Kelson Gebbers scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting, but The Master's University men's basketball team (1-4) fell 82-76 in overtime to Southern Oregon (2-1) on Saturday night at Danny Miles Court.
Gebbers played all 40 minutes. He hit 5-of-8 from three-point range and added seven rebounds. Brayden Miner came off the bench for 16 points with four threes. Jayceon Smith, Quincy Phillips and Rylan Starr each scored nine, with all of Starr's points coming on three three-pointers. Caden DeVries ran the offense with a game-high six assists and no turnovers in 37 minutes.
Southern Oregon led by as many as nine in the first half and held a 36-31 lead at the break. The Mustangs came out hot after halftime. They shot 53.6 percent from the field and 7-of-14 from deep in the second half, and they built their biggest lead of the night at seven points with 3:25 left in regulation. The Raiders came back to tie it 70-70 at the end of regulation.
The Mustangs' shooting went cold in overtime. TMU went 3-of-10 from the field and 0-of-6 from three in the extra period, and Southern Oregon outscored them 12-6 to pull away.
For the game, the Mustangs outshot the Raiders 46.2 percent to 41.7 percent and had more points in the paint (24-18) and on the fast break (11-3). Southern Oregon made up for it at the free-throw line and on the glass. The Raiders went 17-of-25 from the line, while TMU attempted only three free throws. Southern Oregon also outrebounded the Mustangs 42-30, which led to a 16-5 edge in second-chance points.
Luke Wagstaff led the Raiders with 19 points off the bench on 5-of-7 three-point shooting. Jace Anderson added 16 points and nine rebounds, and Isaiah Bronson scored 13.