The first 30 minutes of Thursday night’s men’s basketball game were even, but ninth-ranked Alaska Anchorage scored eight unanswered points midway through the second half and held on for a 45-38 victory over in GNAC action at the .
After a Leigh Swanson () foul shot tied the game at 25-25 with 9:39 remaining in regulation, McCade Olsen got to the free throw line twice for the Seawolves, going 2-of-4 in those trips. He followed a SeattleU turnover with a layup, and then he hit a jumper with 5:26 left to give Alaska Anchorage a 33-25 lead.
Ryan Coldren (, ) made four straight free throws, and Shaun Burl () converted a turnover into a fast break layup to bring SeattleU within two with just over four minutes remaining. Carl Arts stopped the Redhawk run with two free throws and a layup, and then he answered a Burl three-pointer with a jumper to give Alaska Anchorage a five-point lead with 1:39 remaining. Chris Bryant and Luke Cooper combined to hit six free throws in the final minute to ice the game for the Seawolves.
Coldren led SeattleU with 13 points and a blocked shot, plus he pulled down four rebounds. Michael Wright () shot 4-of-5 from the field and finished with ten points, four rebounds, and a steal. For the game, shot just 27.1 percent (13-of-48) from the field and 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from the free throw line.
Arts earned a double-double for Alaska Anchorage (15-3, 6-0 GNAC), scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Bryant scored 11 points, while Olsen contributed seven points and six rebounds. Cooper, the national leader in assists with 8.8 assists per game, finished with two points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the low-scoring contest. The Seawolves shot 35.0 percent (14-of-40) from the field and 70.0 percent (14-of-20) from the free throw line.
(9-6, 2-4 GNAC) will look to break its three-game losing streak Saturday night as Alaska Fairbanks comes to the for a 7 p.m. contest. The Nanooks lost to Montana State Billings, 65-55, Thursday night.