Whitman's Todd Hendry scored 31 points while Will Washington added 24 points and ten rebounds to lead the Missionaries to a 78-66 season-opening victory over Southern Vermont College in the first round of the Hamot Classic in Erie, Pennsylvania. The victory moved Whitman into a Sunday showdown with the tournament's host school, Penn State-Behrend, which won its opening round game with D'Younville College.
Hendry was 11 of 15 from the floor, including five of seven attempts from the 3-point stripe. He also hit all four of free throws and added four steals and three assists.
Washington was nine of 16 from the field and six of seven from the charity stripe. Sophomore Kevin Justice made three of his five field goal attempts to finish with eight points and four rebounds. Cameron Evans had six boards for the Missionaries, while community college transfer Jimmy Hill nailed a pair of 3- pointers for six points.
After Whitman led 36-31 at halftime, Southern Vermont battled back to take a brief lead late in the second half before the Missionaries finished strong for the victory.
With nine players returning from last year's 18-9 conference champion team, Penn State-Behrend figured to give Whitman a stiff test in Sunday's Hamot Classic championship game on the Penn State campus in Erie, Pennsylvania. There were no surprises, as Lions roared to a 35-22 halftime lead and rolled to a 73-55 victory.
Chris Hughes, a 6-foot-6 forward, scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to spark the Lions. He was one of four players who scored in double figures for the host team.
Playing only his second game for Whitman, community college transfer Jimmy Hill nailed four of seven 3-point attempts and led the Missionaries with 14 points. Cameron Evans added 11 points and a team-high five rebounds. Penn State outboarded Whitman 40- 23.
Todd Hendry and Rob Lambert scored nine points apiece for Whitman, while Kevin Justice had seven points.
Penn State was 27 of 51 from the floor as a team, which included eight of 16 from the 3-point line.
Both Hendry and Will Washington were named to the six-man all- tournament team. Penn State's Brock Bovaird, who scored 15 points and handed out five assists, was named the tournament MVP.
Todd Hendry scored 28 points and Will Washington nearly posted a triple double as Whitman raced past Walla Walla College 98-58 Sunday night in the opening game of the Wildhorse Resort Classic in Sherwood Center.The Missionaries stormed in front 57-30 by halftime, and their starters saw relatively little playing time in the second half. Hendry, who had 20 points in the first 20 minutes of play, also had six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Washington finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. He played just nine minutes in the second half and failed to pick up any assists after the break.
Cameron Evans added 17 points and nine boards for Whitman. Greg Durkin had a game-high 11 rebounds and eight points. Kevin Justice also had a solid game, grabbing nine boards while hitting four of six shots from the field and both of his free throw attempts for 10 points.
Whitman outrebounded Walla Walla College 66-36. Stan Darger also had eight rebounds for the Missionaries.
With all five starters scoring in double figures, Whitman College rolled past Northwest College 86-75 Tuesday night in the title game of the Wildhorse Resort Classic men's basketball tournament in Sherwood Center.
Whitman improved to 3-1 on the season, while Northwest College fell to 5-2. The Eagles picked up victories earlier this season against the University of Puget Sound and Seattle University, two of Whitman's conference rivals. Northwest's other loss was to Lewis & Clark College, another of the teams that plays in Whitman's league.
Pacing the Whitman offense with 22 points each were seniors Will Washington and Cameron Evans. Evans grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Washington had five boards.
Whitman's Todd Hendry added 14 points, 12 assists, six rebounds and four steals. Also scoring in double figures for Whitman were Jimmy Hill with 13 points and Kevin Justice with 11 points. Justice also had eight rebounds and four steals.
Whitman led by as many as 22 points in the first half and held a 42-25 lead at the break. The Missionaries led by 21 points on three occasions in the second half before the Eagles rallied to within 11 points in the closing minutes.
