NU vs. Evergreen State

Tuesday | Feb. 18 | 7:30 PM

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KIRKLAND – Northwest plays Evergreen State in a Senior Night contest Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Kristi Brodin Pavilion.
 
The Eagles will honor its two seniors, Christian Hakiimali and Hussayn Ford, prior to the game.   
 
The Eagles (16-10 overall and 11-6 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference) have already clinched a playoff spot but need just a win Tuesday against Evergreen State or in either of the games this weekend at Walla Walla to clinch a home spot in next Wednesday's first round. The top eight teams reach the Cascade Collegiate Conference postseason with the top four hosting in the first round.
 
Northwest stumbled at No. 2 College of Idaho, 87-66, despite double-doubles by Ford (22 points, 18 rebounds) and Hakilimali (13 points, 10 rebounds). Ryan Ricks had 13 points, and Kevin Omojola added 11.  
 
The Eagles scored a 95-67 win at Evergreen State last month in Olympia behind a 26-point effort by Dejwan Walker. Ford and Ricks added 16 points each, and Omojola threw in 14. LaBrandon Price and Mana Niu had a dozen points each for ESC. Northwest has won the last eight games in the series.
 
Hussayn Ford had two more double-doubles over the weekend and leads both divisions of the NAIA with 22. Alex Green of Olivet Nazarene is second in NAIA II with 16. He also leads NAIA II with 12.3 rebounds per game. 
 
Five Eagles average in double figures in scoring this season, led by Ford at 17.6. Hakilimali averages 14.5 points per game, followed by Ricks at 13.1, Walker at 10.8, and Tanner Davis at 10.5. NU is 13^th nationally, shooting 49.3 percent from the field as a team. Ford is 29^th at 55.8 percent, and Hakilimali is 34^th at 54.7 percent.
 
Hakilimali is ranked No. 8 nationally with 137 assists and 5.27 assists per game. The Eagles average 16.84 assists per game, which is 13^th in the NAIA.
 
Evergreen State is playing its last game of the season tonight with no hopes of a postseason. The Geoducks are 3-22 overall, 0-19 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, and in the throes of a 21-game losing streak. LaBrandon Price leads the team with 14.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. He also averages 2.23 steals per game, which is 14^th in the nation.