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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Sophomore Ian Logan (Aloha, Ore.) registered a season-high 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field, but Corban's men's basketball team fell to the NAIA's No. 1-ranked Hustlin' Owls of Oregon Tech, 72-59, Friday night at Danny Miles Court.

A double-double 17-point and career-high 17-rebound effort by OIT's Christian Cavanaugh helped lead the top-ranked team to a conference win over Corban, which propelled the Owls to 14-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play.  Meanwhile, the Warriors fall to 4-9 on the year to go along with a Cascade Collegiate Conference record of 0-4.

After a sluggish first 10 minutes to the start of the game, both teams were knotted at only 14 points each.  The host Owls then went on a 22-5 run to give them some breathing room and a 36-19 lead heading to the locker room.

A 19-7 run to start the second stanza gave the Owls a 29-point cushion and their largest lead of the night at 55-26.  It was Corban who then started to battle, closing the deficit to 19 points (66-47) with 5:41 left and then to only 12 points (68-56) with still 4:20 on the clock.  The Owls then scored the next four points and did not let the Warriors get any closer, as Tech went on to win by the final margin of 72-59.

Logan was aided in scoring by fellow sophomore Clay Martin's (Beaverton, Ore.) with 13 points and junior Ben Potloff's (Keizer, Ore.) 12 points.  On the boards, Martin, senior Wade Douglas (Ontario, Ore.), and freshman Erik Cronrath (Battle Ground, Wash.) each grabbed five rebounds to go along with junior Paul Martin's (Beaverton, Ore.) game-high tying four assists.

For OIT, Justin Parnell led the Owl attack with 19 points followed by Cavanaugh's 17.  Jguwon Hogges finished with 16 points on the night, while Josh Wetzler registered a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with six points and three assists.

As a team, Corban shot 22-for-55 (40.0%) from the field to go along with a 4-for-14 (28.6%) showing from beyond the three-point line and an 11-for-15 (73.3%) performance at the free throw line.  Meanwhile, Oregon Tech was 26-for-72 (36.1%) from the field that included a 4-for-20 (20.0%) performance from beyond the arc and 16-for-19 (84.2%) showing from the charity stripe.

The Warriors will return to the court on Saturday, January 3rd, when they take on the Raiders of Southern Oregon beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m. inside McNeal Pavilion in Ashland.  Tomorrow night's game can be followed either via live statistics, live video, or Internet radio by visiting www.souraiders.com.