COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. – Jay Elmore hit seven 3-pointers, scoring a season-high 21 points, as Oregon Tech rebounded from a tough Friday night loss to roll past Walla Walla University, 104-60, at Tim Windemuth Court.
 
All 11 Hustlin' Owls (7-8, 5-6 CCC) scored at least five points in the victory – the fourth time in 2022-23 that the squad has eclipsed the 100-point mark. Tech hit 58-percent of their field goals, including 14 3-pointers, in the win – as redshirt freshman Grant Tull and fifth-year senior Jesse Higgins each posting career-highs with eight points.
 
Tech opened the game on an 8-0 run, but the winless Wolves (0-16, 0-11) got consecutive baskets from Ethan Ford to cut the margin to 12-10. From there, it was all OIT.
 
Kam Osborn and Keegan Shivers hit back-to-back 3's, starting a 12-0 run, with a trio of triples from Elmore helping the visitors extend the lead to 48-25 at the break. The onslaught continued in the second half, as two Kaison Faust free throws gave the Owls a 59-29 lead, the sixth 3-pointer of the night from Elmore made it 79-39, with two Tull free throws giving OIT a 96-46 advantage.
 
Elmore became the 17th player in program history to make 7-or-more 3-pointers in a game, finishing the night 7-of-11 from long range.
 
Osborn had 13 points and five rebounds – his fourth-straight double-digit scoring game, with Faust and Joey Potts each scoring 10. Shivers scored nine, Kody Bauman had eight points and six rebounds, with Blake Jensen recording three blocks.
 
Ford led WWU with 12 points and Andrew Vaughan adding 10.
 
OIT returns home on Friday night, hosting No. 1-ranked College of Idaho at 7:30 p.m.