MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University's men's basketball team broke single-game records for most three-pointers made and most three-point field goals attempted in the Wolves' 110-61 victory over Multnomah University Tuesday inside the New PE Building.

Western Oregon (9-2) broke a 12-year-old record for most three-pointers made in a single game knocking down 20 shots from long distance, while also surpassing a 15-year-old record with 43 three-point field goals attempted tonight against the Lions. The old record was 18 three-pointers made during the 1991-92 season against Northwest Christian and then matched 10 years later on November 30, 2002 against Western Baptist. Meanwhile, the old record for three-point field goals attempted was 39 set during the 1998-99 season against Concordia-Portland.

Along with tonight's three-point records, Western Oregon also scored over 100 points for the first time since January 11, 2014 in a 106-103 loss at Central Washington. The Wolves also matched their highest single-game offensive output in a non-conference game since WOU defeated Northwest Indian, 110-89, last season. This was also the 87th 100-point game in school history.

"(Tonight's win) feels good," said Head Coach Brady Bergeson. "You cannot complain about a W. The guys came out focused, ready to go, and we jumped on them early. When that happens, you cannot complain about the results. I felt that we came out and made it a no-doubter over the first 6-8 minutes showing that we were really in control."

For Bergeson, tonight's victory was career win No. 50 as the fourth-year leader of the Wolves picked up this milestone in his 88th career game as a head coach.

The Wolves were led offensively by five players scoring in double figures with junior Jordan Wiley leading the way with a game-high 21 points, including 15 in the first half, on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with all made and attempted field goals happening from outside the three-point arc. Wiley was aided offensively by four other WOU players – junior Julian Nichols, freshman JJ Chirnside, junior Andy Avgi, and junior Devon Alexander – with 14, 14, 12, and 11 points, respectively. Every player in the Wolves' lineup scored at least two points tonight marking the first game all season that has happened for Western Oregon.

When asked about the offensive productivity by his team and the potential game plan to get points for each guy, Bergeson said, "The game plan was to execute and take of things and we'll see how things unfold. Because our starting group was ready to go and jumped on them early, it gave us flexibility on some playing time to work through the bench and give some guys some extra minutes and that's always a positive for everybody. The kids can leave feeling like they got a piece of the action. You get some of those precious minutes for growth for guys that don't always get those minutes and that is valuable as well."

Senior Marwan Sarhan added eight points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Nichols handed out a game-high eight assists to go along with seven assists by freshman Nick Nestell. Western Oregon registered a combined 34 assists on 43 made field goals, while also pulling down a season-high 64 rebounds that including 25 offensive boards.

Multnomah, who was playing tonight's game as an exhibition, was led offensively by Hudson Van Allen with 15 points, while three other Lions – Jordan Paris, Blake Updike, and Steven Sansone – also scored in double figures with 14, 13, and 10 points, respectively. On the boards, Paris pulled down a team-high nine rebounds to go along with three assists each by Paris and Van Allen.

Western Oregon began the game by scoring the opening six points over a 91-second span before Multnomah got on the board. Over the next eight minutes, WOU used a 22-0 run en route to earning a 28-point lead (30-2) on a jumper by junior Jordan Schriber with 10:46 on the clock. The Wolves would push their lead to as much as 37 points (52-15) on a three-pointer by Nichols with just over four minutes left, as Western Oregon settled for a 56-23 lead at halftime.

The second half would begin with Western Oregon using a 22-6 run that resulted in a 78-29 lead for the Wolves on a dunk by senior Adam Hastings with 13:52 remaining in the game. WOU would continue to hold a sizable lead throughout the remainder of the game, as the Wolves secured a 110-58 lead with 62 seconds left for their largest lead of the night. Western Oregon would break the single-game three-point record with 1:33 on the clock when Chirnside hit his second career shot from long distance, as the Wolves would settle for a 49-point victory (110-61) en route to earning its eighth straight win.

In talking about the opening run, Bergeson said, "I think that we made a statement that it is important that the build-up to each game is the same and I think that routine is important. I thought that we came and prepared the proper way and when that happens, then you don't deal with those beginning of the game lulls and searching through your lineup trying to find guys that are ready to go. We did not deal with that. When you start that way, you don't always get up 30-2, but you do at least establish the style of play that makes sense for you."

As a team, Western Oregon combined to shoot 43-for-85 (50.6%) from the field that included a 20-for-43 (46.5%) performance from beyond the three-point line as well as a 4-for-6 (66.7%) showing at the free throw line. On the other hand, Multnomah was a combined 23-for-68 (33.8%) from the field, 8-for-36 (22.2%) from long distance, and 7-of-8 (87.5%) at the charity stripe.

Western Oregon will close out the 2014 year with its final non-conference game of the season against Capilano University (B.C.) on Saturday, December 20, beginning at 2 p.m. inside the New PE Building in Monmouth.

Looking forward to Saturday as well as GNAC play next year, Bergeson added, "We've got four days left this week that will allow us to try to get better and stay hungry. We expect that out of the next four days in preparation for Capilano and what we hope is that we're able to prepare not only for the game on Saturday, but push ourselves to get better so that we can hit the seven-day period where we cannot touch the guys and feel that we like where we are at. We know what we represent and are moving forward on the track rather than backwards or side-to-side. I feel that it is really important to stay focused on who you are. In preparation for any game that is what we believe will bring us success in conference play. If we can have success again on Saturday, I feel that we are a confident group heading into the rest of the year."