Marcus Gibson '09 scored a team-high 18 points,
but Whittier College lost 76-67 to Southern California
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe, California Lutheran
University at Graham Athletics Center on February 3. The
Poets are now 8-11 overall and 2-6 in conference play.
Gibson was 3-for-5 from three-point range and 5-for-7 from
the free throw line. Jeff McLean '09
finished with a double-double with eleven points and eleven
rebounds. He also blocked three shots and had three
steals. Donovan White '10 was 11-for-11 from
the charity stripe and finished with 13 points.
The Poets went on an 8-2 run at the end of the first half to tie
the score at 27 going into the break. The Kingsmen (14-5, 7-1
SCIAC) opened the second half with a 15-3 run to give them a lead
they would not relinquish. Cal Lutheran shot nearly 55
percent from the field in the second half to widen their lead to as
many as 13. The Poets cut the lead to four with 1:25 left in
the game, but the Kingsmen were perfect in their last eight free
throw attempts to close out the game. They finished shooting
89 percent (16-for-18) from the free throw line in the game.
The Kingsmen held a 40-33 rebounding edge and held the Poets to
just 33 percent shooting from the field.