Washington, who had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in Whitman's opening round victory over Walla Walla College, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
Evans and Hendry also were named to the All-Tournament Team, along with Swisher and Nugent for Northwest College. Josh Oltman of Walla Walla College earned the final spot on the all-tourney team.
Up by 15 points with a minute left to play, the Whitman men withstood a flurry of 3-point bombs in the closing seconds to post an 84-78 Northwest Conference victory over Lewis & Clark College Friday night in Sherwood Center. In winning the conference opener for both schools, Whitman upped its season record to 4-1.
Whitman led by three points at halftime and used a 14-0 spurt midway through the second half to extend its lead to 77-62 with 1:10 left on the clock. But with Whitman's second unit on the floor, Lewis & Clark got hot and eventually canned four 3-pointers in the final minute. The Pioneers got as close as four points, 82-78, with 19 seconds left.
Todd Hendry topped all scorers with 23 points while handing out nine assists to lead Whitman. Will Washington added 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Jimmy Hill was six of nine from 3-point range en route to a season-high 19 points. Cameron Evans had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Missionaries, while Kevin Justice had six points and five boards.
With three players scoring 20 or more points, the Whitman men outscored the University of Puget 100-88 in Northwest Conference action Saturday night in Sherwood Center. Whitman raised its conference record to 2-0 and improved its season mark to 5-1.
Jimmy Hill hit six of 11 3-point shots and led all scorers with 23 points, his season high. The Missionaries combined for 11 3-pointers in the first half and led 50-42 at the break. They added five more treys in the second half, and as a team made 16 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc.
Todd Hendry hit three times from long range and finished with 22 points. Will Washington added 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Cameron Evans, who canned a pair of 3-pointers, chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Whitman led by as many as 22 points, 39-17, with 6:51 left in the first half. But the Loggers closed out the half on a 25-11 run to stay close.
Puget Sound narrowed the gap to five points early in the second half, but with Hill hitting four times from 3-point range, Whitman boosted its lead to 19 points, 78-59, with 11:18 left to play.
The Loggers refused to quit, however, and battled back to within five points, 93-88, with 49 seconds remaining. Whitman scored the game's final seven points to hit the century mark.
Pacific Lutheran outscored visiting Whitman by 28 points in the second half to cruise to an 88-58 Northwest Conference victory Friday night in Tacoma, Wash. The game left both teams with a 2-1 record in conference play. Whitman is 5-2 on the season.
PLU jumped to a 23-11 lead early in the game, but Whitman rallied with a 12-0 run. The Lutes led 35-32 at the half.
After blitzing opponents from three-point range in earlier games, Whitman lost its long-range shooting touch against PLU. The Missionaries made just one of 16 shots from behind the stripe.
Will Washington led Whitman with 20 points and seven rebounds. Todd Hendry added 11 points, three assists and three steals. Cameron Evans had eight points and seven boards.
Todd Hendry hit a game-winning jump shot with two seconds remaining to give Whitman a 64-62 Northwest Conference victory at Seattle University Saturday night. The victory kept the Missionaries near the top of the conference standings with a 3-1 record. Whitman is now 6-2 on the season.
The game was close throughout with the two teams deadlocked at 30 at halftime. While shooting just 42 percent from the floor as a team, Whitman played tough defense (holding Seattle to a 36.7 percent shooting effort) and outrebounded the Chieftains by a wide margin, 53-36. The Missionaries shot poorly from the free throw line, making just eight of 18 attempts, but they committed just eight fouls of their own and limited Seattle to a 4-7 night at the charity stripe.
Will Washington sparked Whitman with a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds. Washington, who made all four of his free throws, also had three assists and two steals.
Cameron Evans also was a key figure in Whitman's rebounding assault. He grabbed 10 rebounds while scoring 16 points. Hendry added 15 points, four boards, four assists and two steals.
Sophomore Kevin Justice had another solid game, scoring eight points on four of seven field goal attempts while collecting five rebounds. Jimmy Hill managed just three points but hit the backboards for a season-high nine rebounds.
