McMinnville, Ore. | For the fourth game in a row, Kadeem Strickland led the Knights in scoring with 24 in their Tuesday night matchup against the Wildcats of Linfield College. The Knights fell 73-84 and move to a 4-4 record heading into conference play.
 
Three Knights scored in double digits; Strickland with 24, Morris Bethea with 19, dishing out 4 assists and Miles Brown with 13 points, grabbing 6 boards.
 
The teams exchanged buckets for the majority of the half before Linfield pulled away with a 5-point lead heading into the break. Kadeem Strickland had 20 of Warner Pacific's first-half 36 points, shooting 5-7 from the arc.
 
As the Wildcats adjusted, triple-teaming Strickland in the second half, the seniority and leadership of Morris Bethea came into play as the Senior Guard scored 14 points in the latter half of the game.
 
Kendall Watson played a big role in keeping the Knights within 3 with 10 minutes to play, managing to get two and-one buckets. After the under ten media timeout, the Wildcats separated the lead to 7, ultimately claiming an 11-point victory.
 
The Knights will head home for the Thanksgiving Holiday and prepare for the opening weekend of Cascade Collegiate Conference play. The will open CCC play on the road in Caldwell, Idaho, facing the Yotes of College of Idaho on Friday, December 6^th at 7:30pm.