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Seattle Defeats Dixie State 70-65 - Recap

Dixie State was burned for 26 points by Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe on Saturday as Seattle picked up a 70-65 win at Burns Arena.

Seattle won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -7.0-point spread.

Paris Dawson had 19 points for Seattle and Brayden Maldonado chipped in with 12 points. Maleek Arington had 4 assists for them, while Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Dixie State got 20 points from Samuel Ariyibi in a losing cause and another 12 points from Justin Bieker. Madiba Owona contributed 4 assists for them, while Samuel Ariyibi had 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Seattle were victorious, as the score was 39-38 at the break.

Dixie State had a 31-27 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.