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POSTED: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

WWU MEN'S BASKETBALL: Jackson gets 450th career coaching win as Vikings beat Dominican University

SEATTLE --- Point guard Morris Anderson had 20 points, nine assists, six steals, four rebounds and three blocked shots as Western Washington University defeated Dominican University (Calif.) 87-72 in final-day men's basketball action Saturday at the Seattle Pacific University Tip-Off Classic at Royal Brougham Pavilion.

It was career victory No. 450 for Western coach Brad Jackson, who is in his 25th season directing the Vikings. Western improved to 5-1 with its fourth consecutive win.

Anderson was one of five double-figure scorers for Western. Forward Zach Bruce had a double-double with 18 points, 16 in the first half, and a game-high 11 rebounds. Forward Derrick Webb added 16 points, and guard Harold McAllister and forward Rory Blanche came off the bench to score 10 each.

Western opened the game with a 19-4 run over the first 5:24 as Bruce scored eight points and Anderson hit two 3-pointers, and the Vikings led 44-34 at halftime.

Dominican outscored Western, 16-8, in the first 6:27 of the second half to trail by just two, 52-50, and the Penguins were within one, 66-65 with 5:36 remaining. But the Vikings scored 22 of the last 28 points, McAllister and Webb each scoring seven, to close out the contest.

Anderson hit 6 of 12 from the field, 4 of 9 from 3-point range, and made all four of his free throws. Bruce was 8 of 12 from the floor, Blanche 4 of 7 and McAllister did not miss a shoot, hitting two 3-pointers and converting four free throws.

The Vikings were 21 of 28 (75 percent) at the line and had a 38-28 rebound advantage.

Western next competes in its own 11th Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic, entertaining Academy of Art CA on Friday, Nov. 27, and Grand Canyon on Saturday, Nov. 28.

Dominican, 0-3, was led by the game-high 28 points of freshman guard Austin Bryan.

WESTERN WASHINGTON 87, DOMINICAN (CALIF.) 72

DOMINICAN (CALIF.) (0-3) Bryan, Austin 10-19 6-7 28; Ward, Alex 5-11 0-0 10; Larson, Killian 5-7 0-0 10; Sokol, Tyler 4-5 0-1 8; Lewis, Mark 2-3 2-4 6; Flack, Alastair 3-6 0-0 6; McNally, Xander 1-6 2-3 4; Mulholland, Fox 0-0 0-0 0; McKinnon, James 0-2 0-0 0; Muldrow, Xavier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-60 10-15 72. WESTERN WASHINGTON (5-1) Anderson,Morris 6-12 4-4 20; Bruce,Zach 8-12 2-5 18; Webb,Derrick 6-14 3-4 16; Blanche,Rory 4-7 1-2 10; McAllister,Harold 2-2 4-4 10; Ready,Andrew 1-3 5-6 7; Vanderjagt,Dave 2-4 2-2 6; Severson,Cameron 0-3 0-1 0; Mitchell,Chris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-57 21-28 87.

Dominican (Calif.)............ 34 38 - 72

Western Washington............ 44 43 - 87

3-point goals--Dominican (Calif.) 2-7 (Bryan, Austin 2-3; Ward, Alex 0-1; McNally, Xander 0-2; McKinnon, James 0-1), Western Washington 8-22 (Anderson,Morris 4-9; McAllister,Harold 2-2; Blanche,Rory 1-1; Webb,Derrick 1-8; Severson,Cameron 0-1; Ready,Andrew 0-1). Fouled out--Dominican (Calif.)-Bryan, Austin, Western Washington-None. Rebounds--Dominican (Calif.) 28 (Bryan, Austin 7), Western Washington 38 (Bruce,Zach 11). Assists--Dominican (Calif.) 16 (McNally, Xander 4), Western Washington 21 (Anderson,Morris 9). Total fouls--Dominican (Calif.) 24, Western Washington 16. Technical fouls--Dominican (Calif.)-None, Western Washington-None. A-271