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BURNABY, B.C. -- Harry Cavell and Divant'e Moffitt combined for 44 points Thursday, lifting 20th-ranked Seattle Pacific to its sixth consecutive men's basketball win with an 88-67 victory over Simon Fraser in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference matchup at West Gym.
 
Cavell hit 9 of 13 attempts from the field and Moffitt shot 8 for 12. They joined Shaw Anderson as the team rebound leaders, each with six to spark a 34-30 edge on the boards.
 
The Falcons (20-5) clinched the 26th 20-win season in the 76-year history of the program. They have accomplished that feat in consecutive seasons under fourth-year coach Grant Leep, whose team had a 22-7 record in 2019.
 
SPU improved to 16-1 in league play, maintaining its five-game lead in the standings. The Falcons were victorious for the 20th time in the last 21 games, matching the 2002 SPU squad for the longest one-loss stretch in school history.
 
Seattle Pacific has already secured the conference regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed for the GNAC Tournament that will be contested March 5-7 on Iron Coaching Court at Brougham Pavilion.
 
HARRY  CAVELL TIP-DUNK

Anderson finished with 12 points and was joined in double-digits for the Falcons by Braden Olsen with 11.
 
Simon Fraser (14-12) dropped to 7-10 in GNAC games, losing for the sixth time in the last eight outings.
 
Othniel Spence poured in 24 points to pace the Clan, who also got 21 from Jasdeep Singh and 14 from Michael Provenzano.
 
Ranked 15th nationally in team field goal percentage at exactly 50 percent entering the game, the Falcons nailed 55 percent of their shots (31 of 57), including 9-for-17 accuracy on 3-pointers. They limited Simon Fraser to 42 percent shooting from the floor (27 of 65) and 10 of 29 on treys.
 
Second-Half Surge
The decisive stretch was a 14-point run that the Falcons sandwiched around halftime.
 
After tallying the final five points of the first half, they notched the opening nine of the second powered by five from Anderson. That produced a 44-29 advantage that proved to be insurmountable.
 
Just twice did the Clan manage back-to-back baskets after intermission and they never drew closer than 13 points after the SPU spree. The lead increased to as many as 21 points halfway through the second period.

First-Half Recap
 

Neither team was particularly impressive early in the first half. SPU opened the game with a 3-pointer by Gabe Colosimo and the proceeded to miss its next five shots, committing three turnovers before making another basket.
 
The Clan started 2-for-7 from the field and committed five turnovers during its opening 11 possessions.
 
Both teams heated up a bit and Simon Fraser briefly inched out to a 16-14 lead on a trey by Spence with 11:36 showing on the clock. SPU netted the next five points, starting a 16-7 surge.
 
When Moffitt finished a fastbreak layup with 3:45 left to play, the Falcons led 30-23.
 
The Clan tallied six straight points to draw within one point. But SPU registered the final five points of the period, including a 3-pointer from the right corner by Anderson with 2.3 second left, to take a 35-29 halftime margin.
 
Turnovers proved decisive in the first half as the Falcons parlayed eight miscues by their hosts directly into seven points. The Clan didn't capitalize on the three turnovers they forced.
 
For the game, SPU collected 13 points off 13 turnovers and Simon Fraser tallied just two points on seven miscues by the visitors.
 
Next Game
The SPU men close out the current three-game road trip on Saturday night in Bellingham. They clash with second-place Western Washington at 7 p.m. in Carver Gym.
 
Next weekend, the Falcons conclude the regular season with pair of home games. They host Northwest Nazarene on Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Central Washington on Feb. 29 at 4:15 p.m., both at Brougham Pavilion.
 
Notable
• The Falcons have a 15-0 record this season when scoring 80 or more points.
• SPU topped the 50-percent field goal mark for the 14th time this season and won all of them.
• The Falcons won all 17 games when outshooting their opponents. Thursday they outshot Simon Fraser 54.4% (31 of 57) to 41.5% (27 of 65).
 
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020
West Gym / Burnaby, B.C.
 
Seattle Pacific 88, at Simon Fraser 67
 
(#20) Seattle Pacific (20-5, 16-1 GNAC)
Anderson 4-9 2-4 12, Fullerton 1-2 1-2 3, Cavell 9-13 5-5 24, Moffitt 8-12 3-4 20, Colosimo 3-6 0-0 9, Olsen 4-8 2-4 11, Khan 2-3 0-0 5, Medjo 0-3 4-4 4, El Mardi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-57 17-23 88.
 
Simon Fraser (14-12, 7-10 GNAC)
Singh 8-15 2-2 21, Roche 0-1 0-0 0, Spence 9-21 1-2 24, Balata 1-2 0-0 2, Provenzano 6-13 0-0 14, Kiatipis 1-1 0-1 2, Penney 1-6 0-0 2, Bryson 1-4 0-0 2, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Hannan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 3-5 67.
 
Seattle Pacific                35     53    -- 88
Montana State Billings         29     38    -- 67
 
3-point goals--SPU 9-17 (Colosimo 3-4, Anderson 2-4, Cavell 1-2, Khan 1-2, Olsen 1-1, Moffitt 1-1, Fullerton 0-1, Medjo 0-2), SF 10-29 (Spence 5-12, Singh 3-6, Provenzano 2-3, Bryson 0-2, Roche 0-1, Hannan 0-2, Penney 0-3). Fouled out--SPU-None, SF-Spence. Rebounds--SPU 34 (Moffitt, Anderson, Cavell 6), SF 30 (Singh 8). Assists--SPU 17 (Moffitt, Colosimo 4), SF 11 (Provenzano, Penney 2). Turnovers--SPU 7, SF 13. Total fouls--SPU 11, SF 18. Technical fouls--None. Attendance-300.
 
Next SPU Men's Basketball Game
Seattle Pacific at Western Washington
Saturday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m. PST
Carver Gymnasium / Bellingham, Wash.