CALDWELL, Idaho – Draining 10-straight 3-pointers early in the second half, the College of Idaho used a dynamic 64-15 run spanning the two halves to blow past Walla Walla, 98-55, inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
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Emanuel Morgan hit four triples – including 3-in-a-row early in the second half – part of a career night, scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists.
The Wolves (2-6, 0-2 CCC) had control of the game early, making six of their first eight 3-point attempts, as treys from Andrew Ney, Ethan Osias and Spencer Woodworth fueled a 12-0 run that gave the Cascade Conference newcomers a 25-17 lead with 10 minutes left in the half.
Morgan started the Yotes (7-4, 2-0) rally with a 3-point play, with back-to-back
Dominic Hulsey buckets cutting the gap to 27-24. Three-straight
Marck Coffin baskets and a
Curtis Brever triple gave the Yotes a lead they would not relinquish.
Leading 35-33 at the break, C of I was in a zone over the first 10 minutes of the second half. After missing their first 3-point attempt, Morgan splashed a triple, with
Dominique Jordan and
Aitor Zubizarreta canning treys, to give the Yotes a 44-33 lead. Morgan would hit 3's on the next three possessions, Zubizarreta and Jordan added long-balls to extend the margin to 59-37, with two additional Jordan 3's – the ninth and tenth in a row by the Yotes, giving the hosts a 69-40 lead with 12 minutes left.
In all, the Yotes made 21 3-pointers on the night, including 17-of-25 in the second half – outscoring WWU 63-22 after the break.
Jordan scored a career-high 19 points with Zubizarreta scoring 17 – as both players went 5-of-9 from outside the arc. Coffin had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists, with
Trevor Thomas scoring a career-high nine points, including 3-of-4 shooting from long range. C of I had 29 assists and 37 made baskets.
Joey Inman came off the bench to score 15 points for the Wolves, with post Josh Hough scoring 10 points.
The Yotes take this week off for finals before prepping for a Dec. 18 showdown at Northwest Christian.
