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Nov. 21, 2009

Box Score

SEATTLE, Wash. - Point guard Morris Anderson (Sr., Federal Way) had 20 points, nine assists, six steals, four rebounds and three blocked shots as Western Washington University defeated Dominican University CA, 87-72, in final-day men's basketball action Saturday at the Seattle Pacific University Tip-Off Classic at Royal Brougham Pavilion.

It was career victory No. 450 for Western coach Brad Jackson, who is in his 25th season directing the Vikings, who improved to 5-1 with their fourth consecutive win.

Dominican, 0-3, was led by the game-high 28 points of freshman guard Austin Bryan (Wenatchee). The Penguins are in their first year as a member of NCAA Division II.

Anderson was one of five double-figure scorers for Western. Forward Zach Bruce (Sr., Oceanside, CA) had a double-double with 18 points, 16 in the first half, and a game-high 11 rebounds. Forward Derrick Webb (Sr., Port Orchard/South Kitsap) added 16 points, and guard Harold McAllister (Sr., Vancouver/Mountain View) and forward Rory Blanche (So., Ashland, OR) came off the bench to score 10 each.

Western opened the game with a 19-4 run over the first 5:24 as Bruce scored eight points and Anderson hit two 3-pointers, and the Vikings led 44-34 at halftime.

Dominican outscored Western, 16-8, in the first 6:27 of the second half to trail by just two, 52-50, and the Penguins were within one, 66-65 with 5:36 remaining. But the Vikings scored 21 of the last 28 points, McAllister and Webb each scoring seven, to close out the contest.

Anderson hit 6-of-12 from the field, 4-of-9 from 3-point range, and made all four of his free throws. Bruce was 8-of-12 from the floor, Blanche 4-of-7 and McAllister did not miss a shoot, hitting two 3-pointers and converting four free throws.

The Vikings were 21-of-28 (75 percent) at the line and had a 38-28 rebound advantage.

Alex Ward and Killian Larson each scored 10 points for Dominican, Larson hitting 5-of-7 floor shots.

Western next competes in its own 11th Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic, entertaining Academy of Art CA on Friday (7 p.m.) and Grand Canyon on Saturday (7 p.m.).