NU vs.Multnomah

Friday | Feb. 7 | 7:30 PM

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NU vs. Warner Pacific

Saturday | Feb. 8 | 7:30 PM

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KIRKLAND – Northwest returns to Kristi Brodin Pavilion this weekend for 7:30 p.m. conference games against Multnomah Friday and Warner Pacific Saturday.
 
Northwest (14-8, 9-4) is coming off a 70-67 loss at No. 15 Southern Oregon. Dejwan Walker had 20 points in the game, and Hussayn Ford added a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
 
The Eagles are 7-1 at home this season, and the only loss was a two-point setback at the hands of No. 3 College of Idaho. The Eagles average 88.8 points at home and win by an average of 19.3 points per game. Ryan Ricks shoots 53.3 percent from the home-court three-point arch, and Christian Hakilimali burns up the Pavilion nets at a 60.5 percent clip from the field.
 
Ford's 18 double-doubles lead both divisions of the NAIA. Four Eagle starters average in double-figures in scoring, led by Ford at 16.6. Hakilimali averages 14.8, followed by Ricks at 13.2 and Walker at 11.4. Northwest is 11^th in NAIA II with a 49.9 shooting percentage. Hakilimali is 29^th nationally at 55.6 percent, and Ford is 38^th at 55.1. 
 
Northwest is 11^th in the nation with 17.18 assists per game. Hakilimali is sixth nationally with 114 assists and eighth with his 5.18 assists-per-game average.
 
Ford averages 11.91 rebounds per game. He is second nationally with 262 rebounds and third in rebounds per game. He also is third with 8.9 defensive rebounds and 20^th with 3.0 offensive rebounds per game.
 
The Eagles beat Multnomah in a festival of offense, 104-98. Tanner Davis had 26 points and nine rebounds, while Ford had 22 points and 18 rebounds. Justin Martin scored 40 points for the Lions. The Eagles have won 10 straight games in the series. 
 
Multnomah is 12-12 overall and 5-9 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after knocking off Eastern Oregon Saturday in Portland. The Lions are 2-4 on the road this season. MU is second nationally in scoring offense with 95.2 points per game. Martin leads the NAIA with 33.9 points and 4.76 three-pointers per game. On the other end, Stepan Zavydovskyy is second nationally with 3.4 blocks per game.
 
Warner Pacific owns the only blowout win over the Eagles this conference season, 97-62. Dejwan Walker led the Eagles with 17 points. The Knights were led by Miles Brown with 25 points. Warner Pacific has won the last six matchups.
 
The Knights are 12-11 overall and 7-4 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after weekend home losses to Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho. Warner Pacific likes to shoot from the perimeter and is fourth nationally with 11.56 three-pointers made per game. Kadeem Strickland leads WPU with 15.8 points per game.