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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Cameron Jones broke Northern Arizona's single-season scoring record Wednesday night as the Lumberjacks closed out the regular season with a 79-52 victory over Portland State.
Jones, who finished with 14 points, hit a 3-pointer 4 minutes into the game to break the record that Kyle Landry set three years ago. The senior guard, who now has 574 points this season, became Northern Arizona's all-time leading scorer last Saturday.
Eric Platt added 21 points on Wednesday for the Lumberjacks (18-11, 9-7 Big Sky), who improved to 12-1 at home -- their second-best home winning percentage in school history. They will carry the No. 4 seed into the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament and host No. 5 Montana State on Saturday.
Chris Harriel scored 13 points and Philip Thomas added 10 for Portland State (13-16, 5-11), which fell to 1-11 on the road.
"I always worry about how seniors are going to perform on senior night and how the emotion is going to get to them," said NAU coach Mike Adras. "I don't think that happened tonight. I thought our seniors were absolutely terrific."
Platt scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, hitting five three-pointers. The Lumberjacks shot 64 percent in the opening half.
NAU went on a 13-4 run to start the game and led by as many as 19 points in the first half.
Portland State struggled from the field the entire game, shooting just 28 percent from the field and was out-rebounded 34-24. NAU hit 57 percent for the game and nailed 10 three-pointers.
Durrell Norman chipped in nine points with five boards. Stallon Saldivar had eight assists and seven boards, and Shane Johannsen tied his career-high with five blocks to go with five rebounds.
Johannsen broke the NAU single-season block mark with his final swat, finishing the regular season with 71, one better than Dan McClintock's mark.
Saturday's game can be seen on Fox College Sports Pacific and the NAU Network on Dish Network Channel 9411. Tickets are available at a cost of $15 for a reserved seat and $50 courtside. Season ticket holder prices will be $12 for reserved seats and $40 for the courtside seats. NAU students can purchase tickets for $10. Tickets are on sale at the Central Ticket Office daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by calling 928-523-5661.
Fans can also purchase tickets online at http://nau.ticketforce.com/.
Men's Basketball Big Sky Championship
Saturday, March 5
Quarterfinals
No. 6 Eastern Washington at No. 3 Weber State, 7:35 p.m.
No. 5 Montana State at No. 4 Northern Arizona , 6:35 p.m.
Semifinals and finals at Northern Colorado
Tuesday, March 8
No. 2 Montana vs. Highest Remaining Seed, 5:30 p.m.
No. 1 Northern Colorado vs. Lowest Remaining Seed, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 9
Championship, 7 p.m. MST (ESPN2)
Updated March 2, 2011
