The other starters were Jahshire Hardnett, TJ Haws and Elijah Bryant. Seljaas started the first four games of the season before Hardnett joined the starting lineup.
Worthington, who had started all 17 games before Thursday, was playing some of his best basketball the past two games. He scored 18 points and had four blocks and six rebounds last week as the Cougars defeated San Francisco and lost to Pacific.
“I think Luke has had a fabulous year,” assistant coach Heath Schroyer said Wednesday. “And you talk about the stats, and the stats are really important. But the things Luke brings to the locker room [are big].