Northwest Men's Basketball Named Adidas Team of the Week
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Northwest University men’s basketball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for January 5-11, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
The Eagles captured two key conference wins with victories over Oregon Tech 95-88 and an upset over No. 6 Southern Oregon 86-84. It took two overtime periods to defeat the Hustlin’ Owls. C.J Carter led five Eagles in double figures and recorded his own double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
In a wild finish over SOU Ryan McIntosh put in a missed shot by teammate C.J. Carter at the rim with 1.1 seconds to score the winning basket and secure the 86-84 win. Michael Greene led the way with 18 points.
NU (14-4, 5-2 CCC) sits tied for first place and will resume CCC play on the road January 17-18 as they travel to Warner Pacific and Concordia.