PARKLAND, Wash. - Dak Shagren scored 19 points on 58% shooting as the NU Eagles downed the Pacific Lutheran Lutes 65-56 in non-league play on the Names Family Court tonight. It was NU's fourth game in five nights.
 

Shagren hit 7 of 12 shots and went 5 for 10 from beyond the 3-point arc to lead the way for the Eagles who posted their 7th win of the season. The Eagles scored 52 points less than last night's 117 point output.
 

The game didn't start out in the Eagles favor as the Lutes got off to a quick start and taking an early 17-7 lead with 7:39 left in the half, but the Eagles would heat up and the defense would clamp down as NU would go on a 12-0 run to take the lead 19-17 with 6:18 to go in the half. PLU would regain the lead briefly at 22-21, but a 6-0 spurt by the Eagles would give them back the lead, 28-22 with 24 seconds on the clock. The Lutes would hit a trey with 4 seconds on the clock to close the gap to 28-25 at the break.
 

Northwest U would never trail in the second half as PLU would get to within four twice, but each time the Eagles would answer to build their lead. PLU would make it a 36-32 game with 13 minutes left in the game, but a lay-in by Brandyn Winkley and another one by C.J. Carter would give NU a 40-32 lead which they would never give up the remainder of the game.
 

In addition to Shagren's 19, Thomas Jordan scored 12 points and handed out 4 assists while teammate Tomas Ogbaslassie chipped in 11 for the Eagles who shot 45% for the game. NU held a 35-30 margin in rebounding with Marko Nikolic grabbing 10.

Said NU head coach, John Van Dyke, "Having played our fourth game in five nights, our legs were tired but we found a way to fight through the fatigue tonight. Thomas Jordan gave us a big lift in the first half and Dak (Shagren) shot the ball really well for us. We're excited to play Lewis-Clark State on Friday as they are a very physical team and it will be a great challenge."

The Eagles take a short break for Thanksgiving before they return to the Pavilion this Friday to host NAIA Division I Lewis-Clark State.