Kyle Tedder knocks down one of his six first-half 3-pointers Monday.
ASHLAND – The Simpson Redhawks just can't keep themselves out of the Southern Oregon University men's basketball team's record book.
The fourth-ranked Raiders beat Simpson 128-95 Monday night at Bob Arena, establishing their fifth-highest point total in program history. The top four outputs also came at the expense of the Redhawks.
The Raiders (2-0 overall) got another standout performance from their frontcourt tandem as Eric Thompson went for 27 points, eight rebounds and four assists and David Sturner had 23 points and 15 boards. Those two shot a combined 17-for-26 to guide SOU to a team shooting percentage of 63.9 (46-for-72).
Kyle Tedder needed just one 3-pointer to break Ryan Harbert's career SOU record of 220 but hit six in the first half while converting eight of 10 field-goal attempts overall. He didn't put up a shot after halftime, finishing with 23 points.
Jeff Bush (11 assists, four rebounds), Tim Weber (14 points, three 3-pointers, four assists) and Jordan West (10 points, 5-for-5) were among the others who got into the act. Thirty-five of SOU's buckets were assisted.
SOU – which shot 16-for-30 from outside and 20-for-22 from the foul line – went into halftime with a 62-45 advantage and went on a 20-7 run in the first four minutes of the second stanza.
The Redhawks (0-1) were able to keep pace to some extent in the first half thanks to 18-for-34 shooting. Dalton Thacker paced five players in double figures with 19 points and five assists.
SOU set its all-time scoring record in 1992 against Simpson by a score of 152-68.
The Raiders will now head to southern California for games Friday and Saturday against Golden State Athletic Conference foes Westmont and The Master's.