Western Washington University Athletics

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's basketball team came close to setting the single-game program record for points in a 135-87 victory over Langara College Monday evening on WECU Court in Carver Gym.

The Vikings improved to 7-1 on the season with its high-powered offense scoring over 100 points in a game for the third time this season. WWU scored 75 first-half points and fell six points shy of the all-time single-game scoring record of 141 points set in 1989.

WWU featured eight players scoring in double digits and all 12 players that took the court scored at least two points. Junior guard D'Angelo Minnis led the way with 23 points on 9-for-10 shooting, going 5-for-5 from three-point range. Junior forward Darius Gary added 18 points in 17 minutes and senior guard Lucas Holden contributed 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting.

Sophomore guard Matthew Mayes led the team with seven rebounds to go with a season-high 13 points and junior forward Wyatt Watson had 13 points and five rebounds. 

Senior guard Daniel Hornbuckle scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, crossing the 1,000-point mark for his collegiate career between WWU, Portland Community College and Alaska Fairbanks. 

Overall the Vikings shot 49.0-percent from the field (48-for-98) and made the second-most three-pointers in a game in program history (20-for-47). WWU set the single-game record for three-pointers earlier this season with 21 against Maine Fort Kent.

Langara (Vancouver, BC) scored its 87 points on 36-for-80 shooting (.450), going 7-for-26 from three-point range. Guards Royce Sargeant (7-for-15 FG) and Nicholas Chan (6-for-14 FG) led the Falcons with 16 points each. Jas Dhudwal finished with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double.

The Vikings (7-1, 1-0 GNAC) are back in action this weekend with three games in the Hoops in Hawaii Holiday Classic presented by Outrigger Resorts and Hotels. WWU will play non-conference games against Texas Permian Basin (Sat, Dec. 17), Emmanuel College (Sun, Dec. 18) and Hawai'i Pacific (Mon, Dec. 19) at the Hawai'i Convention Center. The complete 2022-23 WWU men's basketball schedule can be viewed online at wwuvikings.com/MBB.

Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and Langara:

Here is a look at the Vikings record breakdown for the 2022-23 season:

The Vikings checked in at No. 3 in this week's D2SIDA West Region Media Poll with 43 points. WWU was tied for third last week:

Here is a game-by-game look at the 2022-23 season following Monday's 135-87 victory over Langara:

One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 11 seasons. WWU is a six-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion and has appeared in the NCAA II Elite 8 three times. The Vikings won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. Western has 20-win seasons in three of the last four years (and seven of nine) and won the 2020 GNAC Championships Tournament. WWU is the 12th winningest Division II program with its 1,535 all-time victories. Head coach Tony Dominguez is in his 10th season and 11th year as the Vikings head coach (28th overall at WWU) and is listed in the top 20 amongst active NCAA Division II head coaches with a .675 winning percentage (189-91).