TACOMA, Wash. - The Pacific Lutheran University men's basketball team overwhelmed visiting Portland Bible College on Wednesday night, walking away from Olson Gymnasium with a 91-69 non-conference victory. 

The visiting Wildcats (0-10) drained the opening bucket but it was all Lutes (3-2) after that with Conor Geiger and Leighton Kingma connecting on consecutive threes to give PLU the early 6-2 advantage. The Lutes continued to apply the pressure in the opening stanza, building a double-digit lead on a Jacob Bingham trey with 14:20 left in the half. The PLU advantage continued to balloon, enjoying a 52-23 lead at the halftime intermission.

The lead swelled to as many as 33 points in the second half as the Lutes maintained a comfortable double-digit lead the entire second half en route to the win.

Geiger finished with a double-double to pace the Lutes, scoring a team-high 21 points while hauling in 12 rebounds. Geiger's night included hitting seven of his 11 shots and draining three threes. Kingma added 13 points and a game-high five blocks while Carlton Brown was the third Lute in double figures with 10 points. Kelton Williams dished out a team-high five assists while also adding eight points. 

"Our big focus tonight was to come out with some professionalism and try to establish some positive habits that will help us in future games," said Head Coach Chad Murray. "I thought Conor was fantastic tonight and really showed our younger guys how to approach a game like this. I'm really proud of him and his leadership tonight. He was productive in a lot of different areas and helped establish the tone in the first half."

PLU dominated the turnover battle, committing just eight to PBC's 23 while owning a 40-7 edge in points off turnovers. PLU's bench outmuscled the Wildcat reserves 36-16 while also enjoying a 36-26 edge in points in the paint. PLU shot an impressive 55.0 percent (33-for-60) from the field, including a blazing 62.1 percent (18-for-29) in the first half while hitting nine three-pointers on the night. 

The Lutes are back on the court on Saturday, hosting Northwest Christian University at 4 p.m. inside Olson Gymnasium.