ASHLAND, Ore. - Down two, 53-51,
Johnny Radford knocked down his first 3-pointer of the game as No. 1 College of Idaho men's basketball team scored nine of the final 10 points of the game en route to a 60-54 road win on Saturday night.
College of Idaho (18-1, 13-0 CCC), who trailed for 27:25 of the game, outscored the host Raiders by a 13-3 margin in the final five minutes. The 3-pointer by Radford provided a spark to the Yotes, who followed up the 3-pointer with back-to-back layups by
Drew Wyman and
Samaje Morgan to put the visitors ahead five, 58-53, with 1:19 left in the contest.
The Yotes outscored the Raiders in three-key statistical categories: bench points (26-9), second chance points (18-5) and points in the paint (36-14) in the win. Morgan and
Charles Elzie shared the team lead with 11 points and
Tyler Robinett nearly had a double double with nine points and 10 rebounds. Reserve
Straton Rogers had eight points and six rebounds in 20 minutes of action.
Southern Oregon (12-7, 8-5 CCC) was led by a game-high 17 points by Josh Meyer. He was joined in double figures by Atmar Mundu, who had 11 points. Twice, in the opening half, the host Raiders were ahead by seven points on its way to a 29-24 lead at the halftime break. SOU shot a 42.3% clip in the first 20 minutes.
Next, College of Idaho will host Lewis-Clark State on Friday night at 7 p.m.
