Scott Tiefenthaler finished with 14 points in 17 minutes
SOU Defeats New Hope Christian 95-65
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ASHLAND – The Southern Oregon men’s basketball team took a 24-point lead into halftime as the Raiders defeated New Hope Christian 95-65 in Game Four of the 2011 Flagship Inn Classic Friday night at Bob Riehm Arena.
With the win, Southern Oregon improves to 4-3 overall, while New Hope Christian falls to 1-8. Both teams will play tomorrow, with the Deacons slated to play Oregon Tech at 3:30 p.m. and the Raiders set to face Simpson at 7:30 p.m.
Eric Thompson finished with a team-high 15 points with Scott Tiefenthaler adding 14 in the win. Jeff Bush finished with 12 and Dex Daum totaled 11 points in the win. For New Hope Christian, Forest Stolk scored a game-high 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting, with Cameron Fry adding 12 and Corey Gantt adding 10.
Thompson opened the game with a bucket, and the Raiders led the entire way. The Deacons hung within one point as late as 10 minutes into the first half at 18-17, but SOU closed the first half on a 25-2 run and led by at least 22 throughout the second half.