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SALEM, Ore. – Four Warriors scored in double figures with junior Josiah Sebens leading the way with a game-high tying 24 points, as Corban's men's basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 76-70 win over The Evergreen State College Saturday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.

With tonight's first conference victory of 2013, Corban improves to 7-12 overall and 3-8 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. Meanwhile, Evergreen falls to 2-17 overall and 1-10 in league games.

Along with Seben's game-high performance scoring-wise, freshman Andrew Evans added 15 points, seven rebounds, and a team-high tying three assists to go along with a 13-point showing by senior Marcus Butler and a 10-point effort by freshman Kent Foster off the bench. On the boards, Sebens controlled the glass for Corban pulling down a game-high eight rebounds with Evans and Butler chipping in with seven and six boards, respectively. Butler also led all players with a game-high five steals, while seniors Dustin Moore and Geoffrey Martin pouring in six points each.

Evergreen would begin the game by jumping out to a four-point lead (6-2) before Corban came storming back via a 9-2 run to go ahead by three points (11-8) on a Sebens three-pointer with 17:04 on the clock. The host Warriors would continue to hold the lead over the next five minutes until Evergreen pulled ahead by a single point (20-19) on a lay-in by Frankie Johnson with 10:32 left. Corban would take command of the game with a 11-3 run over a span of six minutes, as the Warriors grabbed an eight-point lead (30-22) thanks to another three-pointer by Sebens with just under four minutes left. The visiting Geoducks would not quit over the final four minutes, as Evergreen used a closing 9-4 run to get within three points (34-31) at halftime.

The second half would begin with Corban scoring six of the first seven points en route to building an eight-point lead (40-32) on back-to-back free throws by Sebens at the 17:54 mark. Evergreen would battle back to tie the game at 44-all via a 12-4 run over a span of two-plus minutes, as the Geoducks would then take the lead (46-44) on a Michael Potter jumper at the 14:40 mark. The back-and-forth battle would continue over the next 90 seconds, as Corban tied the game for the seventh time at 48-48 on a fast-break lay-in by Moore with 12:58 on the clock. The host Warriors would then use a 14-2 run over a span of six-plus minutes to go ahead by 12 points (62-50) on a three-pointer by Sebens with 6:18 left. Up by 11 points (66-55) with just under five minutes left, Corban went scoreless over the next 90 seconds allowing Evergreen to pull within five points (66-61) on a Johnson three-pointer with 3:24 remaining. Free throw shooting down the stretch along with timely defense would allow Corban to secure the hard-fought win, as the Warriors went 8-for-12 over the final three-plus minutes to earn the 76-70 victory.

Johnson led Evergreen with a game-high tying 24 points, while Cody Peters and Travis Wagner also scored in double figures with 15 and 13 points, respectively. Peters and Wagner would also pull down a team-high seven rebounds each, while Wagner handed out a game-high six assists for the Geoducks.

As a team, Corban combined to shoot 25-for-55 (45.5%) from the field that included a 5-for-15 (33.3%) performance from beyond the three-point line and a 21-for-29 (72.4%) showing at the free throw line. On the other hand, Evergreen was a combined 26-for-60 (43.3%) from the field, 10-of-27 (37.0%) from long distance, and 8-of-11 (72.7%) at the charity stripe.

Corban will return to the hardwood on Friday, January 25th, against conference rival Northwest Christian beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center in Salem.