FULLERTON, Calif. – The No. 23-ranked Hope International men's basketball team shot 63% in the second half and outscored Southern Oregon by 15 points over the final 10 minutes to win 87-79 in the HIU Thanksgiving Classic on Monday afternoon at Darling Pavilion.

Nick Hopkins led six players in double figures with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Royals (6-1 overall), who got even with the Raiders (2-4) after losing a neutral-site matchup between the teams by 22 points just nine days earlier.

SOU guard Gio Evanson's jumper in the lane knotted the score for the last time at 79-79 with 3:36 left before the Raiders misfired on their last eight field-goal attempts. Elijah Jackson – who went 4-of-7 from 3 with game-highs of 17 points and four assists – got off a pair of contested shots from deep for the tie during the final minute, but both went off the rim.

The Royals took the lead and extended it at the free-throw line, where they hit 11-of-12 down the stretch. They also made all four of their 3-point attempts during the second half and went 9-of-14 for the game.

The Raiders got 13 points from Evanson and 12 from Joe Juhala in their best 3-point display of the season, a 12-of-23 clip that had them up by eight points with just over 12 minutes remaining.

Bryce Dyer contributed seven points and eight rebounds. Jack Chlumak hit both of his 3-pointers to finish with eight points and two steals.

CJ Fisher added 14 points, four blocked shots and four steals for HIU.

The Raiders will remain at the Classic to play their final non-conference game against The Master's (Calif.) at 3 p.m. Tuesday.