KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech shook off a rusty first half with a dominant final 20 minutes, rolling to a 92-65 exhibition victory over the Seattle Mountaineers at Danny Miles Court.
 
The Hustlin' Owls opened the second half on a 16-3 run and outscored the ABA traveling team 53-23 after the break – erasing a 42-39 halftime deficit.
 
"I was really pleased with our effort in the second half," said head coach Justin Parnell. "We did a nice job defensively and it allowed us get out in transition."
 
Kam Osborn scored the first 12 points of the game for OIT, finishing the night with 22 points, with Joey Potts scoring 12 of his 16 points in the second half. Jay Elmore scored 14 points off the bench, with Kody Bauman adding eight points and nine rebounds.
 
Tech took a 21-15 lead eight minutes into the game on a fastbreak basket from Noah Thomas, but the Mountaineers capped a 10-2 run late in the half with a Jawan Stepney 3-pointer to take a 40-34 lead just before the break.
 
OIT blitzed the visitors over the first five minutes of the second half – as Potts and Bauman  each scored a pair of buckets – with triples from Erik Fraser and Elmore extending the Owls margin to 56-46. Tech turned to defense the rest of the way, holding the travel team to 29-percent shooting, including 0-of-6 from 3-point range, in the second half.
 
The hosts finished with a 44-31 edge on the glass and forced 14 turnovers.
 
Roman Rowan-Angureira led Seattle with 17 points and five rebounds.
 
The Owls open up the 2022-23 regular-season next Saturday, hosting William Jessup at 7:30 p.m.