TACOMA, Wash. – After a monumental win over Whitworth University last night, the Pacific Lutheran University men's basketball team had to quickly turn their attention to Whitman College. The Lutes put forth another incredible second half and won an easy one over the Blues to win their seventh overall, are now 9-0 at home and at the top of the Northwest Conference.
The Lutes were sluggish early, but managed to take a 27-26 lead with 3:35 remaining in the first half on a layup by
Tyler Ashmore. PLU closed the half strong and led 33-28 at halftime. The Lutes flexed their muscles in the second half as they put up 45 second-half points and held the Blues to just 26 as they turned a tight game into an easy win.
Ten Lutes scored on the night, but it was seniors
Seth Hall and
Jordan Thomas who were at it again on Saturday. Hall scored 20 points on an efficient 9-for-18 shooting. He notched a double-double with 10 defensive rebounds. Thomas dropped 18 points on 8-of-11 from the field and had a game-high six assists.
Sean McCurdy hit double figures with 10 points as the Lutes shot 49 percent from the field while holding the Blues to just 36 percent. Whitman hit just 5-of-23 shots from long range for just 22 percent.
The Lutes (17-6, 12-2 NWC) haven't lost since January 15 and haven't been defeated at home since February 20, 2021, a span of 11 straight games and have been victorious in 16 of their last 17.
PLU will put both streaks on the line when they take on University of Puget Sound on Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m.
