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NU Defeats Wolves from Long Range

Zach Smith hit 6 of 8 3-point attempts tonight for 20 points
Box Score KIRKLAND, Wash. – The Northwest University Eagles snapped a four game losing streak with a 93-74 conference win over Walla Walla tonight in the NU Pavilion. Junior Michael Dupree would go five for five from the 3-point line to lead NU with 21 points and senior Zach Smith hit six of eight 3-pointers to finish with 20 points. NU hit 16 of 24 treys for 67 percent shooting on the night.

Northwest U never trailed in the game and jumped out to a 24-14 lead 8 minutes into the game as Zach Smith buried one of his six 3-pointers. NU would mount an 11-2 run, capped off by Ben Tucakovic's jumper, to lead by 19, 35-16 with 6:01 left in the half. Another Tucakovic jumper at 3:58 would push the Eagle lead to 42-19. Walla Walla would sink two 3-pointers to end their scoring and close the gap to 44-28 as the half would end.

WWU would cut the Northwest U lead to 13 twice to start the second half, but an 8-0 run by the Eagles would increase their lead to 57-36 as Zach Smith would hit another 3-pointer at the 16:20 mark. That would be the closest the Wolves would get as NU would build their lead to 28 after Jaden Jenkins would get to the basket for a lay-in with 2:20 on the clock. WWU's Ryan Spady would hit a lone free throw with 30 seconds to go in the game to end the scoring.

Ben Tucakovic and Dak Shagren each scored 13 for Northwest U (8-13, 4-7 CCC) with Shagren leading the team in assists with 9. Tucakovic led NU with 9 rebounds. Dupree added 8 assists for the Eagles who totaled 28 for the game. NU hit 57 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free throw line.

Walla Walla (2-15, 0-9 CCC) was led by Ryan Spady's 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Ethan Osias added 19 points and Andrew Nye scored 12 for the Wolves. WWU shot 47 percent for the game and went 13-35 from beyond the 3-point arc for 37 percent.

"It's good to get back on track with a win tonight," commented John Van Dyke, NU head coach. "We shot the ball well and the 28 assists meant we shared and moved the ball as well. If we can just stay healthy, we could have a great second half of the season."
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Players Mentioned

Dak Shagren

#21 Dak Shagren

G
6' 3"
Junior
Jaden JENKINS

#1 Jaden JENKINS

W
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Michael Dupree

#11 Michael Dupree

G
6' 1"
Junior
Ben Tucakovic

#20 Ben Tucakovic

P
6' 7"
Junior
Zach Smith

#30 Zach Smith

P
6' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dak Shagren

#21 Dak Shagren

6' 3"
Junior
G
Jaden JENKINS

#1 Jaden JENKINS

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
W
Michael Dupree

#11 Michael Dupree

6' 1"
Junior
G
Ben Tucakovic

#20 Ben Tucakovic

6' 7"
Junior
P
Zach Smith

#30 Zach Smith

6' 5"
Senior
P