College Place, Wash. —  The Wolves start off slow but gain the crowd's attention in the second half by picking up the energy. Southern Oregon takes the win 82-68 as the Wolves ran out of time to catch up. 

Will Graves scored 15 points for the Raiders followed by Atmar Mundu with 14 points. SOU gained a solid lead with the halftime score of 39-28. The Wolves struggled in foul trouble as the Raiders made their free throws. 

Senior Ethan Ford showed his leadership and experience on the court scoring a total of 21 points for WWU. Points were spread across other players as the Wolves hustled hard against the Raiders. The pace quickened in the second half with fast breaks and steals, including 4 of them by fellow senior Caleb Golden. 

SOU kept their lead in the second half by shooting 90% at the free throw line. The Wolves are ready to start fresh tomorrow night against Oregon Tech at 9 pm, in College Place.