The Mariners of Malaspina University-College shot 58 percent from the floor and pulled away from a 37-37 halftime tie to edge Whitman 74-68 in an exhibition game played Tuesday night in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Todd Hendry with 17 points and Will Washington with 13 points topped the Missionary offense. Cameron Evans added nine points and Jimmy Hill scored eight.
Greg Durkin paced Whitman on the backboards with six rebounds. Washington grabbed five boards, while Evans and Kevin Justice pulled down five rebounds apiece.
The University of British Columbia (UBC) outrebounded Whitman 41-25 en route to an 88-68 exhibition game victory over Whitman Friday night in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Thunderbirds, part of the largest collegiate athletic program in the province, pounded the backboards for 16 offensive rebounds to fuel their victory. They also grabbed 18 steals and outscored Whitman 19-10 at the free throw line.
Jimmy Hill, who made five of seven attempts from the 3-point line, led the Missionaries with 17 points. Todd Hendry had 12 points, eight assists and three steals. Cameron Evans also had 12 points before fouling out. Will Washington added nine points and five boards, while Greg Durkin had eight boards and seven points.
Cameron Evans scored a season-high 27 points and corraled six rebounds to spark Whitman to an 87-81 exhibition game victory over Trinity Western University Saturday night in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Will Washington and Todd Hendry added 16 points apiece to the Missionary scoring column. Greg Durkin with 11 points and Kevin Justice with 10 also scored in double figures. Durkin grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.
As a team, Whitman shot 54 percent from the floor, hitting 25 of 46 attempts.
Carroll College, an NAIA Div. I school, raised its season record to 11-5 with a 77-61 non-conference victory over Whitman Monday night in Sherwood Center.
Whitman, which saw its season record drop to 6-3, led throughout much of the first half. The Missionaries used a 20-6 spurt to grab a 31-21 lead with 8:35 left before the break. But the Saints rallied to trail by just two points, 40-38, at intermission.
Whitman retained its slim lead through the first six minutes of the second half before Carroll jumped in front for good with a 14-0 run. The Saints nailed a trio of 3-pointers during that outburst.
Will Washington, one of four Missionaries to score in double figures, paced Whitman with 13 points and nine rebounds. Todd Hendry added 12 points, Cameron Evans had 11 and Kevin Justice finished with 10. Jimmy Hill and Greg Durkin collected six rebounds apiece.
The taller Saints outrebounded Whitman 40-32 and connected on nine 3-pointers, six more than the Missionaries.
Playing without one of their top scorers and rebounders, the Whitman men dropped an 82-70 Northwest Conference decision to George Fox University Friday night in Sherwood Center.
George Fox stayed undefeated in league play, raising its record to 4-0 in conference and 8-1 on the season. Whitman's record dropped to 3-2 in conference action and 6-4 overall.
Whitman played without one of its season-long starters, Will Washington, who is away from campus this weekend for interviews at two medical schools in the eastern United States. In four previous conference games this season, Washington had averaged 19.5 points and 10 rebounds per game.
Cameron Evans paced Whitman with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. Todd Hendry and Kevin Justice each added 13 points and four rebounds for the Missionaries. Greg Durkin grabbed 10 rebounds, scored nine points and blocked four shots.
Whitman bolted in front early, taking a 16-4 lead with 11:12 left in the first half. But the Bruins reeled off nine unanswered points to jump back into the game. Hendry scored for the Missionaries with four seconds left in the half to leave the teams deadlocked at 30-30 at the break.
With Hendry hitting a 3-pointer and Evans scoring six points, Whitman opened the second half on a 13-7 run to lead 43-37 with 15:52 left on the clock. But George Fox responded with a 19-4 spurt over the next six minutes to gain control.
Playing short-handed for the second straight night, the Whitman men failed to hold a halftime lead and lost 69-56 to Pacific University Saturday night in Sherwood Center.
