Liberty 70, Northwest Christian 61

Details

Sport: Boys Basketball
Date/Time: Feb. 21, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
Location: Whitman College, Walla Walla
Season: Winter 2014

Results

Teams	1	2	3	4	F
Northwest Christian (18-7, 12-3)	17	18	8	18	61
Liberty (23-2, 13-1)	10	26	19	15	70

Summary

Match Burnham sparked Liberty to a 2A subregional championship on Saturday. Burnham totaled 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Lancers beat Northwest Christian for a third time this season, 70-61 at Whitman College in Walla Walla.

Liberty shared the ball extremely well; Jake Pottratz added six assists and Clay Fleming dished out five.

The Lancers made their breakthrough in the third quarter, where they outscored the Crusaders 19-8 to turn a 36-35 halftime lead into a 55-43 advantage. Kyle King scored 21 points, as he made five out of six three-point tries and six out of seven free throws.

David Olds led all scorers with 23 points for NWC, while Ryan Ricks dropped in 17 and Asher Cox scored 10.

Both schools advance to the regional round, where Liberty will go in as the No. 1 seed and NWC will be No. 2.

Statistics

Scoring

Northwest Christian

Starkey 4, Veenstra 0, Harman 0, Ricks 17, Sander 7, Olds 23, Cox 10, Batterton 0.

Liberty

Fleming 11, M. Burnham 22, Haas 0, King 21, Pottratz 5, C. Burnham 8, Dumaw 3.

Next Games for Liberty

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Liberty 68, Warden 52	Feb. 28, 2015	10 a.m.	Boys Basketball
Life Christian at Liberty	March 5, 2015	12:15 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Liberty 56, Life Christian 51	March 5, 2015	12:15 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Liberty 55, Brewster 52	March 6, 2015	midnight	Boys Basketball
Liberty 55, Brewster 52	March 6, 2015	5:30 p.m.	Boys Basketball

Next Games for Northwest Christian

Teams	Date	Time	Sport
Northwest Christian 64, Lake Roosevelt 55	Feb. 27, 2015	6 p.m.	Boys Basketball
Auburn Adventist at Northwest Christian	March 5, 2015	9 a.m.	Boys Basketball
Northwest Christian 75, Auburn Adventist 43	March 5, 2015	9 a.m.	Boys Basketball
Morton-White Pass 53, Northwest Christian 48	March 6, 2015	midnight	Boys Basketball
Morton-White Pass 53, Northwest Christian 48	March 6, 2015	3:45 p.m.	Boys Basketball