Payne Leads Griffins to Seventh Straight Win

November 21, 2008

CALDWELL, Idaho - Three players scored in double figures for Westminster
as the 13th-ranked Griffins beat Eastern Oregon 78-67 at the Golden Rule
Shootout on Friday evening.  Westminster outscored the Mountaineers
38-24 in the first half and eventually built a 20 point advantage in the
win.  Westminster is now 7-0 on the season while Eastern Oregon slips to
4-1.

Geoff Payne scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds for Westminster.
The Griffins shot 57.4 percent from the field and had a 32-20 advantage
in the paint.  Jordan Jacobs went for 15 points and eight assists,
connecting on three from beyond the arc.  Westminster had a 27-16
advantage in bench scoring, led by 11 from Wes Anderson.

Kris Groce led Eastern Oregon with 20 points, but was just 5-of-11
shooting.  The Mountaineers shot just 34.5 percent from the field and
only 26.7 percent in the first half.  Jeremy Templeton had 11 points and
Neil Frye and Jordan Gregg had 10 apiece.  Eastern Oregon forced
Westminster into 17 turnovers and turned them into 27 points.

Westminster will next face the College of Idaho on Saturday, November
22.  That game will tipoff at 8:00 p.m. to conclude the Golden Rule
Shootout.