SEATTLE – Theo McMillan recorded his second double-double of the season with a career-high 12 rebounds for the Seattle Pacific University men's basketball team on Thursday night, but a last-second shot from Western Oregon won it for the Wolves, 50-49.

FROM THE COACH
"We didn't play well," head coach Keffrey Fazio said. "Credit WOU, however, I thought they played hard. We just didn't have our best game with us, and on the road that's a bad spot to be."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Falcons gained an early edge over the Wolves with an 11-6 run over the first 7:30 of the game.
  • Theo McMillan led the team with four points during that span.
• The Falcons led by three points with 10:52 left in the first half, when a layup from Trace Evans started an 11-3 run.
  • The Falcons went 5-for-8 from the field during the five-minute run.
  • Aengus Sutherland led with four points during that stretch to help the Falcons go up 24-13 with 5:37 left in the first half.
• The Wolves answered with an 11-3 to close out the first half.
• SPU owned a 27-23 lead at halftime.
• WOU outscored the Falcons 14-5 to open the second half, giving themselves a 37-32 lead with 11:42 left in the game.
• The Falcons trailed by five points when they fought their way back into the game with a 14-5 run to up 46-44 with just under two minutes left to play.
  • The Falcons went 5-for-7 from the field during that stretch.
  • Julian Mora was fouled and hit three free throws, and splashed home the 3-pointer that gave the Falcons a late lead.
• The Falcons turned it over with 45 seconds left, leading to a dunk from WOU's Peter-Kaci Gwananji that gave his team a two-point lead.
• McMillan found Grant Coleman on the wing for a deep 3-pointer with 21 seconds left that gave the Falcons a 49-48 lead.
• With time running out, former Falcon Jadin Penigar hit a 15-footer on the left baseline that proved to be the game-winning shot.
• The Wolves took the game 50-49. 

FROM THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons finished the game shooting 46.5 percent (20-for-43) from the field with five made 3-pointers.
• SPU turned the ball over 14 times, leading to 11 points off turnovers for WOU.
• McMillan and Coleman tied with a team-high 10 points each for the Falcons.
  • McMillan added a game-high 12 rebounds with six assists for his first career double-double. 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• The Falcons had won 11 of their last 12 meetings with the Wolves prior to tonight's game.
  • The Wolves snapped a six-game losing streak to the Falcons on Thursday.
• McMillan recorded his second double-double of the season with the Falcons with a career-high 12 rebounds on Thursday night.
  • McMillan's first double-double of the season happened against San Francisco State on Dec. 14, 2025, with 10 points and 10 rebounds. 

UP NEXT
The Falcons make the quick trip to Lacey, Wash., to take on 11th-ranked Saint Martin's on Saturday at 5:15 p.m.
 
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