The Missionaries led 25-21 at halftime, in large part due to the efforts for senior Cameron Evans. The 6-foot-5 forward scored Whitman's first nine points and finished the half with 14 points. "I thought Cameron showed some outstanding leadership all through the game," Whitman coach Skip Molitor said.
Despite the early play of Evans, Pacific took a 16-9 lead with just under nine minutes left to play in the first half. But the Missionaries then held the Boxers scoreless for the next five minutes to move in front 21-16.
After Whitman scored the first point of the second half on a free throw, Pacific raced in front with a 21-6 spurt that produced a 42-33 lead midway through the half. The Missionaries, who shot just 33 percent from the floor for the night, drew no closer than seven points the rest of the way.
"I thought our effort was very, very good," Molitor said. "We played hard, and I thought we played pretty well defensively. It's just a shame to waste a good defensive effort by missing every shot imaginable."
The exceptions to Whitman's poor shooting night were Evans, who made nine of 19 shots and scored a season-high 24 points; Greg Durkin, who totaled 10 points by sinking four of nine shots and a pair of free throws; and Kevin Justice, who also made four of nine shots, including a 3-pointer, to finish with 10 points.
Durkin paced Whitman on the backboards with a career-high 15 rebounds, while Evans collected 11 boards. Justice had six rebounds.
Will Washington, Whitman's leading scorer and rebounder in conference games, missed his second game in two nights because of medical school interviews in the eastern U.S.
Cameron Evans, Jimmy Hill and Todd Hendry enjoyed great shooting nights as Whitman rolled to an 86-74 non-conference victory over Eastern Oregon University Tuesday night in La Grande. The road win, which broke a three-game Missionary losing streak and boosted the team's season record to 7-5, came despite the absence of starter Will Washington, who missed his third and final game because of medical school interviews.
Evans was the man in the paint against Eastern Oregon, scoring a season-high 27 points by making 11 of 18 shots from the floor, including two of his four 3-point attempts, and three of four free throw tries. Despite playing with four fouls for much of the second half, Evans also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Whitman's two starting guards, Hill and Hendry, also had highly efficient games at the offensive end. Hill totaled 22 points, making four of five shots from the floor, including three of four 3-point attempts, and 11 of 12 free throws. Hendry, who fouled out with about five minutes left in the game, nailed all three of 3-point tries, converted three of his four free throws, and finished with 18 points and four rebounds.
"The officiating was not good," Whitman coach Skip Molitor said. "We basically won despite the officials."
Kevin Justice added seven points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals for the Missionaries. Greg Durkin grabbed five boards and blocked two more shots, giving him eight blocks in his last three games. Rob Lambert tallied eight points off the bench and handed out three assists.
As team, Whitman hit 26 of 51 shots from the floor, including nine of 14 three-point attempts. The Missionaries, who also connected on 25 of 32 free throws, converted most of those free throws in the closing minutes as Eastern Oregon fouled while trying to rally.
Cameron Evans hit the game's 22nd three-point basket with one second to play, drawing Whitman to within three points, but host Whitworth killed the final second with an inbounds pass to seal an 80-77 Northwest Conference Saturday night in Spokane, Wash.
Todd Hendry paced the Missionaries with 23 points, five rebounds and four steals. Evans scored 20 points and led Whitman with 11 rebounds. Jimmy Hill connected on all five of 3-point attempts to finish with 19 points and six rebounds.
The game marked the return of Will Washington, who had missed the previous three games while interviewing with medical schools. Washington did not score in his 16 minutes of play, but he collected five rebounds and four assists.
Whitworth took a 43-36 lead into halftime and extended its lead to 12 points early in the second half. By tightening its defense and dominating the backboards, Whitman drew within three points with one minute left to play. But Whitworth retained its lead by making all six of its free throw attempts down the stretch.
Whitman dominated the glass, out-rebounding Whitworth 43-28.
