The Basics

• Final Score: No. 3/2 Western Oregon 84, No. 19/21 Seattle Pacific 82 (OT)
• Records: Western Oregon 20-2, 13-1; Seattle Pacific 17-5, 10-4
• Wolves extended overall winning streak to season-high 11 games and completed the regular-season sweep of the Falcons
• Location: Seattle, Wash. – Brougham Pavilion

 
How It Happened
The Wolves and the Falcons went to overtime again. The script played nearly opposite of the first meeting on Jan. 7 in Monmouth, but one thing remained the same: Western Oregon won the game.
 
Behind 29 points from senior forward Andy Avgi, the No. 3/2 Wolves came back from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat No. 19/21 Seattle Pacific, 84-82, at Brougham Pavilion.  The victory was the 11^th in a row for WOU, who improved to 20-2 on the season and 13-1 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play, while SPU (17-5, 10-4 GNAC) saw their eight-game string snapped.
 
After trailing from the 10:58 mark of the first half, Avgi's banked 3-point basket with 43 seconds forced overtime despite two good looks from the Falcons and a miss at the buzzer by Devon Alexander.
 
The Wolves took the lead at 3:33 of the extra session on a Jordan Wiley connection from deep. SPU had a last chance at the horn, but freshman Gabe Colosimo's effort for three missed at the horn.
 
Early in the game, 3-pointers were raining wild for the Wolves. Five makes in the opening six minutes gave WOU a 19-12 lead. Seattle Pacific found their groove from outside and hit a pair of deep shots late in the first half to take a 49-35 advantage into half. SPU shot a white-hot 63 percent (17-of-27) in the first 20 minutes while the Wolves hit 12-of-25 (48 percent).
 
Western Oregon spent the entire second half chipping away at the SPU lead. Tanner Omlid scored seven points in a 9-4 opening rally trimming the SPU lead to seven. The Falcons would build a 13-point cushion at the 13:25 mark.
 
WOU responded with a 10-0 run over the next 2:18 starting with one of Avgi's five 3-pointers for the night. Omlid followed with a pair of charity shots. Jordan Wiley closed the run with five straight points with a 3-ball, a steal and fast break layup. The Wolves pulled within one point twice in regulation before the Avgi equalizer.
 
 
Wolves' Top Performers

• Andy Avgi scored a game-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-7 from 3-point land.
• Jordan Wiley connected on half his shots with three triples for 17 points.
• Tanner Omlid netted 16 points and had six rebounds in a season-high 38 minutes.
• Julian Nichols played nearly every second of the game and filled out the stat sheet – 10 points, four rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal.

 
For the Falcons

• Mitch Penner went 13-of-15 from the line in his 23-point performance. He added eight rebounds.
• Gilles Dierickx posted his second consecutive double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
• Brendan Carroll and Gabe Colosimo each had 12 points.

 
Stats of the Game

• Seattle Pacific dominated the battle of the boards: 46-26, including 19-9 offensively.
• Western Oregon scored 21 points off 14 Falcon turnovers.
• SPU lead for 31:47 of the 45 minutes in the game.
• WOU hit 13 shots from 3-point land for the third time this season.

 
Up Next
Western Oregon returns home against Western Washington at the New P.E. Building for the annual Red Out game on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m.