A 9-0 spurt early into the second half by visiting Puget Sound put the visiting Loggers ahead for the rest of the game en route to a 105-84 win over host Pacific University in men's basketball action on Friday night in Forest Grove.

The Boxers (8-6, 2-3 NWC) dropped its fifth-consecutive game, landing four players in double figures including Nate Olowo (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) and Jay Merriweather (Buena Park, Calif.), who each had a double double. Olowo had 22 points and a game-high 12 rebounds and Merriweather had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. Chris Evans (Seaside, Calif.) and Davis Holly (Bend, Ore.) were each in double figures, scoring 12 points each for the Boxers.

The Loggers (10-3, 3-2 NWC), who extend their winning streak to four, landed five players in double figures and stretched a one-point halftime lead to 21. The 21-point victory is the largest of the season for Puget Sound.  
 
Jimmy Wohrer scored a game-high 21 to lead the Loggers, who had four starters in double figures in the win. Joining Wohrer with double digits was fellow starters Gabriel Chaikin (17 pts.), Jeremiah Hobbs (10 pts.), and Easton Driessen (10 pts.) as well as reserve Anthony Rumasuglia (20 pts.).
 
The two teams went back and forth for the entire first half and the early minutes of the second half. The opening half featured 10 lead changes and the score was tied on five occasions. Pacific shot a season-best 61.8% (21-for-34) in the first 20 minutes. Merriweather had 14 of his 18 and Olowo had 12 of his 22 to lead the Boxers.
 
After the eighth tie of the game, Wohrer made a pair of free throws to spark the game-deciding run for the Loggers. Pacific managed to cut the deficit to as little as six in the final 13:49 of the game. Puget Sound went ahead by as much as 24 en route to the win.
 
Next, Pacific will travel to Salem to face Willamette on Saturday at 6 p.m. Earlier tonight, the Bearcats were 80-49 winners over host Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Willamette. Pacific has won its last two meetings in Salem.