SALEM, Ore. – After redshirting the 2017-18 season due to injury, freshman Jaxon Hughes made an immediate impact in his first game during the 2018-19 season, scoring 25 points to lead the Corban University men's basketball team to a 90-86 win in overtime over the Seattle Mountaineers on Sunday. The game was officially an exhibition for both teams.

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"I am proud of our guys tonight," said Corban head coach Mitch Freeman. "We needed all 45 minutes to get past a talented Seattle Mountaineers team! We were able to play a lot of guys in both halves!"

After holding the lead for much of the first half, the Mountaineers stormed back and finished the half with a flurry of points, taking a 41-39 lead into the locker room.

The second half turned into a three-point barrage from the Warriors, and in particular, Jaxon Hughes caught fire, nailing a trio of three pointers to get Corban back in front. In total , the Warriors hit 11 three-pointers for the game, but the Mountaineers provided the answer with 10 long-range efforts of their own, sending the contest to overtime.

In the overtime stanza, some gritty layups inside and clutch free-throw shooting late secured the triumph for the Navy and Gold.

Hughes finished 6-for-7 from the field with six made shots from downtown while also going 7-for-10 from the charity stripe for the team-best 25 points. AJ Hodges tallied 14 points to go with five boards and five assists and a pair of steals, while Chandler Cavell record 13 points and Joel Johnson 10 points.

Down low, Denis Kirichenko proved important with 13 rebounds and nine points.

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"The game film allows us to find out where we need to get better," said Freeman, "figure out what is working, and where we need to adjust things."

Corban (0-0) returns to the court on Saturday, October 20, for its official 2018-19 season-opener when it hosts Camosun College for Homecoming. Tipoff in the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center is slated for 7 p.m.