Whittier College Men's Basketball lost both of its games at the Surf's Up Classic in Honolulu, HI, on November 28 and 29.  The Poets fell 86-73 to Pacific University (Ore.) on day one and then lost to another Northwest Conference opponent, George Fox University, 87-77 on day two. 

Against Pacific, the Poets took a ten-point lead into the halftime break, but the offense struggled in the second half with just nine field goals.  Whittier was outscored 51-28 in the second half on the way to their third loss of the season.  Marcus Gibson '09 continued to pace the Poet offense with 15 points, including three field goals from beyond the arc.  Michael Archuletta '09 scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds.  Travis Crow '09 also scored 13 points and Da'Mon Perry '11 pitched in with 11 points and six rebounds.

In game two of the weekend, the second half hurt the Poets again.  After shooting 53% in the first half, Whittier shot just 39% from the field in the second half.  Archuletta led the Poets with 21 points, seven rebounds and five steals.  Gibson hit four more three-pointers and finished with 20 points.  Perry scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

The Poets take on Southern California rival La Sierra University on December 4.  The game is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Graham Athletics Center.