Spokane, Wash. – Three players scored double-digits for Lewis & Clark, but it wasn't enough to stop the defending Northwest Conference champion Whitworth University.
 
THE BASICS
Whitworth 78, Lewis & Clark 57 
(Lewis & Clark 7-5, 1-2 NWC)
(Whitworth 7-5, 2-1 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pioneers struck first when senior Jack Henderson hit a jumper to start the game, but the Pirates went on an 8-0 run to take a 10-2 lead. The Pios would fight back and take an 11-10 lead off a stepback three from senior Brenden Patrick. The two teams exchanged leads a few more times before Whitworth took the lead at 17-16 for good off two free throws from Jake Holtz with 9:19 left in the half. Lewis & Clark would get within a point after senior Grant Stewart knocked down two free throws with just under six minutes to go. The Pirates then used a 13-6 scoring run to head into halftime. Henderson (10) and grad student Tyler McFarland (8) led the Pios' scoring in the first 20 minutes. 
 
The second half started with a 6-2 Pioneer run to pull the team within 37-33 off a Henderson jump shot in the paint. The Pirates followed that up with a 12-2 run and continued to build their lead. At the 12-minute media timeout, Whitworth led 56-44. The Pirates held their largest lead, 73-50, with 5:16 left. Coming out of the final media timeout, McFarland scored his Pioneer career-high 15th point. Sophomore Sebastian DePrez hit two free throws to cut the lead to 73-57 with two and a half minutes to go. Whitworth would hold on from there for the win. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Henderson and Patrick joined McFarland in double digits scoring 16 and 13, respectively. 
• Stewart (6), DePrez (5), and freshman Taien Jackson (2) were the only other Pios to score in the game. 
• Henderson pulled down nine boards, and DePrez added another six. 
• Stewart shot a perfect 2-2 from the field and 2-2 from the charity stripe. 

WHO'S NEXT
The Pios look for a weekend split when they travel to Whitman for a 6 p.m. tip on Saturday.