ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University men's basketball team (7-3, 2-0 GNAC) scored 111 points in its victory over Evergreen State College (1-6, 1-2 CCC) Saturday evening, defeating the Geoducks 111-79 in Nicholson Arena.

Quoting Head Coach Brandon Rinta
"That was our best passing game of the season. To have 29 assists on 38 field goals says a lot about how our guys are growing together. Holden led us with 9 assists and almost had a triple-double leading us with 8 rebounds as well. Jordan got us going offensively in the first half connecting on 6 of his 7 threes. Jamari gave us some great energy off the bench and had the best game in a Wildcat Jersey so far."

Notable Stats

• The Wildcats saw five players hit double digits in scoring led by Jordan Clark, who scored 24 points.
• Cavin Holden was a force in almost every aspect of the game. In addition to scoring 10 points, he also led in assists (nine), steals (four), and rebounds (eight).
• Maverick Sanders led the team in blocks with four on top of his 18 points.
• Jamari Harris had one of his best games so far this season, recording 20 points, three steals, and a .727 shooting percentage, going 8-11.

First Half

• Evergreen State came out strong, going 11-2 to start the game.
• The Geoducks had a good hold on the score for the first seven minutes leading 17-8, but Central responded by scoring seven unanswered points to trail 15-17.
• Kohrey Bridges hit a three-pointer to give the Geoducks a 20-15 lead, but Clark answered with three unanswered three-pointers of his own to put the Wildcats up 24-20.
• Evergreen State responded with an 8-2 run to retake the lead 28-26.
• CWU began to build a rhythm though and went on a 22-6 run to close out the first half, leading 48-34.

Second Half

• The first eight minutes of the second half had a story about Evergreen State that the score reflected. The Geoducks weren't going down without a fight.
• Both teams started the half scoring 11 points each with the score at 59-45.
• The Geoducks went on a 13-10 run to cut the lead to 11 points, but that's as close as they got.
• The Crimson and Black hit a surge, going on a 27-4 run in just over six minutes to build the lead to 96-62.
• Evergreen State began to make shots on strongly contested plays and finished the game with a 17-15 run as the 'Cats won the game 111-79.

Up Next
The Wildcats continue their homestand this Monday, Dec 16 to take on the visiting Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. Tip-off from Nicholson Arena is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.