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SEATTLE – Chris Sprinker led his team's five double-figure scorers with 21 points as 24th-ranked Central Washington pulled away from No. 23 Chaminade during the second half Saturday en route to a 92-81 victory on the last day of the SPU Invitational men's basketball tournament at Brougham Pavilion.

The Wildcats (7-0) remained undefeated after winning both of their tournament games. They beat Grand Canyon 56-52 on Friday.

Chaminade (5-4) trailed 55-48 before reeling off six straight points, four of them from De'Andre Haskins, to draw within one with 15:14 left to play.

Central scored the next 12 points, gaining a 67-54 lead and control of the game. Jamar Berry scored five points during the run, including a 3-pointer that concluded the surge at 11:29.

Berry, a transfer who was playing against his former Chaminade teammates, finished with 16 points. Coby Gibler and Jody Johnson contributed 13 points apiece for the Wildcats and Chris Scott had 10.

The Wildcats shot 55 percent (35 of 64) for the game while limiting Chaminade to 47 percent (27 of 58) from the field.

The Silverswords also had five double-digit scorers led by 18 from Steven Bennett and 17 from Chris Curtis. Haskins tallied 16 points, Shane Hanson had 12 and Diarra Mamadou 10.

Chaminade led by as many as six points in the first half and didn't trail until Drew Harris made a 3-pointer with 3:37 left in the period that provided a 38-37 Wildcats edge.

Johnson's trey with 10 seconds remaining put CWU ahead 48-44 at intermission with its largest first-half advantage.

One week after upsetting NCAA Division I member Oklahoma 68-64 at the Maui Invitational, Chaminade was swept in its two SPU Invitational games. The Silverswords lost 79-65 on Friday against host Seattle Pacific.


NCAA Men's Basketball
SPU Invitational
Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010
Brougham Pavilion/Seattle, Wash.

CENTRAL WASHINGTON 92, CHAMINADE 81

CENTRAL WASHINGTON (7-0)
Sprinker 9-20 3-4 21; Berry 7-13 1-1 16; Gibler 5-7 3-4 13; Johnson 5-8 1-2 13; Scott 1-4 7-8 10; Perez 3-4 0-0 8; Harris 3-4 0-1 7; Clyde 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 35-64 15-20 92.

CHAMINADE (5-4)
Bennett 8-19 2-4 18; Curtis 5-10 6-10 17; Haskins 5-11 4-6 16; Hanson 4-6 1-2 12; Diarra 2-3 6-6 10; Clayborn 2-4 1-2 5; Coulibaly 1-3 0-0 3; Ubah 0-1 0-0 0; Cooks 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 20-30 81.

Halftime -- Central Washington 48, Chaminade 44

3-point goals--Central Washington 7-15 (Perez 2-3; Johnson 2-3; Berry 1-3; Harris 1-2; Scott 1-4), Chaminade 7-16 (Hanson 3-5; Haskins 2-4; Curtis 1-3; Coulibaly 1-3; Bennett 0-1). Fouled out--Central Washington-None, Chaminade-None. Rebounds--Central Washington 39 (Johnson 11), Chaminade 28 (Hanson 7; Diarra 7). Assists--Central Washington 20 (Harris 7), Chaminade 9 (Bennett 6). Total fouls--Central Washington 21, Chaminade 20. Technical fouls--Central Washington-None, Chaminade-None. Att.-179.