Western Washington University had five players score double-figure points as it defeated Chaminade University 93-83 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The defending national champion Vikings, ranked No. 5 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll, stayed unbeaten at 3-0. The loss was the first in three games for Chaminade.

The Vikings were led by forward Paul Jones with 20 points. Center Chris and forward Austin Bragg each had double-doubles in points and rebounds. Mitchell contributed 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, and Bragg had 15 points, 13 in the second half, and 10 rebounds.

WWU also got 17 points each off the bench from Rico Wilkins and Cameron Severson.

The Vikings shot well, hitting 52.4 percent from the field (33 of 63), 40.0 percent from 3-point range (8 of 20) and 76.0 percent at the free throw line (19 of 25).

Leading Chaminade with 17 points apiece were Lee Bailey and Bennie Murray. The Silverswords hit just 40.0 percent (30 of 75) from the floor, including 26.7 percent (8 of 30) from beyond the arc and 48.4 percent (15 of 31) at the charity stripe.

WWU went out to a 16-6 lead in the first 5:24 and held that same 10-point margin, 50-40, at halftime. Severson had 14 points in that period and Wilkins 13.

The Vikings scored the first eight points of the second half for a 58-40 lead. They were still up by 18, 72-54, with 9:55 remaining.

Chaminade went on a 17-5 run to narrow the margin to six, 77-71, at the 5:25 mark, and were still within six, 80-74, with 3:10 to go. WWU then scored eight of the next nine points to go in front by 13, 88-75, with 1:16 left and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

The Vikings completed a sweep of their two games in Hawaii, winning 84-78 at BYU-Hawaii on Monday, and their 3-0 start is the best in four seasons (6-0 in 2008-09).

WESTERN WASHINGTON 93, CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY 83

WESTERN WASHINGTON (3-0)

Jones,Paul 20; Severson,Cameron 17; Wilkins,Rico 17; Mitchell,Chris 17; Bragg,Austin 15; Allen,John 4; Woodworth,Richard 3; Turner,Anye 0; Thorpe,Dane 0; Davis,Alfred 0. Totals 33-63 19-25 93.

CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY (2-1)

Murray, Bennie 17; Hu, Kevin 16; Bailey, Lee 15; Haskins, De'Andre 12; Murphy, Rhys 9; Cooks, Dominique 8; Green, Mike 4; Harrison, Tyree 2; Coulibaly, Waly 0. Totals 30-76 15-31 83.

Half: WWU 50, Chaminade 40

3-point goals: Western Washington 8-20 (Wilkins,Rico 3), Chaminade University 8-30 (Bailey, Lee 2; Hu, Kevin 2; Murray, Bennie 2;). Fouled out: Western Washington-Woodworth,Richard; Bragg,Austin, Chaminade University-None. Rebounds: Western Washington 47 (Mitchell,Chris 12), Chaminade University 37 (Murphy, Rhys 9). Assists: Western Washington 15 (Allen,John 4), Chaminade University 6 (Cooks, Dominique 4). Total fouls: Western Washington 26, Chaminade University 21. Technical fouls: Western Washington-None, Chaminade University-None. A-304