Men's Basketball | 11.11.2026
LEWISTON, Idaho – LC State Men's Basketball earned an exhibition win over NCAA Division III Whitman on Wednesday in the P1FCU Activity Center by a final score of 64-45. The Warriors dominated the glass with 42 rebounds compared to 23 by the Blues.
Dallon Morgan notched a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and
Dylan Skaife led the contest with 17 points.
The exhibition does not count toward LC State's season record and the stats do not count toward season or career totals.
"Pleased with the defensive effort tonight," coach
Austin Johnson said. "I thought our guys were more connected and aware of how we need to defend. We need to figure out how to avoid some of those offensive droughts, but I was pleased with how we finished. True team effort with some great lifts off the bench from Jamare' (Childs), (Dylan) Victorio, Royce (Fisher) and Gavin (Matuska)."
HOW IT HAPPENED
LC State took a commanding 27-9 lead in the first 10 minutes. Morgan scored nine points in the run and Skaife added six as the pair combined to go 5-for-5 from 3-point range.
Whitman answered with an 8-0 run to bring the score within 10 points, 27-17, at 7:48 and continued to chip away at the Warrior lead. LC State held a 34-28 advantage at the break.
The Warriors regained their footing in the second half after a three-point play by Skaife got the offense going in the first minute. Another run by the Blues cut the margin to 39-37 at 15:36, but back-to-back baskets by
Gavin Matuska and
Titus Yearout grew the advantage to 43-37 a minute later. Whitman rallied once more to make it a two-point game, but baskets by Morgan and Skaife helped LC State separate down the stretch.
Skaife and Morgan converted on free throws at 6:30 for a 10-point lead, 53-43, and the Warriors closed out the contest with a triple by Matuska and free throw from
Elijah Kersey.
STAT RECAP
Skaife led all scorers with 17 points on a 6-for-12 night from the floor. He drained a pair of 3-pointers and grabbed four steals. Morgan finished his night with 16 points with three triples and 11 boards.
Salguero tallied 10 points on 5-for-6 shooting and had seven rebounds, and
Trevor Manning grabbed eight boards with two steals.
Royce Fisher led the Warriors with three assists.
UP NEXT
The Warriors host Montana Western in non-conference action on Nov. 20 at 5:30 p.m.
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