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Men rout Wolves to earn winning record

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Men rout Wolves to earn winning record

ANCHORAGE - Kenny Barker scored 24 points to reach a career milestone and backcourt mate Kevin White tossed in 20 points Saturday as the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team ended its season with a decisive 95-69 win over Western Oregon at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Senior center Jeremiah Trueman chipped in 19 points and seven rebounds in his final collegiate game for UAA (15-14, 9-7 GNAC), which earned its fourth straight winning season and the 26th in the program's 32 years.

Western Oregon (10-17, 4-12) was led by 17 points and seven rebounds from Palmer, Alaska, native Stanley Ratcliff, Jr.

But the night belonged to Barker and the Seawolves, who used an early 17-6 run to take complete control. White (7-11 FG, 6-10 3FG, 6 rebounds) ended that spurt with a three-pointer to put UAA up 30-16 at the 9:08 mark, and the Seawolves pushed the lead to 50-25 with the first two baskets of the second half.

UAA forged its largest advantage, 86-58, at the 2:47 mark on a jumper by Trueman (8-17 FG).

With just 46 seconds left, Western Oregon accidentally called a timeout it didn't have, leading to a pair of technical free throws for Barker. The senior transfer from Alaska Fairbanks swished both charities, giving him a career total of 1,501 points. He also equaled his career-high and UAA's season-best with eight assists.

Lonnie Ridgeway added 15 points on 6-of-8 field-goal shooting (3-3 FT), while fellow sophomore guard Brandon Walker had 9 points on 3-of-4 marksmanship.

The Seawolves shot 54 percent (33-61) from the field, 50 percent (10-20) from three-point range, and 79 percent (19-24) from the free-throw line, with the charity shooting earning UAA a school season record with a .782 team free-throw percentage.

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Players Mentioned

Lonnie Ridgeway

#RS Lonnie Ridgeway

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Kenny Barker

#RS Kenny Barker

G
6' 3"
Senior
Jeremiah Trueman

#25 Jeremiah Trueman

F
6' 9"
Junior
Kevin White

#1 Kevin White

G
6' 4"
Freshman
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

G
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Lonnie Ridgeway

#RS Lonnie Ridgeway

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Kenny Barker

#RS Kenny Barker

6' 3"
Senior
G
Jeremiah Trueman

#25 Jeremiah Trueman

6' 9"
Junior
F
Kevin White

#1 Kevin White

6' 4"
Freshman
G
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

6' 3"
Sophomore
G