LAS VEGAS, Nev. (December 16, 2010) - Nick
Wolf poured in 30 points and the Rollins men's basketball team
made a big statement with an 85-75 win over previously unbeaten and
fifth-ranked Central Washington, Thursday.
The game opened up the men's division at the Western Washington
hosted Great Western Shootout in Las Vegas' South Point Arena.
Rollins' Princeton-style offense had the Wildcats (8-1)
befuddled all night as Wolf was 10-of-14 from the field and
10-of-12 from the charity stripe, while also snagging eight
rebounds. Myk
Brown hit three, 3-pointers and continued his hot streak with
23 points while Matt
Robertson netted 16.
The Tars (7-2) made their living at the free throw line,
shooting 34-of-45 from the stripe while CWU made good on 13-of-17
trips to the line.
Humberto Perez put up 19 points to lead Central Washington while
Chris Sprinker added 12 and Drew Harris 12.
The Tars jumped out to a 10-point lead over the first five
minutes, using their back-door offense to go up 13-3. A Jody
Johnson 3-pointer at the 9:12 mark cut the Tars advantage to single
digits before an 11-0 run ballooned the lead to 20, 36-16.
In the second half, the Wildcats chipped away and made it a
one-possession game five-times, but Rollins connected from the
stripe down the stretch to hold on for the win.
Wolf's big night vaults him into 12th place on the
Tars' all-time scoring list with 1,534 points, just 15 being his
uncle Dan Wolf. The Cincinnati native also passed Tim Shea for
third place on the Tars' all-time rebounds list with 810 for his
career.
Rollins will finish its trip to the desert on Friday, Dec. 17
against the Great Western Shootout host Western Washington at 8
p.m. (ET). Fans can catch all the action live on the Tars Sports
Network at RollinsSports.com.
