The Pioneer men's basketball team finished off their road trip with a 76-68 victory (box score) at Whitman Saturday evening. Thomas Tillery had 17 points to lead the Pioneers.

Lewis & Clark College erupted on a 19-2 scoring outburst midway through the second half to rally for a 76-68 Northwest Conference men's basketball victory over Whitman College Saturday night in Walla Walla, Wash.

Lewis & Clark, improving to 8-4 on the season and 2-2 in the NWC, was trailing 48-43 with 13 minutes left in the second half. But 3-pointers by David Berggren (sophomore, Tualating, Ore.) and Tyson Papenfuss (junior, Clackamas, Ore.) ignited a scoring run that gave the Pioneers a 62-50 lead with just under six minutes remaining.

Whitman's Chris Faidley, who led all scorers with 26 points, swished a pair of three throws with 2:39 left to cut the Missionary deficit to 70-62, but Thomas Tillery (senior, Portland, Ore.), who led Lewis & Clark's scoring with 17 points, answered 15 seconds later with a jumper and Whitman's comeback stalled.

Mark Robinowitz (senior, Portland, Ore.) hit for 14 points off the Lewis & Clark bench. The Pioneers also got 10 points from Berggren and nine points apiece from Gene Rivera (sneior, Kahului, Hawaii) and Tyson Papenfuss. Rivera added a team-high seven rebounds and four blocked
shots.

The Pioneers play again next Friday, January 18, when they head to Newberg to take on the George Fox Bruins. Tip off will be at 8pm. Live play-by-play of the game will be available through sportsjuice.com.
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<i>Portions of this story contributed by the Whitman Sports Information Office</i>