PORTLAND, Ore. – Four Yotes –
Samaje Morgan (21),
Drew Wyman (15),
Jake O'Neil (14) and
Johnny Radford (10) – scored in double figures to lead No. 5 College of Idaho to a 79-51 win over host Multnomah on Saturday. To complement the four starters in double figures, the fifth starter –
Tyler Robinett had one of his best all-around games with seven points, six rebounds and six assists in the win.
College of Idaho (8-2, 3-1 CCC) shot 40.8% from the field and knocked down 11 3-pointers in the win. The Yotes outscored the Lions by a 22-10 margin in second chance efforts.
Multnomah (6-4, 1-3 CCC) was held to 33.8% shooting, including a 16.7% effort from the 3-point line in the defeat. The Lions were able to get a double double from Javier Turner, who had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Miles Macadory had a team-high 14 in a reserve role.
Wyman sparked the Yotes to start the game, one day after his birthday, making his first two 3-pointers on his way to five in the first 20 minutes. College of Idaho raced out to a 10-3 lead but Multnomah managed to get the deficit to as little as four on a pair of occasions.
With a 16-12 lead with 13:05 left in the opening half, College of Idaho scored 15 of the next 24 points to stretch the lead to double digits for the remainder of the contest. The Yotes built the lead to as much as 32 in the contest, plus C of I outscored Multnomah, 41-26 in the final 20 minutes to spoil comeback hopes for the home team.
Next, College of Idaho will face Warner Pacific on Saturday at 5 p.m. (PST)/6 p.m. (MT).
