Salem, Ore. – The Pioneer men's basketball team scored over 100 points against host Willamette University for the first time in over 54 years in their 105-85 Northwest Conference win. The only confirmed times Lewis & Clark has scored over the century mark against Willamette were 1964 and 1968.   
 
THE BASICS
Lewis & Clark 105, Willamette 85
(Lewis & Clark 3-3, 1-1 NWC)
(Willamette 2-4, 0-1 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Junior Nikko Echalas and sophomores Khalil Glover-Dodson and Ryan Trunkett scored career-highs against Willamette on Friday night. Echalas scored 17 points on 7-11 shooting, Glover-Dodson added 18 points on 8-11 from the floor, and Trunkett contributed 11 points, hitting four of his six attempts. 
 
The Pioneers jumped to a 10-0 lead in the first 2:14, and they never looked back. The closest the Bearcats would get in the first half was 34-29 with just over six minutes to go. Senior Brenden Patrick led the charge before halftime scoring 17 of his game-high 30 points. 
 
Patrick drew first blood out of the break, and the lead continued to grow. Glover-Dodson hit an and-one just under the 11-minute mark to give the Pios their largest lead at 85-58. 
 
Senior Jack Henderson and freshman Matt Hoffman were the final players to hit double-digit scoring. Henderson had 12 points, and Hoffman added ten, including going 2-2 from beyond the arc. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Patrick leads the NWC in scoring with 24.67 points per game. He has had three 30-point games this season and has averaged exactly 30 points per game over the team's past four games. 
• Lewis & Clark shot 65.7% from the field in the first half and ended the game at 62.3% from the floor, their best percentage this season. 
• Henderson is third in scoring in the NWC with 17.17 ppg. 
• Lewis & Clark outscored Willamette 68-40 in points in the paint, 31-11 in points off turnovers, and 10-3 in fast break points. 
• Echalas dished out six assists tonight and averages 3.83 per game for sixth in the NWC. 
• The Pios lead the league in FG% and have the second-best scoring offense and third-best scoring defense. 
• Lewis & Clark is averaging 106.33 points per game in their three wins. 
• The Pioneers have now won two in a row over the Bearcats, four of the past five, and six of the past eight meetings. 
• Lewis & Clark is 2-0 in road games to start the 2022-23 season. Last season, the Pioneers finished 1-8 on the road and went 0-9 in road conference games. 

 
WHO'S NEXT
The Pios return to Pamplin for a non-conference game against Northwest Indian College on Monday at 6 pm.