KIRKLAND, Wash. – A pair of 14-2 runs in the first half helped The College of Idaho run their win streak to nine, rolling to a 75-57 road victory at Northwest University inside Brodin Pavilion.
The win for the No. 13-ranked Coyotes (16-3, 10-1 CCC) sets up a huge pair of games next weekend in the Activities Center, as C of I welcomes Southern Oregon on Friday and Oregon Tech on Saturday – two teams that have won a combined 17 games in a row.
Ricardo Time scored a game-high 17 points for the Yotes, with both
Jake O'Neil and
Paul Wilson coming off the bench to score 12 – as C of I reserves outscored the Eagles (7-9, 4-7) bench, 45-11.
NU took advantage of a slow offensive start by the Yotes, grabbing a 13-7 lead off a CaCoa Chatman triple with 14 minutes left in the period.
Charles Elzie jumpstarted the rally for the visitors with a triple, O'Neil scored on a lay-up, Time bodied his way to a 3-point play and Wilson converted three post moves into points, giving C of I a 21-15 lead.
Daniel Sharpe pulled the Eagles within 23-22 – but
Johnny Radford splashed a trey, Wilson scored twice and O'Neil rattled off 7-straight points – as the Coyote lead ballooned to 37-24.
The margin grew to 46-26 on a
Derek Wadsworth 3-pointer early in the second half, before the hosts tried to climb back into the contest. A Carson Sparks free throw ended a 7-0 run that pulled NU within 60-48 with seven minutes left – but Time canned back-to-back jumpers, including a triple, to put the game away.
Time made 7-of-11 field goals in the victory, adding a pair of steals. O'Neil led the squad with six rebounds, part of a commanding 45-27 edge on the glass. C of I recorded 25 assists on their 32 made field goals, including five from Elzie, who added seven points off the bench, as the Coyotes won for the 11th-straight time against the Eagles.
Chatman led NU with 13 points, as the Eagles were limited to just 36-percent shooting from the field, including a 4-of-16 clip from 3-point range.
