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HONOLULU – David Downs scored all 12 of his points on 3-pointers during the decisive second-half stretch, leading the Seattle Pacific men to a 61-57 victory over Chaminade in a non-conference basketball game at McCabe Gym.

The Falcons (7-2) seemed in control when Jobi Wall hit a 3-pointer 18 seconds into the second half for a 31-21 advantage.

But Chaminade (3-4) rallied with an 18-5 run, fueled by six points from Lee Bailey, to surge ahead 39-36 with 14:08 left to play. Downs helped limit the damage with a 3-pointer at 15:21 that was his first basket. The sophomore point guard had missed his first seven shots, including four 3-point tries.

Downs proceeded to hit his next three treys, two of them during a 12-1 run that put SPU ahead for good at 51-42 with 16:14 remaining.

The Silverswords offered one final challenge, converting six straight free throws. Matt Cousins made the final four charity shots to draw his team within 59-57 with 1:23 on the clock.

Chaminade missed its final three shots and Falcons junior Scott Morse clinched the win with two free throws at 0:12.

Andy Poling posted his third double-double with a game-high 18 points and 11 rebounds for SPU.

Reserve Rickey Clayborn was the lone double-figure scorer for the Silverswords with 11 points.

The Falcons shots 39 percent (22 of 56), but limited Chaminade to just 32-percent from the floor (18 of 56). The Silverswords had the upper-hand from the line, outscoring SPU 18-9 on free throws.

The difference proved to be long-range shooting as SPU owned a 24-9 scoring margin beyond the arc. Downs helped the Falcons make 8 of 24 treys while Chaminade shot just 3 for 16.

After trailing for the opening seven minutes, the Silverswords tied the game 9-9 on a 3-pointer by Darko Vukasovic with 12:20 left in the first half.

The Falcons answered by scoring the next nine points, including a pair of 3-pointers from Jeff Dorman. The surge put SPU in front 18-9.

Dorman notched his season-high point total by halftime, helping the Falcons claim a 28-21 advantage with nine points on a trio of 3-pointers.

Seattle Pacific remains in the Aloha State to play BYU-Hawaii on Saturday at 9:30 Pacific Time.


NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, December 9, 2011
McCabe Gym/Honolulu, Hawaii

Seattle Pacific 61, at Chaminade 57

SEATTLE PACIFIC  (7-2)
Wall 3-11 1-2 8, Anderson 1-5 2-4 4, Poling 8-14 2-6 18, Downs 4-13 0-0 12, Dorman 3-4 0-0 9, Stockton 0-2 0-0 0, Carel 0-0 2-2 2, Morse 1-5 2-2 4, Hutsen 0-0 0-0 0, Niang 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 22-56 9-16 61.

CHAMINADE (3-4)
Cousins 1-6 5-6 7, Cooks 1-6 5-7 8, Bailey 3-7 2-2 8, Murray 2-11 3-4 7, Coulibaly 3-10 2-2 9, Vukasovic 3-9 0-0 7, Gameren 0-0 0-0 0, Clayborn 5-7 1-2 11. Totals 18-56 18-23 57.

Seattle Pacific........   28   33  -  61
Chaminade..............   21   36  -  57

3-point goals –SPU 8-24 (Downs 4-10, Dorman 3-4 Wall 1-6, Anderson 0-1, Morse 0-1, Stockton 0-2), CU 3-16 (Cooks 1-2, Vukasovic 1-4, Coulibaly 1-4, Cousins 0-2, Murray 0-4). Fouled out—SPU-None, CU-Coulibaly. Rebounds—SPU 35 (Poling 11), CU 37 (Cooks, Coulibaly 7). Assists—SPU 12 (Downs 4), CU 5 (Bailey 3). Total fouls—SPU 20, CU 21. Technical fouls--SPU-None, CU-None. A-195.


Next game
Seattle Pacific at BYU-Hawaii
Saturday, Dec. 10, 9:30 p.m. PST
Laie, Hawaii