Seawolves men’s basketball have narrow loss to Saint Martin’s

Despite a late comeback in the fourth quarter, the Seawolves were unable to defeat Saint Martin’s University. UAA fell 82-73 on Feb. 16 at the Alaska Airlines Center. 

Tyson Gilbert put the Seawolves on the scoreboard with a layup, and AJ Garrity added three more points with a deep three-pointer. But the Saints were quick to tie the game with a layup and three-pointer of their own. 

The Seawolves then struggled to knock down their shots, and the Saints took a 21-11 lead with 11 minutes until halftime. A layup by Jaron Williams, though, helped UAA regain their momentum. 

UAA then began to outrun the winded Saints, which led to a fast break layup by Luke Devine, followed by a three-pointer by Garrity. 

Gilbert then knocked down two consecutive three-pointers, and two free throws made by Garrity got the Seawolves within eight points with four minutes until halftime. 

Both teams continued to knock down shots for the rest of the first half. The Seawolves trailed 32-41 going into the locker room. 

The Saints dominated the first five minutes of the second half, outscoring the Seawolves 16-5 within just a few minutes. UAA refused to give up, though.

Lachlan Viney began to drive to the basket aggressively, which forced the opposing team to foul him. Viney sank both his free throws, then returned to the free throw line to make two more shots after another aggressive drive. 

Trailing by 24 points, Jaedon Bradley also began to play more aggressively. In just over two minutes, he scored 10 points to get the Seawolves within 17 points. 

With two minutes left in the game, the Seawolves began to comeback. Williams, Gilbert and Devine found their ways to the basket to get within 10 points with 33 seconds left in the game. Caleb Larsen concluded the scoring with a three-pointer. The Seawolves lost by nine points. 

Gilbert led the Seawolves with 18 points, followed by Garrity and Bradley with 14 points each. 

With a 6-9 record in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference and less than two weeks until the GNAC tournament, the Seawolves are looking to improve their record. 

They'll have the chance to add two more wins with their away games–one against Seattle Pacific University on Feb. 23 at 4:15 p.m. Alaska Standard Time and one against Montana State Billings on Feb. 25 at 3:15 p.m. Alaska Standard Time. Visit GoSeawolves.com for live links and stats.