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Seawolves rout Nanooks, claim 2nd in GNAC

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Seawolves rout Nanooks, claim 2nd in GNAC

ANCHORAGE – Casey Robinson scored 21 points and fellow senior Brandon Walker added 20 on Wednesday night to lift the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team to a 118-82 blowout of Alaska Fairbanks at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Senior point guard Drew Robinson added nine assists as the Seawolves (21-8, 13-5 GNAC) clinched second place in the final Great Northwest Athletic Conference standings in front of a regional television audience on Fox Sports Northwest.

UAF (8-17, 5-13) were led by 27 points and four assists from reserve guard Jarrett Miller, but the Nanooks saw their season come to an end with a fifth straight loss.

UAA – ranked No. 7 in the NCAA Div. II West Region – will now enter the inaugural GNAC Tournament as the No. 2 seed and host the No. 7 seed (either Saint Martin's or Western Oregon) in a 7:30 p.m. tip Monday, Feb. 28 at the WFSC.

After defeating the Nanooks 74-65 on Tuesday in Fairbanks, the Seawolves quickly took control of Wednesday's rematch, blazing to a 25-10 lead in the opening six minutes. UAF sliced its deficit to 49-43 with 2:35 on the first-half clock, but the Seawolves responded with a 26-2 run that spanned the intermission. The Nanooks missed their first nine shots of the second half before Mason King's jumper made it 75-47 at the 15:04 mark.

Casey Robinson scored all of his points from long range, hitting 7 of 10 three-pointers, and added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals. Walker, also playing his last regular-season home game, shot 8 of 11 overall, 3 of 5 on treys, and dished five assists.

UAA put five players in double figures, with juniors Taylor Rohde and Mario Gill accounting for 18 points apiece, and freshman Travis Thompson adding 10 points off the bench. Rohde led UAA with eight rebounds in just 18 minutes of action.

UAA's 118 points equaled its most since a Nov. 2005 win over NAIA Northland Baptist, and was its most ever in a GNAC game. It also matched the fourth-highest total for a Seawolf team against a fellow NCAA Div. II opponent.

Eleven of UAA's 12 players found the scoring column as the Seawolves outshot the visitors 58.5 percent to 39.7 percent and outrebounded them 43-32. The Seawolves canned 13 of 24 three-pointers (.542), while UAF was just 9 of 28 (.321) from downtown.

Junior center Matt Peterson came off the bench to score eight points, grab a career-high six rebounds, and swat two of UAA's season-high six blocked shots.


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Players Mentioned

Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

F
6' 6"
Junior
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Drew Robinson

#11 Drew Robinson

G
6' 1"
Junior
Mario Gill

#2 Mario Gill

G
6' 2"
Junior
Matt Peterson

#45 Matt Peterson

C
6' 7"
Junior
Taylor Rohde

#34 Taylor Rohde

F/C
6' 9"
Junior
Travis Thompson

#11 Travis Thompson

G
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Casey Robinson

#44 Casey Robinson

6' 6"
Junior
F
Brandon Walker

#22 Brandon Walker

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Drew Robinson

#11 Drew Robinson

6' 1"
Junior
G
Mario Gill

#2 Mario Gill

6' 2"
Junior
G
Matt Peterson

#45 Matt Peterson

6' 7"
Junior
C
Taylor Rohde

#34 Taylor Rohde

6' 9"
Junior
F/C
Travis Thompson

#11 Travis Thompson

6' 1"
Freshman
G