Corban Men’s Basketball Mounts Impressive Comeback to Down Cal-Maritime, 81-72

11/2/2018 9:36:00 PM

Jarett Thoren, Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant

PORTLAND, Ore. – Trailing by 19 points with just over 15 minutes left to play, the Corban University men's basketball team rode a furious 30-7 run to take the lead in the final minutes, eventually downing California State University-Maritime by a final score of 81-72. The Warriors outscored the Keelhaulers in the second half by an impressive 22-point margin to remain undefeated on the young 2018-19 season.  

"We played hard and for each other in the second half tonight," said head coach Mitch Freeman. "We had key contributions from our bench that helped us with a momentum run late in the game! We need to understand the importance of valuing the basketball. I'm proud of our guys tonight!"

The Warrior bench provided 46 points in the victory, highlighted by the squad's leading scorer, Gabe Porter, who finished the night with 16 points in 20 minutes.

Dalton Patchen was perhaps even more devastating to the Cal-Maritime defense, notching 14 points and 13 boards to earn his first double-double of the season. Joel Johnson (15 points, nine rebounds) was in midseason form, shooting 70% from the floor and finishing just one rebound shy of a double-double of his own. Corban's big men dominated down low throughout the Warrior comeback, outscoring the Keelhaulers in the paint, 38-24, and outrebounding them by a 43-33 margin.

Cal-Maritime finished the night with a pair of 17-point performances from Josh Hauser and Zavier Lucero, the latter of which added 13 boards to notch a double-double in the defeat.

The triumph continues the Warriors' hot start to the 2018-19 campaign, advancing the Navy and Gold to 4-0 on the season.

Corban will be back in action tomorrow for the team's second and final match of the Multnomah Tournament, with the Warriors scheduled to take on West Coast Baptist College at 2 p.m. in Portland, Ore.