The Missionaries made 31 of 61 shots from the field (50.8%), including nine of 19 (47.4 percent) from the three-point line. The difference came at the free throw line where Whitman shot just six of 17 (35.3 percent).
After watching Linfield build a huge lead in the first half Friday night, Whitman chipped away at the Northwest Conference-leading Wildcats and made it close before ultimately falling short by 11 points.
Despite shooting a solid 45 percent in the first half, Whitman found themselves down 22 points and on the brink of a rout. Linfield shot a scalding 63 percent from the field to build a 61-39 lead after the first 20 minutes.
Whitman battled back in the second half, shooting 56 percent while holding Linfield to just 41 percent from the floor. The Missionaries cut their deficit to nine points with 7:35 left to play.
The Whitman attack was led by Will Washington, who scored a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Cameron Evans was close behind with 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Greg Durkin had his best game of the season, shooting seven of nine from the floor to score 15 points. Kevin Justice also made a strong showing with 14 points and five rebounds. Todd Hednry rounded out the quintet of Missionaries in double figures with 13 points of his own.
Despite having three players score just shy of twenty points each, Whitman fell to Willamette 85-75 in Northwest Conference action Saturday night.
Will Washington and Cameron Evans each scored 19 while Todd Hendry chipped in 18 for the Missionaries. Freshman Rob Bell added seven points off of the bench.
Evans grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds, while Washington pulled down eight rebounds to go with six steals. Hendry added six assists and four steals.
The difference in the game came from behind the 3-point line. Willamette shot 67 percent from behind the line, including six of seven in the second half. After making four of nine 3- pointers in the first half, Whitman made just one of 11 after intermission.
Willamette, which lead 36-32 at the half, also helped their cause by sinking 21 of 22 free-throw attempts.
With five players scoring in double figures and guards Jimmy Hill and Todd Hendry combining for 49 points, Whitman outscored Seattle University 97-91 in Northwest Conference basketball action Friday night in Sherwood Center.
By downing Seattle for the second time this season, Whitman improved to 4-6 in conference play and 8-8 overall.
Hill, who nailed seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points in the first half, finished with a game-high 27 points. He scored his only four points of the second half in the final 90 seconds to help turn back a determined Seattle rally.
Hill was nine of 14 from the floor, including eight of 12 from the 3-point arc. Hendry was seven of 11 from the floor, hitting five of his eight 3-point attempts, to finish with 22 points. As a team, Whitman was 15 of 26 from long range.
Hendry also had nine assists and four steals.
Others scoring in double figures for Whitman were Cameron Evans with 19 points, Will Washington with 14 and Kevin Justice with 13. Evans and Washington had eight rebounds each, while Justice grabbed five boards.
The Missionaries, who combined to make 11 3-pointers in the first half, connected four times in the first seven minutes of play to grab a 20-15 lead. But Seattle made 12 of its first 14 shots from the floor and trailed by just one point, 27-26, midway through the half.
Whitman, which led 54-48 at the break, jumped in front by as many as 13 points early in the second half. But with Mack Junior hitting four 3-pointers, Seattle closed to within five points, 89-84, with 2:01 left to play. Hill responded by draining his eighth and final 3-pointer with 1:44 remaining to keep the Missionaries in front.
Pacific Lutheran scored six of its final eight points from the free throw line in the final 24 seconds to turn back a frantic Whitman rally and escape with a 67-60 Northwest Conference men's basketball victory Saturday night in Sherwood Center.
With PLU leading 59-50 with 2:36 left in the game, Whitman reeled off eight unanswered points over the next two minutes to pull within one point. After PLU's Tim Kelly made the first of two free throws for a 62-60 lead, the Lutes retained possession when Whitman's Cameron Evans lost the rebound out of bounds.
