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ROCKLIN, Calif..  – The Northwest Christian University men's basketball team cruised to victory on Saturday over host William Jessup, 76-65 in the final game of the Bill Holtz Warrior Classic. NCU shot 50% in the game while holding the Warriors to just 38% shooting.

After trading buckets on the first few possessions, NCU jumped out to a 17-5 lead as they hit five straight three-pointers including two from Brian Hampton (pictured) and two from Trevor Parker. The Beacon advantage grew to as many as 17 points and NCU held a 40-27 lead at the intermission after going 15-for-25 from the floor in the first half.

The Warriors could get no closer than eight points the rest of the way as the Beacons sailed in for the win. Head Coach Corey Anderson said, “We got in flow with our offense early in tonight's game. That gave our defense the confidence to play the way that we can. We hit some big buckets and it was a solid team victory tonight.”

NCU (2-2) was led by Parker, shooting 9-for-12 from the field including a 4-for-5 night from three-point range for a total of 22 points. Hampton added 15 points and a team-high three assists. Mitch Wilson scored 13 and Tyler Fox came off the bench to score 12. NCU out-rebounded the Warriors 38-26 in the game.

Brody McGowan was named to the all-tournament team, fueled in large part to his Friday night double-double. He scored just two points against William Jessup in limited action.

William Jessup (2-3) was led by Marqus Crawford with a game-high 23 points and four steals. Anthony Anderson added 18 points and a team-high six rebounds.

The Beacons will be back in action on Tuesday night, traveling to face Lewis & Clark College at 8:00 pm.