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Valley lifts SOU men EUGENE -- Ryan Valley scored eight straight points in the game's final six minutes as the Southern Oregon University men rallied for a 78-63 non-conference victory over Northwest Christian College on Tuesday night. The 13th-ranked Raiders led 43-28 at halftime but committed eight turnovers during a a torrid 21-4 NCC run to start the second half. The Crusaders, the defending national small college champions, took the lead with 11 minutes remaining and had a 60-57 advantage with six minutes to play when the 6-foot-8, 240-pound Valley went to work. "Other than that five- or six-minute stretch of the second half we really played well," SOU coach Brian McDermott said. "We did a lot of nice things. "But we had some turnovers during that stretch and they knocked down some shots. When we finally got them to play half-court defense, we got things going our way once again." Senior point guard Don Guy led SOU with 20 points and nine assists while Valley tied career-highs with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Tom Chipps added 16 points for the Raiders, who improved their record to 14-8. NCC was paced by Mike Kosmicki's 22 points. "We've had five straight road games and won three of them -- I think that's the sign of a pretty good basketball team," McDermott said. The Raiders return to Cascade Conference play on Saturday night with a game against Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls. SOUTHERN OREGON (14-8) Haynes 1-1 0-0 2, Guy 7-12 4-4 20, Baker 6-10 0-0 12, Chipps 6-10 2-2 16, Valley 7-12 5-8 19, Logue 1-2 0-0 2, Schmerbach 1-4 0-0 2, Strickler 1-3 0-0 3, Lacy 1-4 0-0 2, Killingsworth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 31-58 11-14 78. NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN (14-8) Papendieck 1-9 2-3 4, Wright 4-8 2-4 11, Brummett 1-5 0-0 3, Naylor 2-5 0-1 4, Kosmicki 7-14 7-12 22, Cooper 1-5 6-9 8, Green 0-1 1-2 1, Van Hook 0-0 0-0 0, Galline 5-6 0-2 10. Totals: 21-53 18-33 63. Halftime -- Southern Oregon 43, NW Christian 28. 3-point goals-- Southern Oregon 5-12 (Guy 2-3, Baker 0-2, Chipps 2-3, Strickler 1-2, Schmerbach 0-2), NW Christian 3-12 (Papendieck 0-2, Wright 1-4, Brummett 1-1, Kosmicki 1-5). Fouled Out -- Baker. Rebounds-- Southern Oregon 43 (Valley 13), NW Christian 28 (Papendieck, Kosmicki 6). Assists-- Southern Oregon 24 (Guy 9), NW Christian 13 (Wright, Cooper 4). Total fouls-- Southern Oregon 24, NW Christian 18. A -- 300. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford,