Box Score ASHLAND – The Simpson Redhawks just can't keep themselves out of the Southern Oregon University men's basketball team's record book.

The fourth-ranked Raiders beat Simpson 128-95 Monday night at Bob Arena, establishing their fifth-highest point total in program history. The top four outputs also came at the expense of the Redhawks.

The Raiders (2-0 overall) got another standout performance from their frontcourt tandem as Eric Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) went for 27 points, eight rebounds and four assists and David Sturner (Philomath, Ore./Philomath) had 23 points and 15 boards. Those two shot a combined 17-for-26 to guide SOU to a team shooting percentage of 63.9 (46-for-72).

Kyle Tedder (Coos Bay, Ore./Marshfield) needed just one 3-pointer to break Ryan Harbert's career SOU record of 220 but hit six in the first half while converting eight of 10 field-goal attempts overall. He didn't put up a shot after halftime, finishing with 23 points.

Jeff Bush (West Linn, Ore./West Linn) (11 assists, four rebounds), Tim Weber (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) (14 points, three 3-pointers, four assists) and Jordan West (Gymea Bay, Australia/Port Hacking) (10 points, 5-for-5) were among the others who got into the act. Thirty-five of SOU's buckets were assisted.

SOU – which shot 16-for-30 from outside and 20-for-22 from the foul line ­– went into halftime with a 62-45 advantage and went on a 20-7 run in the first four minutes of the second stanza.

The Redhawks (0-1) were able to keep pace to some extent in the first half thanks to 18-for-34 shooting.  Dalton Thacker paced five players in double figures with 19 points and five assists.

SOU set its all-time scoring record in 1992 against Simpson by a score of 152-68.

The Raiders will now head to southern California for games Friday and Saturday against Golden State Athletic Conference foes Westmont and The Master's.