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SALEM, Ore. – The Corban University men's basketball team didn't trail at any point against Northwest Indian College on Saturday afternoon, as the Warriors defeated the Eagles handily, 124-84.
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"This was our fifth game in eight days," said head coach Austin Johnson. "In some ways it showed, but I was very happy with our guys overall. They were unselfish the whole game, and did a good job of finding each other in the half court and on the fast break."
The Warriors jumped ahead early in the first stanza, riding Chris Martin's hot-hand from behind the arc to establish a quick 17-5 advantage. The Warrior bench would continue the lights-out shooting, expanding the margin to 59-36 through the midway point. Joel Johnson and Beau Tilleman both finished the half with 12 points, with each going a perfect 6-for-6 from the field.
The early lead was all the Warriors would need, as the Navy and Gold would tally 65 points in the second half to seal the victory, 124-84.
As a team, the Warriors shot a season-high 65.4% from the field, and 41.4% from three-point range. The Warriors out-rebounded the Eagles 53-30 on the afternoon, and ended with 26 assists to go alongside just eight turnovers.
Beau Roggenbach came off the bench to deliver a career night for the Warriors, finishing with 26 points and 13 rebounds in his first double-double of the season. Johnson finished the game a perfect 8-8 from the field, tallying 16 points, with Chris Martin notching 20 points on 6-of-10 from downtown. In total, seven Warriors finished with double-digit scoring efforts in the triumph.
Click here to watch the post-game interview with Roggenbach.
For the Eagles, Jaloni Pepper produced a valiant performance in the defeat, notching 33 points with nine rebounds on the afternoon.
"It was a good team win to head into finals with," said Johnson. "After a couple days off we'll start to prepare for as challenging of a road trip as there is in this league."
Next up, Corban will continue Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) play, traveling to Caldwell to take on No. 7 College of Idaho in a big early-season conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. PST on Friday.
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