Men's basketball: No. 15 Vikings rally to win ninth straight

Guard Richard Woodworth scored seven of his 15 points in the final three minutes, including a go-ahead three-pointer with 2:37 to play as Western Washington University fought off an upset bid to defeat University of Alaska Fairbanks 77-72 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's basketball contest Saturday, Feb. 11, at Sam Carver Gymnasium at WWU
The Vikings, ranked No. 15 in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll, improved to 22-3 overall and remain atop the GNAC at 13-1, needing two wins in their final four regular-season games to clinch the top seed in the conference tournament. Forward Rory Blanche had game-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds for WWU, which won its ninth straight game and improved to 12-1 at home.