BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Montana State Billings got off to a quick start that included an early 22-0 scoring run and never looked back in an 91-64 victory over Western Washington University Monday evening in Great Northwest Athletic Conference action on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
WWU dropped its third consecutive game to fall to 12-11 overall and 5-8 in GNAC play, concluding the home schedule with a 10-5 mark in Carver Gym. MSUB improved to 12-11 overall and 8-5 in conference play to move into a three-way tie at the top of the standings with Central Washington and Saint Martin's.
WWU was led by 16 points from junior guard/forward
Jalen Green, who went 5-for-11 shooting and contributed four rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot. Senior forward
Luke Lovelady added 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting in 13 minutes and freshman guard
Kai Johnson tallied 10 points and three assists.
MSUB was paced by a game-high 28 points by Carrington Wiggins on a near perfect 11-for-12 night shooting and 20 points from by Damen Thacker. Bilal Shabazz added 12 points, six assists and three steals and recorded an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double. MSUB combined to shoot a season-high 60.0% (30-for-50) and were 10-for-20 from three-point range.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and MSUB from Monday's game:
| COMPARISON |
WWU |
MSUB |
| Points |
64 |
91 |
| Field Goal Pct. |
.407 (22-54) |
.600 (30-50) |
| 3 Point FG Pct. |
.190 (4-21) |
.500 (10-20) |
| Free Throw Pct. |
.842 (16-19) |
.875 (21-24) |
| Rebounds |
20 |
34 |
| Offensive Rebounds |
5 |
6 |
| Defensive Rebounds |
15 |
28 |
| Assists |
11 |
19 |
| Turnovers |
12 |
15 |
| Steals |
7 |
7 |
| Blocked Shots |
2 |
3 |
| Time Led |
00:23 |
38:17 |
| Points off Turnovers |
17 |
15 |
| Points in the Paint |
26 |
32 |
| Bench Points |
34 |
12 |
| Fouls |
16 |
16 |
GNAC STANDINGS
While the regular-season conference champion and seeing for the GNAC tournament will be decided on a new points system, here is an updated look at the league standings following Monday's game. View the conference schedule, scores, stats and updated standings at
GNACSports.com.
| MEN'S BASKETBALL |
CONF |
PCT |
OVERALL |
PCT |
HOME |
AWAY |
NEUTRAL |
STREAK |
| 1. |
Central Washington |
8-5 |
.615 |
14-6 |
.700 |
7-2 |
6-3 |
1-1 |
Won 2 |
| |
Saint Martin's |
8-5 |
.615 |
15-7 |
.682 |
8-2 |
6-5 |
1-0 |
Won 1 |
| |
Montana State Billings |
8-5 |
.615 |
12-11 |
.522 |
5-6 |
5-4 |
2-1 |
Won 2 |
| 4. |
Northwest Nazarene |
6-4 |
.600 |
8-7 |
.533 |
6-1 |
2-5 |
0-1 |
Won 3 |
| 5. |
Alaska Anchorage |
7-5 |
.583 |
12-7 |
.632 |
8-1 |
3-6 |
1-0 |
Won 1 |
| 6. |
Seattle Pacific |
6-5 |
.545 |
13-9 |
.591 |
8-2 |
2-5 |
3-2 |
Lost 1 |
| 7. |
Simon Fraser |
5-7 |
.417 |
10-10 |
.500 |
6-3 |
3-6 |
1-1 |
Lost 2 |
| 8. |
Western Washington |
5-8 |
.385 |
12-11 |
.521 |
10-5 |
1-4 |
1-2 |
Lost 3 |
| 9. |
Western Oregon |
4-8 |
.333 |
5-15 |
.250 |
2-4 |
3-8 |
0-3 |
Won 2 |
| 10 |
Alaska Fairbanks |
4-9 |
.308 |
7-12 |
.368 |
4-1 |
1-9 |
2-2 |
Lost 2 |
| THIS WEEK'S GNAC SCHEDULE & RESULTS |
Monday, February 14
Montana State Billings 91, at Western Washington 64
Alaska Anchorage 75, at Simon Fraser 70
Thursday, February 17
Western Washington at Montana State Billings, 7:00 pm MT
Central Washington at Western Oregon, 5:15 pm
Simon Fraser at Seattle Pacific, 7:00 pm
Northwest Nazarene at Saint Martin's, 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 19
Western Washington at Seattle Pacific, 4:15 pm
Northwest Nazarene at Western Oregon, 4:15 pm
Central Washington at Saint Martin's, 5:15 pm
Simon Fraser at Montana State Billings, 7:00 pm MT
Alaska Fairbanks at Alaska Anchorage, 7:00 pm AKT |
NEXT UP FOR THE VIKINGS
The Vikings (12-11, 5-8 GNAC) are on the road for the final four games of the regular season, traveling to play Montana State Billings on Thursday, Seattle Pacific on Saturday, Western Oregon next Monday and conclude the regular season February 26 at Simon Fraser. Links to watch a live webcast and follow statistical updates for each road game are available at
wwuvikings.com/Live.
