SALEM, Ore. – The Warner Pacific men's basketball team moved a step closer to the post-season with a 93-75 win at Corban tonight. The result gives the Knights the season sweep of the Warriors.

With three games to play in CCC action, the Knights are three games ahead of Evergreen for the 8th and final playoff spot. WPC will host the Geoducks next Friday.
 
Warner Pacific jumped in front Corban early on with a few three-pointers, led by Josh Thomas with a pair of deep shots from beyond the arc. Corban responded with a few three-pointers of its own, with Jake Love, Chris Martin, and Caleb Dozier all hitting long-range efforts in the first 20 minutes.

The Warriors went cold midway through the first half, however, and the Knights took advantage, building a 12-point lead by the break at 44-32.

In the second stanza, Corban would try to cut into the lead on multiple occasions, but for every big run the Warriors made Warner Pacific had the answer, hitting a big three-pointer or converting on multiple shots at the rack, finishing the Warriors off for the 18-point triumph.

Leading the way for Warner Pacific was Thomas with 23 points, while both Collin Malcolm and De' Corrius Sampson-Young each had 15 points in the victory for the Knights. As a team, Warner Pacific shot 55.9% overall as a team, and went 42.9% from beyond the arc.

For Corban, Martin tallied a team-best 18 points to go with a team-leading eight assists, while Dozier added 15 points on a 6-for-10 shooting effort from the floor. Both Joel Johnson and Jake Love added 11 points for Corban in the defeat.
 

Story Courtesy of Corban Sports Information