KLAMATH FALLS – Senior guard Mitchell Fink scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half and 12th-ranked Oregon Tech held on for an 82-78 win over No. 8 Southern Oregon on Tuesday at Danny Miles Court.

Fink, the two-time Cascade Conference Player of the Year, was limited to 9-of-24 shooting but had nine assists and came up big out of the gate after halftime, knocking down his first three 3-point attempts to push a 36-33 Owls lead into double figures. They led for the final 25 minutes of the night.

The Owls went to 20-6 overall and 10-6 in CCC play. The second-place Raiders remained two games up on them in the loss column at 20-6 and 14-4, and after a weekend off will conclude the regular season at home against Multnomah and Warner Pacific on Feb. 21-22.

Raider forward Tate Hoffman had team-highs of 22 points and nine rebounds, shooting 7-of-14 from the field. Aaron Borich scored 13 of his 16 in the second half to go with six assists and Brad Allen contributed 11 points and four boards off the bench.

A four-point play and another 3-pointer from Borich gave the Raiders life in the last minute. Down five with 10 seconds to go, the senior guard's final attempt from beyond the arc rimmed off.

Matt Van Tassell chipped in 15 points on a 6-of-10 display, helping OIT shoot 49 percent from the field.

Jordan Hunt finished with nine points and Kerry Cook had seven.

The Raiders, who took the first meeting by a point in Ashland, had won five straight.