#WILDCAT ALL TIMELY FREE#

It is their highest rebound total and best rebound margin since Jan.

The Wildcats also delivered one of their best rebounding performances of the season, outrebounding the Boxers 42-29.

#WILDCAT ALL TIMELY FREE#

Pacific shot 32.8 percent from the field, 15.4 percent from three (4 for 26) and 73.3 percent (11 for 15) on free throws. 14 of Linfield's free throw attempts also came in the second frame. The 'Cats shot 54.17 percent from the field and made all five of their threes for the game on 10 attempts after halftime. Like Linfield's defense, it was in the second half where the offense shined. ' Trey Bryant also gave us a timely lift in the second half.'įor the game the Wildcats shot 48.1 percent from the field, 26.3 percent from three (5 for 19), and 68.8 percent (11 for 14) from the free throw line.

'Danilo, Cayden, Josh Puccinelli and Jake Downing all had impactful contributions in big moments, that was really cool to see them do so well,' said Rosenberg. Fellow sophomore Cayden Lowenbach grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot in 14 minutes of run. Sophomore Josh Puccinelli continued to be a spark plug off the bench for the 'Cats as well, scoring 8 points and grabbing three rebounds in 10 minutes. He hit three of Linfield's five three-pointer for the game. Sophomore Jake Downing also scored 11 points, in 13 minutes all in the second half, a new career high. Petrovic followed as Linfield's second-leading scorer with 12 points on 6 for 8 shooting with a game-high 5 rebounds, a block and 2 steals.īryant scored 11 points, his seventh straight game in double-figures, tied Petrovic in rebounds with five, and dished out four assists. Pacific managed to trim the deficit back down to four, but Linfield ripped off another 10-0 run over the next 4:56 to take their first double-digit lead of the night.Īlthough the Boxers continued to fight hard Linfield led by as much as 18 down stretch, the largest lead of the night for either side.Īlthough senior Alex Jaczko led Linfield in scoring with 13 points on 5 for 8 shooting, the Wildcats got extensive production from young players producing 44 points off the bench. The Boxers led by as much as four in the second half before a Reece Gibb three sparked a 14-2 run for the Wildcats to regain control of the game and lead by eight with 12:37 remaining. Pacific found a rhythm early in the game to open up a 12-4 lead and trigger a Linfield timeout.īut the Wildcats immediately responded out of the break with a 7-0 run to pull within a point, and eventually gained their first lead of the night on a Danilo Petrovic layup off a Trey Bryant assist to make the score 21-19.įrom there the score was tied three times before a Boxer three gave Pacific a one-possession lead at halftime. 'Our second half defense in particular was stellar, I'm proud of how we locked in and made it tough.' 'I loved our rebounding and physicality tonight,' said head coach Shanan Rosenberg, following the win. Kicking off the start of the second-half of the Northwest Conference schedule, the 15-point margin of victory was Linfield's largest since Dec. Linfield held the Boxers to 23 points on 25 percent shooting from the field and a 1 for 14 mark from three while outrebounding Pacific by eight. The Wildcats (7-11, 4-5) executed an 18-point swing in the second half after trailing the Boxers (9-10, 4-6) 30-27 at halftime, thanks to lockdown defense. – On the strength of one of their best second half performances of the season, the Linfield men's basketball team won 68-53 Friday night against the Pacific Boxers.

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