Gabe Rogers News

Cameron Jones scored 28 points and Northern Arizona had six players score in double digits in a 113-68 win over NAIA Northern New Mexico on Wednesday night.

" Junior Shane Johannsen scored a game-high 17 points and true freshman Reid Wallace added a career-best 11 points off the bench to lead Northern Arizona to a 60-52 victory over Air Force Saturday night.

Travis Franklin had 22 points and six rebounds as Colorado State won its fourth straight, beating Northern Arizona 64-56 Sunday night.

" The Northern Arizona men's basketball team was hurt by poor shooting and 10 turnovers in the second half to fall to Montana State 62-50 at Worthington Arena Saturday night.

Malcom Thomas scored 21 points, and San Diego State scored 23 of the game's first 25 points in an 89-48 rout of Northern Arizona on Saturday.

DeAngelo Jones scored 28 points as Northern Arizona beat turnover-prone Santa Clara 88-72 on Wednesday night in the West Coast Classic.

Junior guard Cameron Jones hits a 3-pointer. Pacific calls a timeout. The Rolle Activity Center is suddenly engulfed in darkness.

GAME NOTES: The Pacific Tigers will try to remain perfect on the year when they take on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks as part of the West Coast Classic at Walkup Skydome.

Sylvester Seay had had 22 points and Paul George added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Fresno State beat Northern Arizona 65-59 in the West Coast Classic on Tuesday night.

Eric Platt scored 26 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 113-61 win over NAIA Southwestern College of Phoenix in the season opener for the Lumberjacks on Friday.

Youthful. Inexperienced. Depleted. These statements about the Northern Arizona men's basketball team are what led preseason pollsters to rank the Lumberjacks as the seventh team in the Big Sky Conference this year.

It was a disappointing season for the NAU men's basketball team last year, finishing 8-21. The team had a lot of ups and downs and battled costly injuries which kept them from reaching their full potential.