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Northwest U Comes From Behind to Drop Beacons

Michael Greene led the Eagles with 22 points tonight.
Box Score KIRKLAND, Wash. – Northwest University came back from halftime deficit to defeat Northwest Christian 89-82 in Cascade Conference play. The win puts the Eagles into a tie for 3rd in the CCC with Southern Oregon with 7-4 league records.
 
Northwest would take an early 11-8 lead six minutes into the game, but Northwest Christian would heat up and out score the Eagles 16-7 to take a 24-18 lead on a 3-pointer by Coleton Baker. The Beacons would shoot a blistering 62% in the first half (18-29). NCU would maintain their lead the remainder of the half taking a 39-33 lead into the locker room.
 
In the second half it would be the Eagles heating up and shooting 57% while NCU cooled to a still respectable 42%. Austin Kuemper would give NCU their biggest lead with a 3-pointer right after a Coleton Baker trey to push the Beacon lead to 45-35. But Northwest would hang with the Beacons and Cody Shackett's 3-pointer from the top of the key at the 12:34 mark would give Northwest U a 48-47 lead. Baker would hit another three to give NCU a 4 point lead, 56-52, with 9:14 to go in the game, but Shackett would drain another trey to give the lead back to the Eagles 58-56 with 7 minutes to go. That shot would be the catalyst to a 14-6 NU run as Michael Greene's offensive tip-in with 2:28 would build the NU lead to 72-62. An 8-2 NCU run would get them back in the game as Javonte Byrd would make it a 4 point deficit, 74-70 with 1:13 to go. NCU would then force Northwest to win the game from the free throw line as the Eagles would go 13 for 18 from the line to close out the win.
 
Michael Greene led Northwest (16-6, 7-4 CCC) with 22 points while Nemanja Grujicic scored in double figures for the second straight night with 18. Michael Russo registered  a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Eagles who shot 57% in the second half and 53% for the game. Northwest out rebounded NCU 39-27.
 
Northwest Christian (12-9, 6-5 CCC) was led by Coleton Baker's game high 31 points. Spencer Coleman added 19 points and Austin Kuemper scored 17 before fouling out late in the second half. NCU shot a blazing 62% in the first half but cooled to a respectable 42% in the second.
 
"That was a good win over a good team tonight," said John Van Dyke, Northwest U head coach. "I give credit to our guys for hanging tough as NCU shot the lights out in the first half. I'm proud of the way our team showed toughness and character in the second half and players like Cody Shackett came through at critical times for us. Our guys really played hard to get the two wins this weekend."
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