After an intentional Whitman foul, PLU's Brad Brevet made the first of two free throws. Evans again rebounded the second missed free throw, but he was forced to toss the ball back onto the court as he was falling out of bounds. Brad McKnight was in the right place at the right time for the Lutes, catching the desperation pass near the basket for an easy score. That gave PLU a 63-58 lead with 15 seconds left on the clock.
The play also drew a technical foul from a Whitman bench that felt Evans had been pushed and fouled on both of his rebound attempts. Shane Makanani made both technical free throws to extend the Lute lead to 65-58 and seal the outcome.
Evans, who scored eight of Whitman's first ten points to start the game, finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. Todd Hendry also had 15 points to go with four steals. Will Washington added 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Whitman.
The first half, which concluded with PLU leading 29-28, featured nine lead changes and five tie scores. The Lutes opened the second half on an 11-4 run to jump in front 40-32 with 13:56 left to play. Whitman responded with a 13-4 spurt of its own to take its final lead, 45-44, with 6:30 remaining.
After the scored deadlocked twice more at 47 and 49, PLU regained the upper hand with a 10-1 run that featured a pair of 3-pointers. That gave the Lutes their 59-50 lead and set the stage for Whitman's rally in the closing two minutes.
Cameron Evans scored 27 points, including a critical, buzzer- beating 3-pointer late in the game, to lead Whitman to a 77-68 Northwest Conference victory over Whitworth Saturday night in Sherwood Center. With Whitman clinging to a 68-65 lead and the shot clock winding down, Evans nailed a trey from the top of the key with 2:15 left on the clock to give the Missionaries some breathing room.
After calling a time-out, Whitworth failed to score and Whitman quickly extended its lead to 74-65 on a basket by Will Washington and a free throw by freshman Rob Bell. The Pirates responded with a 3-pointer of their own to pull to within 74-68 with just over a minute left to play. Whitman s Todd Hendry, who finished with 20 points, hit three free throws in the closing seconds to complete the scoring. Hendry also had two steals and a pair of blocks.
Washington added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Missionaries. Bell, a 6-foot-7 freshman who missed much of the season with a foot injury, had his best game of the season, grabbing 10 rebounds, scoring seven points and blocking a pair of shots. Durkin, Whitman s 6-foot-9 junior, chipped in with eight rebounds, five points and a block.
Evans, who also had five rebounds and four assists, combined with Washington to score 19 of Whitman s first 21 points. The Missionaries led for much of the first half, but the Pirates hit four 3-pointers in the final three minutes of the half to take a 42-41 lead at the break.
Whitworth jumped in front 49-44 early in the second half, but Whitman then held the Pirates scoreless for six minutes while pulling ahead 54-49 with 13:12 left on the clock. The visitors took their last lead, 64-63, with just over five minutes remaining. After the two teams deadlocked at 65-65, Whitman took control as five different Missionaries scored in a 9-0 spurt that included Evans 3-pointer.
With four players scoring in double figures, Whitman rolled over Eastern Oregon University 72-56 in non-conference action Monday night at Sherwood Center. The victory, Whitman's second this season over the Mountaineers, gave the Missionaries an 11-10 record on the season.
Cameron Evans scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Whitman, while Will Washington added 15 points, 13 boards and three steals. Also hitting double digits were Jimmy Hill with 13 points and Todd Hendry with 10. A total of eight Missionaries cracked the scoring column.
The visitors led for much of the first half before Whitman inched in front 30-29 at the break. The Missionaries opened the second half on a 13-1 run over the first six minutes, and Eastern Oregon failed to make a serious run the rest of the way. Their lead ballooned to as many as 19 points four different times.
With three players combining to score 50 points, the Whitman men handed Willamette a 66-54 Northwest Conference defeat Friday night in Sherwood Center.
Whitman improved to 7-8 in conference play and raised its season record to 12-10. Willamette, which began the day in second place, dropped to 11-5 in the conference standings and to 15-8 on the season.
Will Washington, one of two senior pre-med students on Whitman's roster, paced the Missionaries with 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Cameron Evans, who also plans a post-Whitman medical career, added 14 points and seven boards.
