PORTLAND – Three Eagles combined for 78 points in Northwest's 107-75 win at Multnomah on Friday.
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CaCoa Chatman scored 33 points, with
Lewis Pope adding 23 and
Drew Bryson 22 for NU. The Eagles combined for 21 three-pointers, coming one shy of tying a school record. It was the first 20-three-pointer game for Northwest since 2006.
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Chatman scored nine three-pointers in 12 attempts to tie for the second-most in school history and become the first Eagle to hit nine three-pointers since 1990. He also finished with nine assists and three steals.
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"Really excited for our guys tonight," said NU Head Coach Rick Skeen. "We have been trending in the right direction. Our guys had two great days of preparation and believed they would win a game tonight."
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Joose Lee contributed 10 points, and
Isaiah Dunn led the team with eight rebounds.Â
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Northwest scored the first 14 points of the game with three three-pointers by the night's big scorers, along with a three-point play by Dunn and a basket by
Isaiah Williams. The first-half lead peaked at 48-25 with 1:46 to go when Bryson hit a free throw.
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James Laurence got the honors for the 101
st point with a basket and later added a free throw for NU's largest lead, 107-73.
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The Eagles complete the Portland trip on Saturday, visiting Warner Pacific at 5 p.m.
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