Game 4: Redlands Men's Basketball Downs West Coast Baptist, 104-73

The University of Redlands men’s basketball team took care of business in its opening game of the 62nd Annual Lee Fulmer Memorial Tournament by routing the visiting Eagles of West Coast Baptist College, 104-73.

The Eagles hung with the Bulldogs through the opening minutes, with senior guard Danny Galdamez (Lancaster, CA) knocking down his second three-pointer at 7:02 to make it a three-point game in favor of Redlands. However, the Maroon and Gray pulled away by making their shots and effectively crashing the boards.

Up by 19 at the break, the Maroon and Gray continued to hit its shots and ran away with the game. The Eagles helped Redlands’ cause by struggling from the charity stripe at a 48.7% clip.

Overall, Redlands out-rebounded West Coast Baptist, 67 to 35, and scored 34 points off second-chance opportunities.

The Bulldog bench came up with nearly half of the team’s total points.

The Maroon and Gray gained five players in double figures, including 18 points and nine rebounds from sophomore forward Matt Dietrich (Phoenix, AZ). Senior guard Andrew Maertens (Salt Lake City, UT) posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, with five coming on the offensive end. Junior center Andrew Mills (Newcastle, WA) chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds, while junior guard Kent Ervin (Bend, OR) tallied 11 points, three assists and three rebounds. Junior center Jordan Sanvictores (Redwood City, CA) rounded out the team’s top scorers with 11 points to go along with nine rebounds.

West Coast Baptist gained a game-high 20 points from Tyler Bro, who hit four of six shots from long range. Galdamez added 19 points, including three from beyond the arc.

The Bulldogs now face George Fox University in the 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while West Coast Baptist matches up with Menlo College at 3:30 p.m.

Game 3: George Fox Wins with Last-Second Shot

George Fox came up with an exciting 69-67 victory over Menlo in the third game of the day, hitting a last-ditch three-pointer with one second to play.

Despite trailing by 13 points early in the game, the Oaks of Menlo College tied it up at 22 with just over nine minutes to go in the opening period.

George Fox appeared to be in control of the game, earning another lead of 11 points with 14:01 remaining in the second half.

However, Menlo rallied back to tie it a second time with 2:31 to go.

Then, senior wing Evan Atwater (Port Orchard, WA) hit a jumper to give the Bruins a two-point lead but a George Fox foul put junior guard Drew Davis (Windsor, CA) at the line for the Oaks. He converted both shots to tie it again at 65 with 1:06 remaining.

Now the Oaks had to foul and sent sophomore wing Corey Whitehurst (Portland, OR) to the charity stripe, but he only sank one, making it a one-point game.

Menlo’s junior post Nick McCullar (Lawndale, CA) answered with a jump shot to give the lead back to the Oaks, 67-66.

This time, the Bruins fouled to send Davis to the line, but he missed the first of a one-and-one opportunity as senior post Alex Stockner (Monmouth, OR) nabbed a big rebound for George Fox.

In a broken play to the basket, Stockner dished the ball out to Atwater who nailed a three-pointer for the win with one second remaining.

The Oaks attempted a long pass in the final play but to no avail.

Stockner contributed a team-leading 15 points, while junior post Rich Smith (Bremerton, WA) added a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Atwater came up with 10 points, as senior wing Dan Lingenfelder (Longview, WA) chipped in 14 points and four assists.

Junior guard Julian Harris (Fremont, CA) carried the Oaks with a game-high 20 points.

Game 2: Chapman Rolls Past Santa Cruz, 74-44

Chapman rode a 35-19 halftime lead to victory, cruising by the Banana Slugs in the second game of the day. The Panthers won the battle of rebounds by a substantial margin of 41 to 19 and converted 16 points off second-chance plays.

Chapman gained 17 points and 13 rebounds from junior forward Justin Riley (San Dimas, CA). Sophomore forward Ben Ricard (Westlake Village, CA) contributed 10 points in an otherwise balanced attack that included nine other players with at least one point. Senior guard Dan Aguilar (San Juan Capistrano, CA) dished out a game-high five assists to go along with seven points and five rebounds.

Santa Cruz’s only double-digit performer was from junior wing Ryan Matsuoka (Cupertino, CA), who had 14.

Chapman looks forward to playing Cal Lutheran University in tomorrow’s 5:30 p.m., while Santa Cruz takes on Willamette in the 1:30 p.m. game.

Game 1: Cal Lutheran Defeats Willamette, 83-69

After a back-and-forth battle that led to a two-point halftime advantage for Cal Lutheran, the Kingsmen pulled away in the second period en route to capturing an 83-69 victory over Willamette University.

Cal Lutheran simply shot well, knocking down 51.7% of its shots to go along with a solid free-throw performance of 80.0%. The Kingsmen also gained 31 points from their bench, compared to Willamette’s 13.

Cal Lutheran saw impressive performances from three players who scored 20 or more points. Junior guard Greg Grimm (Vista, CA) came up with 21 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double, while senior guard Kyle Knudsen (Tualatin, OR) added 22 points. Junior forward Aaron Fisher (Los Angeles, CA) came off the bench for a game-high 26 points to go along with 12 boards.

Willamette’s sophomore post Taylor Mounts (Kailua, HI) scored 17 points as senior post Cameron Mitchell (Portland, OR) and junior guard Marcus Holmes (Seattle, WA) came up with 14 points each. Mitchell also provided a team-high nine rebounds.