline) scored 43 points, including 23
in a 73-72 overtime win at Alaska Anchorage Saturday as
the Falcons kept alive their chances to earn a first-round
bye in next month’s conference playoffs with two
victories. Hutsen, who made 11 of 15 shots against the
Seawolves, scored a basket with 2:18 left in overtime to
give SPU its final lead at 70-68. In two wins in Alaska,
Hutson made 20 of 29 field goal attempts and also had
nine rebounds and a team-best three blocks helping SPU
limit the Seawolves and Alaska Nanooks to a combined
40.7 shooting percentage.
Jan. 19-Jan. 25: Jordan Wiley, Western Oregon (G, 6-6, Jr.,
McKenzie River, OR) scored 26 points in a 114-75 win at
Simo