WALLA WALLA, Wash - Ninth-ranked Whitman College pulled away for a 108-78 win over visiting St. Olaf on Friday night in a men's basketball game at the Sherwood Center.

Tim Howell and Jase Harrison had 16 points each to lead six Whitman players in double figures. Sophomore Austin Korba and first year Nate Albers had 21 points each to lead the Oles in the loss.

St. Olaf led by as many as six in the first half and had a 39-38 advantage with 5:11 left in opening 20 minutes. Whitman then used a 16-5 rally to close the first half and an 11-3 run to open the second half. Whitman forced 25 St. Olaf turnovers and shot 56 percent from the field. 

St. Olaf finishes its trip with a meeting with No. 12 Whitworth tomorrow in Spokane, Wash.