Box Score ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Jan. 18) -- The Central Washington's men's basketball team was able to hold off The University of Alaska Anchorage for an 95-88 win on Saturday night. JB Pillard (Juanita HS) led all scorers with 23 points on the evening.

Pillard also grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, which means he has recorded a double-double in three consecutive games.  Senior MARK MCLAUGHLIN (Inglemoor HS) poured in 22 points, and eclipsed the 1,000-point plateau as he now sits with 1,009 total points scored in his career.  McLaughlin's point total ranks 15th all-time, but is second most among two-year players at Central Washington University.

With the win the Wildcats now stand with a 8-7 record, and a 4-3 mark in Great Northwest Athletic Conference Play.  Alaska Anchorage fell to 10-8, 3-4 in GNAC.

Central Washington held a small 45-44 advantage heading into intermission.  The Wildcat's shot a scorching 58.1 percent in the half and was a perfect 7 of 7 from the free throw line.

The Wildcat offense was even more impressive in the second-half where they shot 61.3 percent (19 of 31), connecting on 6 of 12 three-point opportunities.  Central Washington didn't trail the Seawolves very often in the second-half, as they held the lead for the final 16 minutes and 32 seconds of the period.

Central Washington got a spark off the bench from JORDAN RUSSELL who scored 15 points, making 7 of his 11 shots in the game. 

Alaska Anchorage had two players score 20 or more points as Travis Thompson and Brian McGill had 22 and 20 points respectively.

Next up for Central Washington is a showdown with archrival Western Washington on Thursday (Jan. 23) at 7 p.m. in the Nicholson Pavilion.