ASHLAND, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team got outrebounded for just the fourth time this season, and despite drilling 11 three-pointers, the Mountaineers suffered a 92-86 setback to No. 14 Southern Oregon on Saturday night at Mountain Avenue Gym.

EOU (14-14, 9-9 CCC) trailed by just three points with under five minutes left until SOU (22-5, 15-2) hit three-straight shots to pull away.

KEY PERFORMANCES
Junior guard Kentrell Washington just missed a triple-double with 24 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds, while senior guard Case Rada nailed four triples and tallied 15 points and seven assists.

Senior center Kalvin Johanson added 14 points and two blocks, while freshman guard Caulin Bakalarski and sophomore wing Austin Strock chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Both Jordan West and Ben DeSaulnier netted 20 points apiece to lead SOU.

THE STORYLINE
EOU couldn't have asked for a better start, as junior wing Travis Meeker tossed in a layup and Washington buried a triple to give the Mountaineers an early 5-0 advantage. After missing five-straight to start the game, the Raiders hit five of their next seven shots to build a 15-10 lead.

The Mountaineers tied the contest on three occasions before the Raiders ultimately claimed a 38-35 lead at the break.

A pair of layups by Washington and a bucket by Johanson put EOU back on top (41-40) at the 18:14 mark of the second half, but that would be the squad's final lead of the game.

After SOU responded with a 19-10 burst to snatch an eight-point lead (59-51), EOU managed to cut the deficit to two (59-57) after four-straight points by senior center Christian Parrott and a layup by Strock. 

Johanson's layup got the Mountaineers to within four (81-77) with 59 ticks on the clock, but the Raiders went 11-for-12 at the charity stripe down the stretch to seal the victory.

STAT OF THE GAME
9 – EOU suffered a nine-board deficit on the glass for the second-straight contest – both games resulted in losses for the Mountaineers.  

UP NEXT
EOU travels to Klamath Falls, Ore., to square off against Oregon Tech tomorrow at 7:30 p.m.