By: SOU Sports Information
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POCATELLO, Idaho – The Southern Oregon men's basketball team finished a long road trip Monday at Idaho State, dropping an exhibition game 87-63 at Reed Gym.
SOU guard Gabe Reichle scored 17 points and hit all three of his 3-point attempts in the contest, which was a counter for the Bengals. Khalil Chatman had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists.
ISU, an NCAA Division I member of the Big Sky Conference, went ahead 43-18 by the five-minute mark of the first half, but a 19-4 Raiders surge had that lead down to 10 a couple minutes into the second.
Five Bengals scored in double figures. College of Idaho transfer Jake O'Neil led the way with 17 points.
The Raiders – who banked wins over the weekend against Carroll (Mont.) and Montana State-Northern – will bring a 4-0 record to this weekend's Lithia-Oregon Tech Classic in Klamath Falls. They face No. 6-ranked Arizona Christian at 3 p.m. Friday and Linfield on Saturday.