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PLU uses big second half to beat SOU TACOMA, WA. - It was a tale of two halves as Pacific Lutheran outscored Southern Oregon 49-34 in the second half to defeat the Raiders 77-68 on Monday night in men's basketball. The Raiders built a nine-point lead in the first half before settling for a 34-28 halftime edge. The Lutes came out blazing in the second half, opening with a 10-0 run, five coming off the hot hand of Josh Davis, to take a 38-34 lead. Southern Oregon (4-4) did manage to rally to get within 63-62, but the Lutes scored six unanswered points to seal the win. Matt Zosel and T.J. Caughell led the Raiders with 14 points apiece. Pacific Lutheran was paced by four players scoring in double figures, led by Erik Dordal's 15. Neil Mendez fell one rebound short of a double-double with 13 points and nine boards. SOUTHERN OREGON (4-4) Sorensen 0-0 0-0 0, DeGroot 1-4 0-1 2, Zosel 5-8 2-4 14, Barnes 3-6 0-0 7, Caughell 3-12 8-8 14, Coen 2-5 3-4 8, Olson 2-5 0-0 4, Lacy 3-3 0-0 4, Knudsen 0-0 0-0 0, Tharp 0-1 4-4 4, Tacheny 3-7 2-2 8. Totals: 22-51 19-23 68. PACIFIC LUTHERAN (4-2) Rzechta 2-5 2-2 4, Vander Ploeg 5-6 2-4 13, Davis 4-8 3-5 12, Barth 2-6 1-2 5, Hyland 1-6 0-0 2, Dordal 4-8 6-7 15, Mendez 4-7 5-6 13, Ash 0-1 0-0 0, Rieke 0-1 0-0 0, Behrens 0-0 0-0 0, Jensen 1-3 0-0 2, Krogh 1-1 0-0 2, Gonnason 0-1 1-2 1, Kelley 2-4 1-2 5. Totals: 26-57 21-30 77. Halftime - Southern Oregon 34, Pacific Lutheran 28. 3-point goals - Southern Oregon 5-18 (DeGroot 0-1, Zosel 2-3, Barnes 1-3, Caughell 0-4, Coen 1-4, Olson 0-1, Lacy 1-1, Tacheny 0-1); Pacific Lutheran 4-12 (Rzechta 1-2, Vander Ploeg 1-2, Davis 1-1, Hyland 0-3, Dordal 1-3, Kelley 0-1). Rebounds - Southern Oregon 28 (Zosel 7), Pacific Lutheran 38 (Mendez 9). Assists -Southern Oregon 13 (Caughell 5), Pacific Lutheran 13 (Barth 5). A - 100. Mail Tribune Home | Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. | Dow Jones & Co., Inc. | Privacy | Contact Us Copyright � 2001 Mail Tribune, Inc.