Davis Powers Warner Pacific to Victory over Geoducks
PORTLAND, Ore. – Andre Davis scored a season high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Warner Pacific to an 86-65 win over Evergreen State inside C.C. Perry Gym tonight.
Evergreen scored the first two points of the game, but it was the only lead they saw for the contest. WP jumped out to a 19-10 lead in the opening 10 minutes, but the Geoducks went on a 10-2 run to close the gap. The Knights responded with a 12-2 run of their own and took momentum into the locker rooms thanks to a long three pointer from Biniam Tadele as time wound down.
The 39-26 lead that Warner Pacific held at halftime was never threatened in the second period. Marice Tolliver buried a trey to draw Evergreen to within 12 points at the 17:09 mark, but the Knights pulled away behind the interior play of Davis and eight second half points from Traevone Bowie.
In addition to the performance from Davis, Webster Moreland added 14 points and nine rebounds for Warner Pacific. Bowie finished with 11 points and five assists.
Evergreen was led by Patrick Lewis with 15 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Tolliver added 14 points.
Warner Pacific improves to 17-8 overall and 10-5 in the CCC. Evergreen falls to 8-17 and 5-10.