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Matt Dunk vs WOU
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66
Western Ore. WOU 12-14,9-9 Great Northwest
80
Winner Central Wash. CentWA 14-14,9-9 Great Northwest
Western Ore. WOU
12-14,9-9 Great Northwest
66
Final
80
Central Wash. CentWA
14-14,9-9 Great Northwest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Ore. WOU 30 36 66
Central Wash. CentWA 39 41 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Poquette Lifts ‘Cats Past Wolves and Into the GNAC Semifinals

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Central Washington men's basketball beat Western Oregon 80-66 in the Quarterfinals on Thursday. With the win, the Wildcats advance to play Saint Martin's tomorrow in the GNAC Semifinals.

QUOTING HEAD COACH BRANDON RINTA

"Our defense in the first half was the difference tonight. Our guys did a great job of setting the tone on that end. Matt came up with one of the biggest games of his career on a big stage. Brock did a great of controlling the tempo and finding everyone all game."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Matt Poquette converted his first three shots helping the 'Cats build a 14-11 early lead.
  • Brock Gilbert's reverse layup capped off a 12-3 run and pushed Central Washington's lead to 26-20 with six minutes left in the half.
  • Poquette nailed a jumper that put Central Washington up by 11 in the last minute of the half. John Morrill Keeler hit a layup for the Wolves and CWU went into the locker room with a 39-30 advantage.
  • Poquette led the 'Cats scoring 16 points in the first twenty minutes. Central Washington went 16-33 from the field shooting 50% and the 'Cats defense held WOU to 10-29, 34.5% from the floor. The Wildcats won the board battle 22-14.
  • Banks got the 'Cats going in the second half by slamming one home. Samaad Hector drained one from deep to put CWU up 14 with 17:30 left.
  • Poquette slammed one down in transition putting an exclamation mark on the 'Cats hot start to the second half and extending the lead to 17.
  • The Wildcats used a 9-2 run late in the game to take the 74-53 lead and coast to the victory.
 
NOTABLE STATS
  • Matt Poquette led the Wildcat's offense with a season-high 28 points coupled with 9 rebounds.
  • Isaiah Banks scored 17 points while hauling in seven boards and Camron McNeil put up 12 points and five boards.
  • Brock Gilbert quarterbacked the offense dishing out 11 assists.
  • The Wolves had three players score in double digits: Cameron Cranston 15, John Morrill-Keeler 12, and Jahville Collins 12.
  • In the victory, the Wildcats utilized 16 transition points.
 
UP NEXT
  • The 'Cats play the number one seed Saint Martin's for a spot in the GNAC championship tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. in Bellingham.
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