Desaulnier
Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo
Ben DeSaulnier scored 20 for the Raiders.
90
Winner Warner Pacific WPCM 23-6, 13-4
78
Southern Oregon SOU 22-7, 11-6
Winner
Warner Pacific WPCM
23-6, 13-4
90
Final
78
Southern Oregon SOU
22-7, 11-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Warner Pacific WPCM 36 54 90
Southern Oregon SOU 32 46 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | SOU Sports Information

Jones, No. 16 Knights shoot down Southern Oregon

ASHLAND – Earl Jones couldn't miss during a career-best performance, and neither could most of his teammates in 16th-ranked Warner Pacific's 90-78 victory Friday night at 19th-ranked Southern Oregon.

Jones went 10-for-13 to score a season-high 27 points with five assists for the Knights (23-6 overall, 13-4 Cascade Conference), who shot 57 percent as a team – including 18-for-28 in the second half.

The Raiders (22-7, 11-6) were unable to get the defensive stops needed to break through. Now they need a win in Saturday's final game of the regular-season against 11th-ranked Concordia to secure the No. 4 seed and a first-round home game in the CCC tournament. The game is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start at Riehm Arena.

Doug Thomas scored 19 points, Coletun Tarr had 18 on 5-for-6 shooting and Michael Hall made all four of his attempts for eight points and seven rebounds. Ryan Parks was 4-for-7 from 3-point range in the first half, helping the Knights build a 36-32 lead.

SOU's Jordan West (Gymea Bay, Australia/Port Hacking) totaled 21 points and 11 rebounds for his second 20-10 game and third double-double of the season. Ben DeSaulnier (Philomath, Ore./Philomath) scored 20 points, Tim Weber (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) had 11 assists and 11 rebounds, and Eric Thompson (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) chipped in 13 points and five boards.

It wasn't enough for the Raiders to overcome WPC's torrid shooting. Raider guard Justin Martin (Central Point, Ore./Crater) hit three from downtown, but what looked to be his fourth triple rattled in and out with just over nine minutes left. A make would've closed the gap to two points, and one minute later buckets by Jones and Thomas took the Knight lead to 67-57.

West's layup cut it to 69-64 with 6:28 left, but Thomas came right back with a 3-pointer to start a 7-0 surge.

Thomas was 7-for-12 in the second half after going 1-for-6 in the first. Jones made all six of his attempts – including two triples – after halftime.

The Knights swept the season series for the first time in five seasons.
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