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LAIE, Hawaii – Tournament Most Valuable Player David Downs scored five of his 14 points in the first four minutes Saturday helping ninth-ranked Seattle Pacific tally the game's opening 12 points en route to a 71-54 win over BYU-Hawaii in the GNAC/PacWest Challenge.
 
The Falcons (4-0) won their second straight game at the Cannon BYU's Cannon Activities Center following Friday's 73-53 victory over Hawaii Pacific.
 
After Andy Poling started the game with a jumper, Downs made a layup and then a 3-pointer. Corey Hutsen followed with a basket and Riley Stockton nailed a trey to put SPU up 12-0 with 14:19 left in the first half.
 
The Seasiders (0-3) didn't scored until 6:49 into the game when Brady Hurst made the first of two free throws. They missed their first 11 shots from the field before Pablo Coro scored on a layup with 11:54 on the clock and SPU leading 17-3.
 
That margin grew to as many as 21 points in favor of the Falcons, who led 36-15 at halftime.
 
SPU made 44 percent of its first-period shots (14 of 32) while limiting the Seasiders to 21 percent on 5 of 24 shooting.
 
BYUH never drew closer than 12 points during the second half.
 
Downs hit 5 of 9 attempts from the floor and distributed six assists. He tallied 12 points and four assists in Friday's win and was voted to the all-tournament team along with teammate Patrick Simon.
 
Also making the all-tournament team were Mark McLaughlin of Central Washington, DeAndre Medlock of BYU-Hawaii and Malte Ziegenhagen of Hawaii Pacific.
 
Simon scored 12 points Saturday while Stockton and Poling had 10 apiece.
 
Bracken Funk was BYU's lone double-digit scorer with 10 points.
 
Senior Scott Morse collected nine rebounds for the Falcons, who dominated the boards 48-29.
 
The SPU men visit Chico, Calif. next weekend for the Mac Martin Invitational where they meet San Francisco State on Friday at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. the Falcons clash with 20th-ranked Chico State, the tournament host.
 
 
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012
Cannon Activities Center/Laie, Hi.
 
(#9) Seattle Pacific 71, BYU-Hawaii 54
 
SEATTLE PACIFIC (4-0)
Wall 2-8 2-2 7, Simon 3-6 3-7 12, Poling 5-9 0-2 10, Downs 5-9 2-4 14, Stockton 3-5 2-2 10, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0, Carroll 0-2 0-1 0 Todd 0-1 0-0 0, Weber-Brader 0-0 0-0 0, Penner 0-0 0-0 0, Morse 3-7 0-0 7, Hutsen 2-7 7-8 11. Totals 23-54 16-26 71.
 
BYU-HAWAII (0-3)
Medlock 1-4 4-9 6, Maughan 1-5 1-5 3, Funk 4-6 2-3 10, Lawrence 2-5 0-0 4, Ale 3-13 0-0 9, Coro 2-4 0-0 5, Mitchell 3-5 0-1 6, Ford 0-2 0-0 0, Wolfgramm 3-3 0-0 6, Berry 1-2 0-0 2, Reeves 0-0 0-1 0, Hurst 0-2 1-2 1, Park 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 20-52 9-18 54.
 
Seattle Pacific........   36   35  -  71
BYU-Hawaii.............   15   39  -  54
 
3-point goals--SPU 9-20 (Simon 3-5, Stockton 2-3, Downs 2-4, Morse 1-2, Wall 1-4, Carroll 0-1, Todd 0-1), BYUH 5-20 (Ale 3-9, Coro 1-3, Maughan 1-5, Lawrence 0-1, Ford 0-2). Fouled out--SPU-Poling, BYUH-Wolfgramm. Rebounds--SPU 48 (Morse 9), BYUH 29 (Funk, Mitchell, Wolfgramm 4). Assists--SPU 16 (Downs 6), BYUH 13 (Mitchell 6). Total fouls--SPU 17, BYUH 23. Technical fouls--SPU-None, BYUH-None.
 
 
Next men's basketball game
Seattle Pacific vs. San Francisco State
Friday, Nov. 23, 5:30 p.m. PST
Chico, Calif.