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Wildcats outlast Seawolf men, 62-57

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Wildcats outlast Seawolf men, 62-57

ANCHORAGE – Brandon Walker scored a game-high 20 points but the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team found its offense too late Saturday, dropping a 62-57 decision against Central Washington at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

UAA (14-7, 5-5 GNAC) also got 11 points and six rebounds from junior forward Casey Robinson in the battle between teams ranked in the NCAA Div. II West Region's top 10.

CWU (14-7, 8-3) was led by 19 points from guard JC Cook and the visitors from Ellensburg, Wash., used an impressive 15 offensive rebounds to fend off UAA's late comeback attempt.

Coming off a 68-53 upset of regionally top-ranked Western Washington on Thursday, the Seawolves (No. 8 regionally) came out cold, missing 15 of their first 19 shots and trailing 20-12 after more than 16 minutes.

The Seawolves used a late run to slice their halftime deficit to 24-20, but they could never take the lead against the regionally 10th-ranked Wildcats in the second half.

After two free throws by Walker made it 39-36 at the 9-minute mark, the Wildcats answered with back-to-back three-pointers from Cook and reserve forward Shane Miller, eventually stretching to a 53-40 lead with 4:34 left.

Several missed free throws opened the door for a late Seawolf rally, however, and UAA got the ball back with 16 seconds left and trailing 58-55. But UAA point guard Steve White – who had just scored four points on the two previous possessions – was called for traveling with 10 seconds to play, and the Wildcats sealed it with six straight charities.

Walker shot 6 of 14 from the field and 8 of 11 at the free-throw line, while Robinson was 3 of 5 from long range. The Seawolves were outrebounded 33-24 overall.

The game marked the fewest points for CWU in a winning effort since 2002 and earned the Wildcats a split of the season series.

UAA returns to action next week with a pair of road games – Thursday, Feb. 18 at Western Oregon and Saturday, Feb. 20 at Saint Martin's.
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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