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January 12, 2008 Ellensburg, WA – Jake Linton scored a game high 24 points for Saint Martin’s but it wasn’t enough as the Saints fell to Central Washington University, 84-71, Saturday night at Nicholson Pavilion. Central took the early lead scoring the first seven points of the game. SMU rallied to take a 15-13 lead. Saint Martin’s would build their lead to five with 4:25 left in the first half, but a 9-2 run by the Wildcats to close out the half would give them the 35-33 advantage at the break. CWU opened up the second period with a 10-2 run to take a double digit lead with 15:41 left. The Saints would get to within five at the 12:05 mark but that was as close as they would get as CWU was able to hold them off. The Wildcats, who went to the line eight times in the final minute connecting on all of them, were 21 of 29 from the free throw line and edged out the Saints 41-40 on the boards. Tyler Nixon picked up his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Brendan Campbell also added 11 points on the night. Central had four players in double figures including Jake Beitinger who had a double-double with 19 points and 17 rebounds. The Saints return home next week to take on Montana State Billings January 17th at the SMU Pavilion.
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