PORTLAND – The Multnomah University men's basketball team gave the No. 2 Ranked College of Idaho Yotes a scare on Saturday night, dropping a 99-88 battle on Jim Skagen Court.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: #2 College of Idaho 99, Multnomah 88
Records: CI (19-2, 8-1 CCC), Multnomah (11-8, 4-5 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore. I Jim Skagen Court
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• College came out strong to open the first half as they built an early 12 points lead.
• With five minutes to go in the first half, MU went on a 20-6 scoring run to take the lead 47-45 at the break.
• With 13 lead changes in the second half, the Lions and Yotes continued to trade points as the night went on.
• Trailing 81-80 with 4:59 on the clock, C of I hit back to back three-pointers to take the lead for good.
• MU's 88 points was the most scored against the Yotes during the conference season.
• The Lions shot 47 percent on the night while C of I shot 51 percent, going 13-of-29 from deep.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Brett Blackstock collected a team high 28 points followed by 21 points from Ben Grandle and 16 points from Justin Martin.
• Stepan Zavydovskyy collected 10 rebounds on the night to go along with nine points.
• For C of I, four players landed in double figures in points, led by Talon Pinckney and Keun Palu-Thompson who each had 19 points.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
Multnomah will play the next three games on the road, starting at crosstown rival Warner Pacific on Tuesday, January 15.