Four Warriors Score in Double Figures in Win Over William Jessup
SALEM, Ore. - Led by junior Wade Douglas' (Ontario, Ore.) game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds, Corban's men's basketball team had four players score in double figures as the Warriors defeated William Jessup, 108-99, in double overtime Friday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Despite falling behind by as much as 11 points (40-29) in the opening half, Corban battled back over the final four-plus minutes outscoring William Jessup, 11-2, capped with a three-pointer from senior Hannes Gehring (Lake Oswego, Ore.) with 90 ticks left on the first half clock. Corban went into the halftime break trailing by a mere two points, 42-40.
In the second half, Corban used an 11-0 run in the opening 4:22 to grab its largest lead of the contest so far (51-42). Unfortunately for the host Warriors, William Jessup battled back and tied the game at 72-all with 3:41 remaining behind a jumper from Shaughn Hull. Each team tallied eight points over the final three-plus minutes with Corban junior Kyle Masten (Salem, Ore.) hitting the game-tying three-pointer with 3.6 seconds remaining in regulation after Douglas grabbed a much-needed offensive rebound to set-up Masten's heroics.
The first overtime was similar to the second half with neither team grabbing larger than a four-point advantage, as Corban secured a pair of four-point leads (84-80 & 88-84). Trailing by a mere point (88-87) following a Max Botner free throw with 2:15 to go, William Jessup got an old-fashion three-point play from Alex Dimotsantos to grab a 90-88 lead with 51 seconds remaining. Masten once again stepped up to the challenge and came up big for Corban, as the junior point guard hit another game-tying jumper with 38 ticks on the clock to send the game into a second extra period.
In the second overtime, Dimotsantos gave William Jessup its final lead of the game when he took the opening tip and scored on an uncontested lay-up a mere three seconds into the final period. Senior Ben Sisler (Corvallis, Ore.) knocked down a pair of Warrior free throws to tie the game for the ninth and final time before Douglas hit a jumper and Sisler canned Corban's tenth and final three-pointer of the night to go up by five (97-92). Masten then stepped to the free throw line and single-handedly outscored William Jessup, 6-0, to ice the game and give the host Warriors a 103-92 advantage with 1:35 remaining. Freshman Clay Martin (Beaverton, Ore.) and Sisler scored the Warriors' final five points, as Sisler made a pair of free throws with 69 ticks on the clock before Martin scored the game's final two points on a fast-break lay-up with six seconds left.
Along with Douglas' game-high point performance, Sisler, freshman Ian Logan (Aloha, Ore.), and Masten chipped in with 22, 19, and 17 points respectively. Besides Douglas' 11 rebounds, junior Jason Braun (Dallas, Ore.) and Sisler added 8 and 6 boards respectively while Masten handed out a game-high eight assists.
For William Jessup, Botner poured in a team-high 23 points while Dimotsantos and Hull added 21 and 15 points respectively. On the boards, Botner pulled down a team-best 11 rebounds while Dimotsantos and Hull grabbed 10 and 6 boards respectively.
As a team, Corban shot 36-for-72 (50.0%) from the field, including 10-for-22 (45.5%) from beyond the arc and 26-for-35 (74.3%) from the free throw line. On the other hand, William Jessup turned in a 39-for-83 (47.0%) performance from the field, 9-for-26 (34.6%) from behind the 3-point line, and 12-for-13 (92.3%) from the free throw line.
With the victory, Corban evens its early season record at 2-2 overall while William Jessup falls to 3-4 overall. The Warriors will return to action on Saturday, November 24th, when Corban hosts NCAA Division III member Lewis & Clark beginning at 7:30 p.m. inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.