Senior
Humphrey Jackson (Redwood City, Calif./Woodside) scored the last five points as the Southern Oregon men scored a 78-76 victory over Pacific Union today in Klamath Falls.
Southern Oregon improved to 3-1 overall on the season. The Raiders will play Bethany Saturday afternoon.
After a back-and-forth first half, Southern Oregon had a 59-51 lead with 10:35 to play, but Pacific Union began to chip away and took a 74-73 lead on a 3-pointer by Brandon Monty with 2:31 left in the game.
Jackson nailed a jumper to give SOU the lead back, but PUC answered with a bucket by Kameron Barnes for a 76-75 advantage.
Jackson again took things into his own hands, knocking down another jumper for a 77-76 lead. Jackson also added a free throw with 24 seconds left and Pacific Union missed a pair of shots down the stretch.
Jackson finished with 19 points and five assists.
Roland Johnson (Yuba City, Calif./Yuba) and
Trevor McCay (Petersburg, Alaska/Petersburg) both came off the bench for 13 points and Johnson added 10 rebounds.
Armani Jackson (Hercules, Calif./Pinole Valley) and
Justonn Smith (Redwood City, Calif./Woodside) both had 11 points for the Raiders.
Monty led Pacific Union with 17 points.