The Evergreen State College men's basketball team nearly delivered a senior night comeback for the home crowd Tuesday, but Northwest University weathered a late surge to defeat the Geoducks 82-74 in a Cascade Collegiate Conference matchup at the Costantino Recreation Center.
Evergreen erased a 14-point deficit with just over nine minutes remaining in the second half and briefly took the lead, only to see the Eagles respond down the stretch to secure the road victory.
Prior to tipoff, the Geoducks honored seniors Nathan Behr, Kohrey Bridges, Jemoi Davis, Tony Frohlich-Fair, Bradley Graham and Zach Jefferson.
Northwest improved to 11-16 overall and 8-11 in conference play. Evergreen fell to 4-17 on the season and 4-15 in the CCC standings.
The Eagles appeared in control midway through the second half, holding a 64-50 advantage after a jumper by Ethan Martin with 9:25 remaining. Evergreen answered with a 14-0 run, tying the game at 64-64 on a 3-pointer by Kenzel Massey with 6:24 to play. Massey scored 10 points during the stretch, knocking down two shots from beyond the arc and converting 4 of 6 free throws.
Northwest regained the lead 65-64 on a free throw by Lucius Fox with 5:53 left, but Evergreen briefly surged ahead. Reilly McIlraith converted two free throws at the 5:37 mark to give the Geoducks a 66-65 edge, and Massey’s 3-pointer with 4:15 remaining put Evergreen in front 69-66.
The lead would not last. Trent Williams scored on a layup with 2:41 remaining to give Northwest a 72-71 advantage — the Eagles’ final lead change of the night. Fox extended the margin to 76-71 with 1:01 left, and though Graham buried a 3-pointer with 31 seconds to cut the deficit to 78-74, Northwest sealed the game by going 4 for 4 at the free-throw line in the final 26 seconds.
Frohlich-Fair led Evergreen with 16 points and seven rebounds. He has reached double figures in every game this season and continues to lead the CCC in scoring at 25 points per game, ranking fourth nationally in the NAIA.
Massey added 13 points, while Graham finished with 11. Both players hit three 3-pointers and pulled down three rebounds. Tyler No scored eight points, Jefferson contributed seven points and an assist, and Davis added four points, six rebounds, two steals and a blocked shot.
Andrew Iyamah paced Northwest with 22 points, shooting 9 of 12 from the field. Fox recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Evergreen shot 40% from the field (24 of 60), including 9 of 28 from 3-point range, and went 17 of 24 at the free-throw line. Northwest connected on 47% of its shots (31 of 66), made 6 of 25 from long distance and finished 14 of 19 at the stripe.
The Geoducks close out the 2025-26 season Thursday at Warner Pacific University in Portland. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
