Too Easy for Two Straight

As everyone in town has heard, the OIT men’s basketball team moved up to number six in the national rankings. Will this remain? The vote came after the win against SOU and before the game against NCC. The “easy” win against SOU came at no

surprise. The men dominated the game, winning 90-53. With a near 20-point lead at the half, the owls didn’t let down. They again outscored the Raiders by 20 to get the 37 point win.

The game, despite the score, was an exciting one to watch. The best part was that every player on the team got at least 10 minutes of playing time. Also, everyone scored and there were four players who boasted double figures.

It is not that SOU played bad. I mean, they shot well from everywhere. But, the Owl’s got off 41 more shots, and on top of that, shot a higher percentage. Tech also out-rebounded the Raiders 49-24, with 21 offensive rebounds. Turnovers were a big factor too. OIT only had 7 for the entire game, but forced 16 upon SOU.

The game against NCC was pretty much the same story. I went to dinner with my family, so I did not get to see the first half, but I arrived in time to see the second half. The men stayed at a comfortable lead the entire time, making it a relatively boring game with little exciting action. They slowly increased their 11-point half-time lead until they reached the final 27-point lead to end the game.

The Owl’s shot exceptionally well, shooting over 53 percent from the field, compared to NCC’s 37 percent. The Owl’s only committed eight turnovers while forcing 17 from the Beacons. The rebounds were pretty even between teams, and for the second time in a row, the Owls’ posted four players in double figures. Christian and Fiegi both had 14 points apiece; Jguwon had 13 and Mike Neiraeth lead all scorers with 15.

Both the men and women’s teams rode back to Klamath that night with a good feeling and a sense of accomplishment after the successful week of basketball. Both teams look forward to “senior” weekend next weekend in the games against Concordia and Corban.