The Basics

• Final Score: No. 4/2 Western Oregon 85, Central Washington 68
• Records: Western Oregon 18-2, 11-1; Central Washington 12-5, 7-5
• Wolves extended overall winning streak to nine games and home string to 10 in a row.
• WOU's lead in the GNAC extends to two games over Alaska Anchorage and Seattle Pacific
• Location: Monmouth, Ore. – New P.E. Building

 
How It Happened
Andy Avgi led five Western Oregon players in double-figures as the hot shooting home team found redemption for their lone Great Northwest Athletic Conference loss in defeating Central Washington 85-68 Saturday afternoon.
 
The Wolves weathered an early Wildcat barrage of shots to take their first lead at the 6:03-mark of the first half and never looked back thanks to a 9-0 rally. The biggest first-half lead came after Avgi put through a pair of free throws to give the Wolves a 38-29 advantage at the break.
 
WOU jumped out early in the second half behind the hot hand of Devon Alexander. His 3-point bucket with 12:20 on the clock expanded the lead to 17. After CWU countered with a triple, Avgi hit a short jumper and Alex Roth connected from the corner.
 
The offensive push kept rolling with an 11-0 run that expanded the cushion to 75-49. Western Oregon shot a blistering 64.3 percent over the final 20 minutes, making four more threes.
 
Avgi's 27 points marked the 12^th 20-plus scoring game of the season for the senior forward.
 
 
Wolves' Top Performers

• Andy Avgi scored 27 points to lead five WOU players in double figures on 11-of-19 shooting from the floor and 5-of-5 at the line. He had a team-high seven rebounds and four steals
• Devon Alexander knocked down seven of his 12 attempts, including a pair of 3-pointers, to score 17 points in 30 minutes.
• A trio of Wolves had 10 points each: Julian Nichols, Jordan Wiley and Alex Roth. Nichols filled out the box score with eight assists and six rebounds. Wiley and Roth each had six rebounds.
• Tanner Omlid went a flawless 4-of-4 from the floor for nine points.

 
For the Wildcats

• Gary Jacobs paced CWU with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting on the afternoon.
• Devin Matthews went 2-of-2 from distance and 3-of-3 from the stripes in his 13-point effort. He had a team-best six rebounds.

 
Stats of the Game

• The Wolves shot 57.9 percent (33-of-57) for the night, their best single-game performance of the season.
• Western Oregon had five turnovers – four in the first half and only one in the final 20 minutes.
• WOU had an 39-33 rebounding advantage, but got outrebounded on the offensive glass 10 to six.
• The Wolves assisted on 15 of their 33 buckets.

 
Up Next
Western Oregon hits the road for two Great Northwest Athletic Conference games beginning Thursday in Lacey, Wash. against Saint Martin's. Tip-off is at 7 p.m.