College Men's Hoops: SPU men knock off top-ranked BYU-Hawaii

Chris Banchero pumped in 20 points, including back-to-back baskets inside the final two minutes, and Rafael Moreria added 12 on Saturday as the 18th-ranked Seattle Pacific men's basketball team took down No. 1 Brigham Young-Hawaii 78-72 in the final game of the SPU Tournament in Brougham Pavilion.

The Falcons (6-0) watched a 15-point first-half lead melt away before the midpoint of the second half. But while the Seasiders (4-1) managed to tie the score three times down the stretch — the last time at 71-71 with 2:53 remaining — they never took the lead.

After a 9-1 run lifted BYU-Hawaii into the 71-71 tie, SPU ran off the next six points. Brandon Larrieu hit a turnaround 12-footer that bounced off the rim and dropped through to make it 73-71, then Banchero popped in a 12-footer with 1:32 left, making it 75-71.

The Seasiders missed their next shot, and the Falcons quickly took it back down court, with Larrieu hitting Banchero for a fast-break layin and a 77-71 lead. Moreira then added a free throw to make it three-possession game at 78-71 with just 46 seconds left.

Larrieu and Banchero both made the all-tournament team.

"Everybody played well, and it feels good to beat the No. 1 team in the country," Banchero said. "They're fast, and they get up and down a lot. We haven't really played a team of that talent and ability.

"It's a great win for us and a great win for the school that should boost us up in the rankings."

Adrian wins 2nd

short course gold

Nathan Adrian of Bremerton closed out a successful meet with a second gold medal on the final day of the AT&T Short Course National Championships at the King County Aquatic Center.

Adrian, who won the men's 50-yard freestyle on Thursday, finished first in the 100 free Saturday in 41.80 seconds, the fourth-fastest time ever in the event. Adrian, who holds the American record in the event, held on to the lead throughout the race to earn the national title.

Among other results, Rebecca Soni of Plainsboro, N.J., set a meet record in winning the women's 200 breaststroke in 2:05.12. Megan Jendrick of Tacome as third in 2:07.88.

Men's basketball

Western Washington shot 59.5 percent (25 of 42) from the field in a 67-50 victory over Grand Canyon in a nonleague game in Phoenix. It was the eighth straight victory for the Vikings (9-1), who beat the Antelopes for the third time this season.

Derrick Webb had game highs of 15 points and six rebounds for Western.

• Chris Sprinker had his first double-double of the season and earned all-tournament team honors, but Central Washington (2-3) suffered its second defeat in as many nights in a 78-69 loss to Carroll College at the SPU Tournament.

Sprinker finished with 16 points and led all players with a season-high 11 rebounds.

Women's basketball

Megan Hoisington posted her second double-double of the season, getting 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Julie van Beek earned her 100th victory as Seattle Pacific coach as the Falcons downed Dixie State 59-46 in their final game of the GNAC-Pac West Classic in Nampa, Idaho.

• Jenn Jacobs made 6 of 7 three-point attempts and scored 26 points off the bench, helping lead Central Washington to a convincing 87-55 victory over Academy of Art in Ellensburg. It was the first win of the season for the Wildcats (1-4).

Track and field

Eastern Washington's Kersee Lind broke the school record in the heptathlon with 5,033 points at the Candy Cane Invitational in Cheney. In dual-meet scoring, EWU men defeated Montana 64-30 and Eastern women lost to the Grizzlies 50.5 to 46.5.

Compiled from sports-information reports and other sources.