MBB recap NNU
Ron Smith
54
Northwest Nazarene NNU 15-9,9-6 Great Northwest
70
Winner Saint Martin's SM 20-5,12-3 Great Northwest
Northwest Nazarene NNU
15-9,9-6 Great Northwest
54
Final
70
Saint Martin's SM
20-5,12-3 Great Northwest
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwest Nazarene NNU 18 36 54
Saint Martin's SM 29 41 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Saints notch 20th win of season with 70-54 victory over Northwest Nazarene

LACEY, Wash. — The Saint Martin's Men's Basketball team was victorious 70-54 over Northwest Nazarene at Marcus Pavilion on Thursday, February 19.

The Saints sparked a huge run early in the second half that pushed the team's lead to upwards of 27 points, as Saint Martin's notched its 20th win of the season. The win improved the Saints' record to 20-5 overall and 12-3 in GNAC play, one game ahead for first place in the conference standings.

How It Happened
First Half

  • The Saints started the game on a 5-0 run, behind a three-pointer from Kaden Hansen and a floating jumper by Patrick Kilfoil.
  • The Nighthawks responded with a 7-0 run of their own, putting the Saints behind 7-5 with 17:03 on the clock.
  • After the Saints fell behind by a narrow 10-9 margin, Saint Martin's went on a 7-0 run to go ahead 16-10 with 11:22 left in the first half.
  • The first half turned out to be a low-scoring affair, as Saint Martin's held a 22-16 lead into the four-minute media timeout.
  • The Saints pushed ahead by double figures at the 1:11 mark of the first half, as Patrick Kilfoil hit a three-pointer to put Saint Martin's ahead 29-17.
  • Saint Martin's took a 29-18 lead into halftime, shooting 11-31 (35.5%) from the field and limiting Northwest Nazarene to 6-28 (21.4%) shooting. Kaden Hansen led all scorers with nine first-half points, while Patrick Kilfoil and Diego Trejo-Delgado each scored seven.

Second Half

  • The Saints pushed their lead to 20 points with a fast start to the second half, with an early 11-2 run that put the Saints ahead 40-22 with 16:56 on the clock.
  • Later in the second half, the Saints pushed ahead 54-30 behind a three-pointer from Kaden Hansen at the 10:55 mark, prompting Northwest Nazarene to use a timeout.
  • Out of the timeout, the Saints pushed the lead to 57-30 with a three-pointer by Pablo Navarro.
  • Garrett Hawkes hit a three-pointer for the Nighthawks that capped off an 8-0 run for the away team and trimmed the Saints' lead to 57-38, but Matthew Lindblom responded with a three at the 7:43 mark of the second half to put Saint Martin's ahead 60-38.
  • The Nighthawks pulled within 15 down the stretch, but Saint Martin's made stops down the stretch and carried out a 70-54 victory.

Top Performers

  • Pablo Navarro recorded 17 rebounds, the most in a game by a Saint this season. He also added 16 points , two steals, and two assists.
  • Kaden Hansen led all players with 20 points, and added four assists and three steals.
  • Diego Trejo-Delgado totaled 15 points, eight rebounds, and four assists.

Team Stat of the Game
The Saints out-rebounded the Nighthawks 47-35, the 11th double-digit rebounding margin of the season.

Up Next
The Saints will host Central Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21, the Saints' final home game of the season, and a celebration of 2026 Homecoming.


 
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