MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University men's basketball extended its winning streak to nine straight with a wire-to-wire win over Capilano (B.C.) University, 109-51, as the Wolves earned their 10th win of the season Saturday inside the New PE Building.

"We did a lot of things well tonight," said Head Coach Brady Bergeson. "They zoned us so we got another game to look at our zone attack and actions. I thought we had a little bit of growth there. We made sure that we came out quickly within the first 4-5 minutes and got back to what we wanted to do and kept it there. Our defensive spacing and ball pressure picked up and stayed good. That is always a trademark that we want to check the box off each night. The only other things at halftime that we talked about was not having our way on the boards. We had a better effort in the second half. It's the game within the game. I'm proud of our guys for their effort."

Western Oregon (10-2) had five players score in double figures led by junior Devon Alexander with a game-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field that included a 4-for-7 performance from beyond the three-point line, while four other WOU players – junior Andy Avgi, senior Marwan Sarhan, senior Kelvin Okundaye, and junior Dezmond Dupree-Turner – chipped in with 14, 13, 11, and 11 points, respectively. On the boards, Avgi led all players with a game-high tying nine rebounds with junior Julian Nichols putting together an all-around game with nine points, a game-high eight assists, a game-high six steals, and three rebounds for WOU.

When asked about being able to play a lot of guys and spread the scoring around, Bergeson added, "Our team is pretty good in being unselfish and finding the open and hot hand. It is something that we emphasize and really buy into."

Capilano, who was playing today's game as an exhibition, was led offensively by Andrew Morris with 16 points to go along with a game-high tying nine rebounds, while Martin Bogajev and Reece Morris added 12 and 11 points, respectively. Paulius Makulavicius led the Blues with three assists, while Reece Morris registered a pair of steals for CU.

The game began with Western Oregon scoring the first 11 points in a three-plus minute span before Capilano finally got on the board with 16:24 on the clock. The Wolves would build a 12-point lead (14-2) on a three-pointer by junior Jordan Wiley with just under 16 minutes left, as WOU pushed its lead to 37-17 over the next eight minutes capped by a fast break lay-in by senior Lewis Thomas with 8:35 remaining in the first half. Western Oregon would increase its lead to 30 points (52-22) four minutes later when Dupree-Turner connected on a lay-in, as the Wolves settled for a 30-point cushion (56-26) at halftime.

Western Oregon would begin the second half by quickly increasing its lead to 72-30 on a three-pointer by Alexander with 15:45 on the clock. In the midst of 17-0 run that span over five minutes, Western Oregon pushed its lead to 50 points (80-30) with freshman Nick Nestell concluding the run with a lay-in with 12:21 left. WOU grabbed a game-high 60-point lead (97-37) almost eight minutes later when Wiley connected on the Wolves' 11th three-pointer of the afternoon with just under five minutes remaining. Western Oregon continued to hold a 50-plus point lead throughout the remainder of the game, as the Wolves settled for its largest margin of victory (109-51) since a 94-29 victory over Walla Walla during the 2011-12 season.

As a team, Western Oregon combined to shoot 45-for-88 (51.1%) from the field that included a 56.1% (23-for-41) performance in the first half. The Wolves were also a combined 14-for-36 (38.9%) from beyond the three-point line and 5-for-8 (62.5%) at the free throw line. On the other hand, Capilano was a combined 19-for-59 (32.2%) from the field, 6-of-25 (24.0%) from long distance, and 7-of-17 (41.2%) at the charity stripe.

The Wolves also won the defensive battle with 18 steals versus Capilano's three, while Western Oregon also controlled the boards with a 53-39 advantage in rebounds as well as a 29-6 difference in assists.

When asked about his team distributing the ball around throughout the game, Bergeson said, "Assists are one of those statistics that we don't talk much about because it can be a sign of ball movement which is always something that should always be a trademark. I think that our ball movement has been outstanding all year long. When you make outside shots, it's easy to start clicking off the assists and when you don't it's hard."

Western Oregon takes a much-needed break for the remainder of 2014, as the Wolves return to action on Thursday, January 1, in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest against Seattle Pacific University beginning at 7:00 p.m. inside Brougham Pavilion in the Emerald City.

"The bottom line is a win is a win, but what I most proud of right now is that fact the our team ended the fall term with a combined Grade Point Average of 3.0," commented Bergeson. "This means that we are having success not just on the court, but in the classroom. I could not be more pleased with how each and every guy has done so far this year with their all-around performance both athletically and academically."