Westmont College Athletics

By Jarred Davis
November 3, 2018
 
(PORTLAND, Ore.) Olisa Nwachie and Maxwell Hudgins combined to score 36 points to help Westmont Men's Basketball (1-0) defeat the Wildcats of Portland Bible (0-1) 110-74 for their first road victory of the season on Friday night in Portland, Oregon. Gyse Hulsebosch and Matthew Ramon added 13 and 12 points apiece, while Tristan Lloyd and Jordan Taylor contributed 11 and nine points, respectively.
 
"I thought we got good play out of [Max] Hudgins, it was homecoming for him," said Westmont head coach John Moore.
 
"He had plenty of fans and people here."
 
The Warriors shot 59 percent from the floor (35 of 59), including 48 percent from three-point range (12 of 25). Even more importantly, the Warriors held the Wildcats to 37 percent field, (21 of 57), also forcing them into 26 turnovers on the night.
 
"I think overall it was a nice first game," added Moore.
 
"It was a good opportunity for us to see how we perform against another opponent. I like many of the things we did tonight."
 
Through the first 20 minutes of play, the Warriors found themselves with a (54-30) advantage, thanks to only allowing nine made field goals by the Wildcats.
 
Not only did Westmont control the rebound margin (40-30), the Warriors also proved to be the more unselfish team with posting 25 assists, compared to Portland Bible having only ten.
 
Defensively, coach Moore and the Warriors have always prided themselves on making things difficult for the opposing team, as they did just that with adding seven blocks and 13 steals in the game.
 
"I liked the way we played defense in the second half," said Moore.
 
"We had 13 steals and most of those were in the second half. We also shot [the ball] at a pretty high percentage tonight so that was good to see."
 
Up next, the Warriors will stay on the road and play in an exhibition game Saturday against Portland, where tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.