LANGLEY, B.C. – The Western Washington University men's basketball team opened the 2025-26 season Friday afternoon with a 93-82 setback against St. Edward's at the D2 Canadian Tip-Off Classic inside the Langley Events Centre.
The Vikings were led by 17 points each from junior transfer guard Malachi Miller and sophomore guard Aidan Rice. Junior Louis Grante-Halliday, freshman Dennis Johnson III and Miller all topped the stat sheet with five rebounds.
WWU trailed by as many as 25 points late in the second half (90-65 with 4:10 remaining), but had a strong finish to the contest out-scoring the Hilltoppers 17-3 down the stretch to pull to within 11 points at the final buzzer.
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GNAC Basketball
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1st
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2nd
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Final
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St. Edward's (1-0)
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47
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46
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93
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Western Washington (0-1)
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34
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48
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82
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The Vikings return to action Saturday morning facing Cal State San Bernardino (0-1) at 11 am on the South Court in the Langley Events Centre.
Here is a look at the statistical comparison between WWU and St. Edward's:
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COMPARISON
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WWU
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SEU
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Points
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82
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93
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Field Goal Pct.
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.417 (25-60)
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.500 (32-64)
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3 Point FG Pct.
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.342 (13-38)
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.476 (10-21)
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Free Throw Pct.
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.826 (19-23)
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.543 (19-35)
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Rebounds
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35
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42
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Offensive Rebounds
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12
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16
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Assists
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12
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18
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Turnovers
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17
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12
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Steals
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6
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8
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Blocked Shots
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3
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3
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Time Led
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4:09
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33:28
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Points off Turnovers
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16
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23
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Points in the Paint
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22
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42
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Bench Points
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33
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29
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Fouls
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23
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19
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Biggest Lead
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2
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25
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Lead Changes: 6 Times Tied: 6
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Here is a look at the Vikings record breakdown for the 2025-26 season:
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RECORD BREAKDOWN
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Overall
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0-1
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GNAC
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0-0
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Non-Conference
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0-1
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Streak
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L1
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Home
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0-0
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Away
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0-0
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Neutral
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0-1
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vs. Ranked Teams
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0-0
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Leading at Half
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0-0
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Trailing at Half
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0-1
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Tied at Half
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0-0
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Overtime
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0-0
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BY UNIFORM
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White
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0-1
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Black
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0-0
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Navy
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0-0
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Light Blue
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0-0
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