Box Score A total of 11 Boxers would register a bucket en route to a near wire-to-wire win for the Boxers on Saturday night.
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Pacific (8-9, 2-6 NWC) came out on a mission, growing a 17 point lead in the first seven minutes of the game. Lewis and Clark (5-12, 1-7 NWC) would battle back using an 18-2 run to even tie the game up again midway through the first half.
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After that,
Jared Cattell would hit his first of three first half threes and get the Boxer offense back on track.
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An offense that would finish shooting 54.3% in the half, led by
Marcus Wallace (10 points on 4-8 shooting), Cattell (3-4 from three point land)
Ethan Moss 8 points and
John Rigatti (2-2 from the field).
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On the defensive side, the Boxers would force 13 turnovers keeping the Pioneer ball handlers pressured the entirety of the half.
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The second half started more of the same for the Boxers, using a 10-point run to gain a 60-45 lead led by Wallace hitting two from beyond the arc. Lewis and Clark would get the game to 64-55 before the Boxers took over.
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Starting with back-to-back threes by
Chris Kobayashi and
Davis Holly the Boxers would lead by 10 points or more for the rest of game. Carrying the momentum to the finish taking down Lewis and Clark 103-86.
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Offensively the Boxers were led by Wallace who finished with 26 points on 8-17 shooting and 6-11 from three, and
Gage Shelmidine who finished with 17 points and a team high 6 assists.
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Moss also contributed heavily adding 10 points on 3-6 shooting for the Boxers.
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As a team the Boxers finished shooting 49.4% their best mark since November 18 at UC Santa Cruz. Boxers defense also forced a total of 19 turnovers, resulting in 31 points off of those turnovers.
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Coach
Justin Lunt and crew are back January 25, at home taking on nationally ranked Whitworth with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
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