Multnomah’s Martin pours in 71 points as Lions upset Warner Pacific

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 4, 2018

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL

MULTNOMAH 126, Warner Pacific 124

Justin Martin’s 71 points — capped by a basket with two seconds left — sealed a wild Cascade Collegiate Conference victory over the NAIA Division II 17th-ranked Knights.

Warner Pacific pulled even on Khiry Williams’ basket with 26 seconds left.

Multnomah led 114-99 with little more than six minutes remaining.

MU hit 19 of 42 shots from 3-point range, while WOU was 14 of 31. The Lions also made 35 of 40 free throws to the Knights’ 14 of 18.

Martin was 21 of 33 from the floor, sinking 15 of 19 from 3-point distance and 14 of 17 foul shots.

The 71 points broke the CCC record and was second all-time in the NAIA. It was just off the NCAA Division-l mark of 72 points, set in 1991 by Kevin Bradshaw of United States International against Loyola Marymount.

Martin had 37 points in the 2nd half,

Brett Blackstock added 22 points for Multnomah.

For Warner Pacific, Morris Bethea scored 27 points, Williams had 21 and Collin Malcolm put up 17 points with 12 rebounds.

Multnomah climbed to 8-3 for the season and 2-1 in CCC play. The Lions improved to 5-0 on their home Jim Skagen Court in Northeast Portland.

Warner Pacific slipped to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the CCC, with its win streak snapped at four.

COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Warner Pacific 91, MULTNOMAH 57

Defense and four players in double figures helped the Knights win the Cascade Collegiate Conference battle at MU.

The host Lions shot 36.7 percent from the field to WPU’s 49.3 percent.

Warner Pacific had eight players score eight or more points and 11 score in all. Maryah Tipping had 13 points. Katelyn Rossback, Bailey Allen and Payton Whitmore each scored 10.

For Multnomah, Sequoia Wheeler scored 11 points and Rachelle Tau had 10. But Wheeler, who had been hot offensively, was 0 for 9 on 3-pointers and 4 of 16 from the field.

Warner Pacific improved to 3-0 in the CCC and 6-2 overall, while Multnomah dropped to 2-1, 6-4.

Northwest 64, LEWIS & CLARK 58

The visiting Eagles won the fourth quarter 23-14 to win at Pamplin Sports Center.

L&C (2-5 overall) led 17-9 after one quarter and 30-22 at the half. Northwest pulled to within 44-41 after three quarters.

Delsie Johnson led the Pioneers with 18 points and 16 rebounds.

• Portland State guard Ashley Bolston has been chosen as the Big Sky women’s baksetball player of the week.

The junior from South Medford High heped the Vikings improve to 5-0 with a 92-79 victory over Portland at Viking Pavilion. She had 19 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and nine steals.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Oregon and Oregon State have announced their 2019 schedules.

Oregon’s first game is Aug. 31 against Auburn at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It’ll be UO’s first meeting with an SEC team since 2013.

Other nonconference tilts for the Ducks are at home against Nevada on Sept. 7 and Montana on Sept. 14.

The first Pac-12 encounter for Oregon is Sept. 21 at Stanford.

The Ducks have a bye on Sept. 28, then will be at Autzen Stadium for two games: Oct. 5 versus California and Friday, Oct. 11 against Colorado.

Oregon visits Washington on Oct. 19, and plays host to Washington State on Oct. 26.

The next month begins with a Nov. 2 game at USC. After a bye, the Ducks will take on Arizona in Eugene, then go to Arizona State for a Nov. 23 game before welcoming Oregon State to Autzen on Nov. 30.

Oregon State will kick off at home against Oklahoma State on Friday, Aug. 30.

The rest of the Beavers’ schedule is set as well.

OSU will visit Hawaii on Sept. 7, then return home to play Cal Poly on Sept. 14.

After a bye, the Beavers will open Pac-12 play at home against Stanford on Sept. 28.

Utah will visit for homecoming on Oct. 12.

OSU goes to California for a game on Oct. 19.

After another bye (every Pac-12 team will have two in 2019), the Beavers will play at Arizona on Arizona, then face Washingon on Friday, Nov. 8, at Reser Stadium, and Arizona State on Nov. 16 in Corvallis.

Oregon State will be at Washington State on Nov. 30 and at Oregon on Nov. 30.

• Oregon had four players recognized on the Pac-12’s all-conference team, and

Oregon State running back Jermar Jefferson was named the freshman offensive player of the year.

For the Ducks, senior defensive end Jalen Jelks was selected to the first-team defense and junior Brenden Schooler was named a first-team special teams player.

Ducks getting second-team recognition were junior offensive lineman Shane Lemieux and junior linebacker Troy Dye.

Schooler is a repeat choice as a first-team all-purpose/special teams player. Jelks was second-team all-conference last season.

Oregon State did not have any players named to the first or second all-conference teams.

Beavers who garnered honorable mention were Jefferson, junior receiver Trevon Bradford, sophomore receiver Isaiah Hodgins and redshirt junior Andre Bodden for special teams.

Ducks receiving honorable mention were senior defensive back Ugochukwu Amadi, senior linebacker Justin Hollins, junior offensive linemen Jake Hanson and Calvin Throckmorton, sophomore defensive lineman Jordon Scott and freshman tackle Penei Sewell.

Washington sophomore Elijah Molden, a Jesuit High graduate, was a second-team special teams selection.

Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew II was named the Pac-12 offensive player of the year, and the Cougars Mike Leach the conference coach of the year.

Washington linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven was named the Pat Tillman defensive player of the year.

NHL

Seattle will join the league for the 2021-22 season. The NHl board of governors voted unanimously to put the league’s 32nd franchise in Seattle as a member of the Pacific Division. The NHL will realign and move the Arizona Coyotes to the Central Division.

The franchise fee is $650 million, up from the $500 million paid by 2017-18 expansion team Vegas.

The team will play at KeyArena, which plans to undergo $800 million in renovations, according to Seattle CEO Tod Leiweke.

David Bonderman will be the Seattle team’s majority owner.