The men’s basketball team received a total team effort on both ends of the floor, as eight different players scored at least six points and the defense forced 26 turnovers as SeattleU cruised past Linfield College, 85-40, Tuesday night at the .
Michael Wright () scored a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 shooting from the free throw line, plus he pulled down seven rebounds and earned two steals. Aaron Broussard () played the best game of his young career, finishing with 14 points on 7-of-11 field goal shooting, eight rebounds, and four steals.
K.C. Wiser hit a three-pointer 19 seconds into the contest, but that would be Linfield’s only lead of the game, as Shaun Burl (, ) answered with a three-pointer of his own, and Austen Powers () hit a jumper to give SeattleU the lead for good. The Redhawks scored eight straight points to extend the lead to 26-10, and later finished the first half by outscoring the Wildcats, 12-4, to go into the locker room at halftime up 44-22.
put the game away with a 14-2 run during the first six minutes of the second half to extend its advantage to 58-24. With the reserves in the game, SeattleU outscored Linfield, 20-9, over the final eight minutes of the contest, taking advantage of a 44-24 rebounding edge that included 20 offensive rebounds during the night.
Powers finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, seven of those offensive boards, while Leigh Swanson () contributed 11 points, five rebounds, and three assists off the bench. Burl earned eight points, three assists, and two steals, Taylor Olson (, ) hit two three-pointers in tying his career high with eight points, and Mike Boxley (, ) and Chris Gweth () each added six points to the winning effort. Although he did not score any points, Drew Harris () contributed in other ways with four rebounds and a game-high five steals.
(4-9) was led by Cody Tesoro’s eight points and Wiser, who finished with seven points and four rebounds. Of the Wildcats’ 13 field goals, eight of them were three-pointers, as Linfield hit 50 percent of its three-point attempts (8-of-16). However, the combination of turnovers and SeattleU offensive rebounds allowed the Redhawks to attempt 32 more field goals than the Wildcats. Also, had its best free throw shooting game, hitting 85.7 percent (18-of-21) of its attempts from the charity stripe, while Linfield hit only 46.2 percent (6-of-13) of its free throw attempts.
(9-6) leaves Thursday night for , where it will face Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning at 7 p.m. local time (3 p.m. Seattle time). After a game against Puerto Rico-Bayamon Sunday, Jan. 18, also at 7 p.m. Atlantic time, the team returns home to face SIU-Edwardsville Saturday, Jan. 24, beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. at the .