CALDWELL, Idaho – Southern Oregon and No. 4-ranked College of Idaho exchanged leads 13 times, but the Yotes prevailed down the stretch to win 67-59 in the first Cascade Conference outing for both teams Friday night at the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.

C of I (6-1 overall), the defending CCC champion, trailed by four six minutes into the second half before chipping away at its 24th consecutive circuit home victory. The Yotes took the lead for good on a Tyler Robinett dunk that made it 45-44 with 12 minutes left, and cold shooting prevented SOU from taking it back.

The Raiders (3-3), who'd scored 88 points or more in each of their last four contests, never picked up steam offensively. They turned the ball over 10 times in the first nine minutes and misfired on 10 of their final 11 3-point attempts.

Will Graves' 3-pointer got them within 59-57 at the three-minute mark, but Charles Elzie responded with back-to-back jumpers in the paint to spark an 8-0 run that put them away.

Elzie, a junior point guard, paced the Yotes with 13 points. The Raiders limited them in the first half to 36-percent shooting. They executed when it mattered, though, and after falling behind 42-38 shot 10-of-15 the rest of the way.

Josh Meyer led the Raiders with 13 points and seven rebounds. Tez Allen had 11 points, six rebounds and three assists, and Cole McAninch shot 3-of-4 with a 3-pointer off the bench. Atmar Mundu, the Raiders' leading scorer on the season, was held to 11 points on 16 shots.

As a team, the Raiders hit at a 41-percent clip from the field and went 8-of-29 from 3. C of I had to find most of its points inside, shooting just 3-of-17 from deep.

The Raiders play Saturday at Eastern Oregon, tipping off at 5 p.m.