PORTLAND, Ore. – Warner Pacific didn't give the Multnomah University men's basketball team an easy welcoming to the CCC, running away with a 104-67 victory over the Lions on Jim Skagen Court Tuesday night.
 
The Basics

• Score: Warner Pacific 104, Multnomah 
• Records: WPC (4-4, 1-0 CCC), MU (3-5, 0-1 CCC)
• Location: Jim Skagen Court, Portland, Ore.
• The Short Story: Preseason ranked 18^th, the Knights fell out of the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll but showed why they belong with their shooting as they made 40 of 77 shots (51.9 percent) during the rout of the Lions. Franky Johnson scored a season high 21 points to lead five Knights in double figure scoring. The normally reliable three point shooters for Multnomah had a rough outing, hitting just 10 of 41 attempts. 

How it Happened
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• The Lions jumped out to an early lead after a 3-pointer by freshman Ben Grandle made it an 8-4 advantage for MU.
• With just over 13 minutes left in the first half, a three-pointer by Adam Westfall gave the Knights an 18-17 lead, putting them ahead of the Lions for the remainder of the night.
• Warner Pacific continued to hit shots throughout the half as they headed into the locker room with leading 66-43.
• Thomas Simien led the first half for the Lions recording 13 points followed by Grandle with 12. Eight different Knights scored during the opening half as they finished shooting 60 percent from the field and 47 percent from behind the arc.
• Multnomah struggled offensively in the second half, hitting only eight shots for 22 percent shooting, compared to Warner's 40.6 percent shooting.
• The Knights took their largest lead of the night with just over four minutes left on the clock, after a layup by Keaton Bankofier made it 99-56.

 

Story courtesy of Multnomah Sports Information