KIRKLAND, Wash. – On the first day of the Eagle Classic tournament, all four teams came into the weekend undefeated. No. 20 Carroll College (6-0, overall) went on an 11-0 run to pull away from the Eagles in the last 5 minutes of the game to be the only remaining undefeated team.
In the first game of the night, Corban (6-1, overall) defeated University of Providence (4-1, overall) 96-87. Beau Roggenbach led the Warriors again with a double-double, 22 points and 13 rebounds. The first half ended with Corban having a narrow margin of 2 points, leading 41-39. The Warriors, making adjustments during halftime, quickly extended their lead by 19 points with 8 minutes left in the game. With help from Austin Starr, the Providence Argos fought their way back within 4 points and just 1 minute and 40 seconds on the clock. After fouls and free throws, the Warriors walked away with a 96-87 victory.
In the second game of the night, the Eagles were looking to bounce back after a slow start the night before. Northwest University (5-2, overall) played with a high level of energy starting when Arturo Palacios drained a three-pointer to start the game. Playing a very talented Carroll College, Northwest University found themselves trailing 4 points (34-30) at half. Northwest University was optimistic when they took the lead 59-58 with 3 minutes and 27 seconds left in the game. Then Carroll College, led by Matt Wyman, locked it down and scored the next 11 points. Wyman had 20 points and 4 rebounds on the night. Hussayn Ford contributed 19 points for the Eagles, and
Josh Meyer was right behind him with 17 points and 6 rebounds. The biggest difference in the game came with Carroll College scoring 18 points off turnovers, compared to Northwest University's 2 points.
Northwest University men's basketball head coach
Jeff Drinkwine remarked, "That was one of the best efforts we have had thus far in the early season. We need to learn how to sustain that effort for all forty minutes. I was pleased with the overall intensity of our guys."
