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Life knocks in 27 treys to rout Raiders, 115-70 KLAMATH FALLS -- Third-ranked Life University dialed long distance enough to make any phone carrier wealthy Thursday night in routing the Southern Oregon men's basketball team. The defending NAIA Division I champions drained 17 of 27 3-pointers to easily slip past the Raiders, 115-70, on the opening night of the Cell Tech Classic. Southern Oregon (3-4) actually held the advantage for the first seven minutes before Life (11-1) launched its sizzling long-range attack. Derrick Shaw and Carlos Jones each scored 23 points to pace Life, while Obie Strickler and Barron Lacy each had 12 points for SOU. "The score didn't indicate how well we played at times against a phenomenal basketball team," said SOU coach Brian McDermott. "We obviously were very poor in defending their 3-point shooting, but we showed some signs of doing some real positive things." Shavon Haynes added 11 points and four assists for the Raiders, while Lacy paced SOU with seven rebounds. Southern Oregon faces 18th-ranked Oregon Tech today, and will play 25th-ranked Cal-State Hayward on Saturday at the Cell Tech Classic. LIFE UNIVERSITY (11-1) Hunter 7-8 2-4 19, Ingram 2-4 0-0 4, Shaw 10-13 0-1 23, Evans 4-12 0-0 10, Jones 10-14 1-2 23, Young 2-4 3-4 7, Johnson 3-3 0-0 9, Harris 4-8 0-1 9, Sylvia 4-8 0-1 11. Totals 46-74 6-13 115. SOUTHERN OREGON (3-4) Haynes 4-8 1-2 11, Lacy 5-8 1-2 12, Strickler 4-8 1-2 12, DeGroot 1-4 0-0 2, Chipps 4-8 0-0 9, Blue 0-0 0-0 0, Wightman 3-8 0-0 7, Killingsworth 0-0 2-2 2, Cordle 1-5 0-0 3, Sorensen 2-4 0-0 4, Richards 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 28-58 5-8 70. Halftime--Life University 50, Southern Oregon 33. 3-point goals--Life University 17-27 (Hunter 3-4, Shaw 3-4, Evans 2-5, Jones 2-2, Young 0-1, Johnson 3-3, Harris 1-4, Sylvia 3-4), Southern Oregon 9-23 (Haynes 2-4, Lacy 1-2, Strickler 3-5, DeGroot 0-1, Chipps 1-2, Wightman 1-5, Cordle 1-4). Rebounds--Life University 34 (Shaw 11), Southern Oregon 29 (Lacy 7). Assists--Life University 29 (Ingram 7, Evans 7), Southern Oregon 20 (Haynes 4, Strickler 4, Wightman 4). Total fouls--Life University 9, Southern Oregon 12. Today's Sports Index Mail Tribune Copyright� The Mail Tribune 1999, Medford, OR U.S.A.