Pacific earned its first Northwest Conference victory of the season Friday night, defeating Puget Sound 77-71 inside the Stoller Center.

Trailing 43-39 with 15:44 remaining in the game, Devin Fortune knocked down a 3-pointer to get the Boxers within a point. A jumper by Kenji Toyama then gave Pacific the lead, 44-43, with 14:54 remaining and the Boxers never trailed again.

After a Drew Gumin 3-pointer extended Pacific's lead to 11 points, 62-51, with 7:41 remaining, the Loggers battled back to tie the game at 66-66 with 3:22 to go. Tied at 68-68, Lucas Winkler made a jump shot to put the Boxers back on top with 1:16 remaining.

With Pacific holding on to a 3-point lead, 72-69, with 40 seconds remaining, a steal by Lucas Gray followed by a putback by Gabe Abbott finished off Puget Sound. 

Winkler then went 3-for-4 from the free throw line to secure the victory. Winkler finished with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Jake Blazona had 17 points and six rebounds. Devin Fortune posted a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 5:21 remaining. Gumin added 13 points.

The Boxers shot 47.8 percent from the 3-point arc, making 11 of 23 attempts. 

Next, Pacific plays at George Fox on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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