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UAA men’s basketball team is off to a 5-1 start

The UAA men’s basketball team is off to its best start since the 2013-14 season thanks to Saturday night’s win over Sonoma State in Rohnert Park, California.

The Seawolves got rebounds from everyone in the lineup and points from nine out of 10 players in the 81-69 victory.

Leading the way was Niko Bevens with 15 points on 50 percent shooting, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Seven others had seven or more points as UAA improved to 5-1.

“This was a great team win,” UAA coach Rusty Osborne said in a release from the school. “Everybody contributed in some way, whether scoring, defense or facilitating the offense.”

Tobin Karlberg scored in double figures for the sixth straight game with 11 points and Oggie Pantovic added 10 points and six rebounds for the Seawolves.

UAA got 33 points off the bench as all but one player registered at least 18 minutes. Tyrus Hosley and Amari Hale each provided nine points and and Hosley added five rebounds.

Sonoma State (1-3) was led by Isaac Davidson’s 25 points.

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The win was UAA’s second straight against an NCAA West Region opponent at Sonoma State’s Ron Logsdon Tournament. On Friday, the Seawolves beat San Francisco State 81-69 behind Jack Macdonald’s 20 points. Macdonald handed out six assists on Saturday.

The Seawolves took excellent care of the ball all weekend, recording four turnovers Saturday and six Friday. They’re off for nearly two weeks before returning to action at the Seawolf Thanksgiving Classic, where they will play Michigan Tech on Friday and Northern Michigan on Saturday.

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