The Basics

• Final Score: Alaska Anchorage 81, Western Oregon 73
• Records: Western Oregon 8-9, 5-4 GNAC; Alaska Anchorage 12-5, 6-3 GNAC
• Wolves drop second straight, UAA improves to 10-0 at home
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Airline Center

 
How It Happened
GNAC Preseason Player of the Year Sekou Wiggs led all scorers with 25 points as the host Seawolves broke a two-game losing skid with an 81-73 victory over Western Oregon on Thursday night in Anchorage.
 
There were six lead changes before Alaska Anchorage shook off an early 15-11 Western Oregon lead before pulling away for a 40-33 advantage at the break.
 
Western Oregon came out strong in the second half and used a 5-0 run in the first minute to pull within two, 40-38, on a 3-pointer from JJ Chirnside and a layup from Ali Faruq-Bey.
 
UAA quickly responded with five points of their own and bumped the lead back up to 10, 54-44, on two Wiggs free throws with 14:30 remaining. The Wolves trimmed the advantage over the next five minutes down to 62-59 on a triple by Isaiah Edwards and consecutive layups from Connor Thompson.
 
However, Alaska Anchorage zoomed to a 72-59 lead on free throws from Spencer Svejcar.
 
One final Western Oregon push came in the final four minutes beginning with a Demetrius Trammell triple and two free throws from Buster Souza. The Wolves got no closer than six after Trammell hit two from the stripe with 13 seconds to go.
 
Wolves' Top Performers

• Demetrius Trammell was 5-of-10 overall, 3-of-6 on 3-pointer and 4-of-4 from the line for 17 points off the bench.
• Ali Faruq-Bey battled past early foul trouble to post 12 points with three assists and two steals.
• Connor Thompson was perfect from the field (4-4) to score 11 points adding four rebounds in 15 minutes.

 
For the Seawolves

• Sekou Wiggs led all scorers with 25 points adding six assists, four rebounds and two steals.
• Spencer Svejcar and Ashton Pomrehn each had 12 points.
• Corey Hammell had 10 points and seven rebounds.

 
Stats of the Game

• Even different players scored at least two points for Western Oregon while UAA had five players in double figures.
• Western Oregon's bench outscored the Seawolves 40-15.
• The Wolves were able to post 22 points on 14 UAA turnovers.
• Each team had 10 3-pointers and 17 makes from the free throw line.

 
Up Next
Western Oregon concludes their trip to the 49^th state with a Saturday night game against Alaska in Fairbanks. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Alaska time (8 p.m. Pacific).