ANCHORAGE (Jan. 18) – Junior guard Tyler Burraston matched his career high with 23 points, but the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team fell victim to a huge Alaska Fairbanks comeback Saturday in a 76-74 loss at the Alaska Airlines Center.

The Seawolves (10-10, 3-4 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) also got 17 points, six rebounds and three assists from junior forward Bishop Tosi, while junior wing Hasaan Herrington added 11 points and four assists.

The Nanooks (9-7, 5-2) were led by 16 points apiece from guards Isaiah Saams-Hoy and Jalal O'Keith as they outrebounded the hosts 37-26 and finished the game on a 27-6 run.

Looking to avenge last year's home setback to their oldest rivals, the Seawolves took control midway through the first half, breaking a 21-21 tie on back-to-back baskets by Tosi. UAA extended its halftime advantage to 41-32 when Sean Evans found Jesse Stines for a layup just before the buzzer, and the Seawolves continued their roll in the second stanza, with Burraston knocking down a trey for a 52-36 edge.

Entering the game with a GNAC-best 3.4 three-pointers per game, Burraston knocked down his seventh and final trey to push UAA's lead to 68-49 at the 11:42 mark, however the momentum would end there.

Elyon Zevenbergen scored consecutive baskets to slice the into the visitors' deficit, and O'Keith continued the run with a trey to make it 72-64 at the 6:35 mark.

UAA would not score another field goal, getting its final two points on free throws by Tosi, while UAF finally drew even at 73-73 on a layup by Paul Johnson with 1:49 remaining.

Tosi's final free throw gave the Seawolves a 74-73 lead, but Johnson provided the eventual game-winning trey to answer with 71 seconds left.

After committing a turnover with 40 seconds left, the Seawolves gained another chance when Chris Lee missed the front end of a one-and-one with 4.6 seconds remaining, racing the ball to midcourt with 1.4 on the clock and calling timeout. Burraston got a good look with time expiring, but his shot bounced off the rim.

Burraston finished 7 of 14 from long range in a team-season-high 38 minutes, 28 seconds, while Tosi shot 5 of 8 from the field and 6 of 10 at the foul stripe. Evans finished with 10 points, six assists and two steals, and Zach Ibbetson and Sloan Lentfer combined for nine points on 4-of-4 shooting off the bench.

The Seawolves conclude the first round of GNAC play next week with a pair of road games, starting Thursday (4:15 pm AST) at Seattle Pacific. Find live video and stats links at GoSeawolves.com.