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Walker, Pacitti power UAA past MSUB

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#11 Falcons fend off Seawolves, 80-71

SEATTLE – Alaska Anchorage's Brandon Walker and Casey Robinson combined for 41 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the hot shooting of 11th-ranked Seattle Pacific on Thursday as the Falcons earned an 80-71 men's basketball victory over the Seawolves at Royal Brougham Pavilion.

UAA (12-5, 3-3 GNAC) got 22 points and four assists from Walker as the junior guard tried valiantly to lead the visitors back from a 20-point deficit, while Robinson finished with a season-high 19 points and four rebounds.

SPU (15-2, 6-0) was powered all night by junior guard Chris Banchero, who netted a career-high 33 points on 13-of-17 shooting, including 3 of 5 from long range.

The game was a matchup of the 1st- and 3rd-ranked teams in the NCAA Division II West Region, with the favored Falcons prevailing thanks to 58 percent overall shooting, including 9-of-19 (.474) three-point marksmanship.

The Seawolves – who shot 50 percent themselves – earned an early 5-2 lead but SPU fought back quickly with nine straight points and never trailed again. UAA went into the half with a 33-25 deficit that quickly ballooned to 49-29 at the 15:52 mark.

Robinson, a 6-6 junior forward, quickly led the Seawolves back with a personal 7-0 run and UAA would eventually make it a 65-60 game with 4 minutes remaining. However SPU guard Brandon Larrieu answered on the next possession with an old-fashioned three-point play, and UAA could get never make it a one-possession game.

Robinson shot 7 of 10 overall and 3 of 4 from long range, while Walker played all 40 minutes and shot 9 of 13 from the floor. Sophomore point guard Steve White came off the bench to give UAA a spark in the second half, tying his career-high with nine points on 4-of-6 shooting.

The Seawolves hit the road again for their next game when they visit Northwest Nazarene on Saturday (5:30 p.m. AST) in Nampa, Idaho. That game can be heard on FM-93.7 KAFC or viewed via free webstream at pennatlantic.com.
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Players Mentioned

Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

F
6' 6"
Junior
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Steve White

#14 Steve White

G
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

6' 6"
Junior
F
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Steve White

#14 Steve White

6' 0"
Freshman
G