KIRKLAND, Wash. – Argo men's basketball (4-0) tallied their fourth win of the season and downed five-win unbeaten Northwest University (5-1) on Friday evening at the Kristi Brodin Pavilion, 83-75.
 
A layup from Jaxen Hashley got things started as the Argos scored eight unanswered to take the lead early, 8-0. The Eagles responded with five points of their own to close the gap to three, 8-5. Following three free throws from Austin Starr, the Argos scored another eight unanswered to push the Argos lead to double-digits, 16-5. The Argos tallied five more against four Eagles points to push the lead to 12, 21-9. Both squads battle with the Eagles outscoring the Argos 18-13 to close the deficit to seven, 34-27. However, that was as close as they would get in the opening 20 minutes as a three from Jalen Shepard pushed the lead back to 10 and the Argos would maintain their double-digit lead to eventually head into the locker room with a 13-point advantage, 48-35.
 
 The Argos continued to lay things on following the break as they tacked on eight to the Eagles six to push their lead to 15 following a pair of free throws from D'Shea Williams, 56-41. The Eagles put together a run to cut the deficit back down to eight, 56-48, but a Brandon Cotton three silenced their run to give the Argos another double-digit advantage, 59-48. Northwest outscored the Argos 10-7 to bring the game within eight, 66-58. The Argos would retake an 11-point advantage but a back-to-back Eagles' jumper and three brought Northwest back within two possessions, 73-67. The Eagles would get as close as four, 76-72, but the Argos rallied in the final minutes to outscore Northwest 7-3 to close out the game and remain unbeaten, 83-75.
 
Jalen Shepard led the Argos offensively with 19 points, while also collecting four rebounds, an assist, and a steal. D'shea Williams tallied the Argos only double-double of the night scoring 18 points and collecting 11 boards, in addition to adding two assists and a block in the win. Jaxen Hashley almost tallied his own double-double with 11 points and nine boards against the Eagles.
 
Up Next
The Argos will continue their games in the Evergreen State as they take on the Corban Warriors tomorrow evening at 6 p.m.