Todd Hendry, a Missionary junior who plans to end his athletic career this year to enter a cooperative engineering program at the University of Washington, tallied 17 points for Whitman and also grabbed seven boards. The Missionaries outrebounded Willamette 40-35.
The Bearcats did not have a single player score more than nine points.
Willamette scored the first point of the game on a free throw at the 19:14 mark, but the Bearcats missed their first 11 shots from the floor and committed six turnovers as Whitman hit seven of its first 10 shots to build a 17-1 lead with 12:54 left in the first half.
But after Washington was poked in the eye and left the game with 13:05 showing on the clock, the Bearcats pieced together a 12-0 run of their own and closed to within four points, 17-13, with 5:47 remaining.
With Washington back in the lineup, Whitman got hot again and ended the half on runs of 9-0 and 17-2 to lead 34-15 at the break. Evans scored his only 11 points of the half during that closing spurt, nailing a 3-pointer at the buzzer. Hill hit his second and third 3-pointers of the half to add to Whitman's breakaway late in the half.
As a team, the Missionaries hit 14 of 28 shots from the floor in the first half, including five of 13 attempts from 3-point range. The Bearcats made just six of 26 shots in the opening 20 minutes.
Linfield broke open a close game midway through the second half and cruised to a 73-55 Northwest Conference victory over Whitman College Saturday night in Sherwood Center.
Linfield retained its hold on first place in the conference standings, improving to 13-4 against league foes and to 19-5 on the season. Whitman fell to 7-9 in conference and to 12-11 overall.
The Wildcats led 30-25 at halftime, but Whitman rallied to within one point, 36-35, with 14:50 showing on the second-half clock. With Linfield leading 41-37, Whitman's Jimmy Hill rimmed out a 3-point shot at the 12-minute mark and the Wildcats responded with a 13-5 run to grab a 54-42 lead. Whitman drew no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Todd Hendry paced Whitman with 22 points. Will Washington had nine points and eight rebounds, while Cameron Evans had eight points and nine boards. Freshman Rob Bell chipped in with eight points.
Linfield jumped in front early, leading 7-0 to start the game and 24-14 with 4:46 left in the first half. But Whitman rallied in the closing minutes, and when Hill hit a free-throw line jumper with 1:02 remaining, the Missionaries trailed by just three points, 28-25. Linfield's Ryan Bohlander converted two free throws with 50 seconds left in the half to give the Wildcats their five-point halftime lead.
Evans was knocked from Whitman's line-up with 3:27 remaining in the first half when he suffered a forehead cut during a rebound battle. He returned early in the second half after his father, a physician, closed the cut with eight stitches.
The Missionaries handed the Loggers of Puget Sound their ninth straight defeat as they cruised to a 16 point victory friday night in Tacoma.
Whitman jumped out to an early 17 point lead in the first-half and never looked back. Todd Hendry poured in 17 points in the first frame on his way to 28 for the game. Hendry also added three assists and three steals.
Will Washington led the way for Whitman with 29 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs. Washington also added four steals as he played in his next to last game as a Missionary. Fellow senior Cameron Evans chipped in eight points and 10 rebounds.
Whitman dominated the game on glass out-rebounding UPS 48 to 38. The Missionaries also helped their cause by shooting 50 percent from 3-point range.
Whitman concluded their season Saturday night at Lewis and Clark.
In their final came of the year, Whitman was shut down by the Pioneers of Lewis and Clark Saturday night in Portland.
In his final game as a Missionary, Will Washington poured in 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds giving him 53 points and 23 rebounds for the weekend. Also in his final game, Todd Hendry chipped in 12 points and handed out six assists. Sophomore Kevin Justice added 13 points.
Whitman fell behind in the first half shooting just 39% from the field and trailed 40-31 at the break.
The loss drops Whitman's final record to 13-12 overall, 8-10 in NWC play.