Whatcom Community College's Kyle Impero scored a game-high 27 points, and Alex Duncan scored 14, had a team-high nine boards and handed out a team-high four assists, as the Orcas overcame a halftime deficit to beat Chemeketa 93-83 during the Bellevue Crossover Tournament Saturday, Dec. 15, in Bellevue.

WCC trailed 40-31 at half, but outscored Chemeketa 62-43 in the second half.

"They were a tough team in the first half," Whatcom coach Chris Scrimsher said in a phone interview. "They made us switched things up at halftime, because they were playing with four guards. Alex has been coming along and playing with more confidence each game."

Nicholas Kussman scored 13 for Whatcom, Zach Stalin added 15 and Chris Tanis scored 11.

Whatcom plays in the title game against either Pierce or Bellevue Community College at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16.

WCC 93, CHEMEKETA 83

Whatcom CC: Daniel Neilsen 6, Alex Duncan 14, Kyle Impero 27, Nicholas Kussman 13, Brenan Hartnell 2, Ian Tevis 4, Zach Stalin 15, Chris Tanis 11. Team totals: 34-75 16-27 93.

Chemeketa: Calvin Molan 14, Jordan Batey 6, Bradley Prazeau 7, Jacob Begin 6, Roman Hutt 8, Gavin Kauffman 11, Rodney Nelson 10, Jonny Howard 21. Team totals: 27-63 21-26 83.

Half: Chemeketa 40, WCC 31

3-ptg: WCC 8 (Neilsen 2/Duncan/Imepro 2), Chemeketa 8 (R. Hutt 2). Rebounds: WCC 50 (Duncan 9), Chemeketa 36 (Howard 5). Assists: WCC 9 (Duncan 4), Chemeketa 12 (Nelson 5). Fouls: WCC 20, Chemeketa 22 (Kaufmann). Turnovers: WCC 10, Chemeketa 15.