SPOKANE, Wash. -- Ryan Cibull's 3-pointer with 17 seconds left brought the Lewis & Clark Pioneers within three with 17 seconds left in Saturday's 90-87 loss to the Whitworth Pirates at Whitworth Fieldhouse.

After two made free throws, Brenden Patrick scored a layup as time expired, and the Pios upset bid fell short. Whitworth led the Northwest Conference standings entering the game. 

In his final game, Cibull finished with a career-high 32 points including a 7 of 13 performance from 3-point range. He led the Pios along with Tyler McFarland with three assists.

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Key Moments

A run midway through the second half by the Pirates gave some separation to what was a tight game throughout. Liam Fitzgerald, who made four 3-pointers in the game, hit a three with just under eight minutes to go and the Pirates led 72-61.

Jayden Simpson scored with less than two minutes left and brought the Pios to within one possession. Simpson finished with 17 points on 6 of 13 shooting and six rebounds.

Miguel Lopez had 22 points to lead Whitworth, and Jake Holtz scored 21 off the bench. 

Deeper Look

• Whitworth made 61 percent from the field, but went 4 for 14 from the 3-point line
• In contrast, 11 of Lewis & Clark's 29 made field goals were 3-pointers, and the Pios made 46 percent from distance overall (11 of 24)
• Lewis & Clark led in second-chance points, 13-2
• 56 of Whitworth's 90 points came from the paint, and Whitworth led in bench scoring, 29-10
• Sebastian DePrez led the Pios with five points off the bench
• Lewis & Clark ends the season with a 10-14 record and 4-12 in Northwest Conference games
• Whitworth shares the NWC championship with Pacific Lutheran and Linfield, the first three-way championship tie since 1987, according to Whitworth's website