SALT LAKE CITY – No. 3 Cal State San Marcos got 30 points from Blake Nash as they rallied for a 72-69 win over No. 15 Westminster in the final game of the Westminster Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday night in the Behnken Field House.
 
Westminster (2-6) led for much of the first half and a Quincy Bair steal and dunk with 2:52 to play in the half gave them a 36-24 lead, the largest of the night. Nash, a former Big East Newcomer of the Year, then sparked a 9-3 run by CSU San Marcos (10-0) with a pair of threes and a layup to send the game to intermission with the Griffins leading 39-33.
 
Jordan Pryor scored seven straight points with two treys of his own early in the second half to put Westminster back in front 49-39 with 15:46 remaining. They would lead 56-49 with just over 10 minutes to play when the visiting Cougars got eight more points from Nash during an 11-0 run that put them in front 60-56 with 7:30 on the clock.
 
Casey Evans converted an and-one 93 seconds later to put the Griffins back in front. After Dayton Boddie scored in the lane for CSUSM, Quincy Bair hit a three and Westminster led 65-63 with just over five minute to play. The Cougars closed out the game with nine of the final 13 points with Jacob Andersson knocking down a pair of threes on assists by Nash. Trevor Bamgartner got a potential tying three away, but it was short and the guests remained perfect on the season.
 
Westminster finished the game shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and they had a 34-24 edge in points in the paint. The out-rebounded the Cougars, 42-27, and posted 16 assists on 28 field goals. CSUSM shot 42.6 percent from the field with 13 triples and they scored 19 points from 19 Westminster turnovers.
 
Evans scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Griffins. The sophomore was 7-of-11 from the floor with seven rebounds, two assists three blocks, and one steal.  Bair finished with 14 points and Pryor added 10, all after halftime. Kenny Woodard had seven assists and Nick Jenson pulled 11 rebounds.
 
Nash scored his 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting and he went 7-of-10 from beyond the arc. He also totaled nine assists and four steals for the Cougars. Andersson scored 12 points on four threes off the bench.
 
Westminster will have a quick turnaround as they get set to host Saint Katherine College (Calif.) on Wednesday at 6 p.m. MT in the Behnken Field House.