EUGENE, Ore. – A game-winning 3-point attempt from Jay Elmore rimmed out inside the final second, as Bushnell University snapped an Oregon Tech 4-game win streak with a 76-74 victory inside the Morse Event Center.
 
The Hustlin' Owls (14-13, 11-10 CCC) rallied from a 74-64 deficit inside the final five minutes – holding the Beacons to one made field goal the rest of the way – but the late surge ended just short.
 
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Alexis Angeles and Stevie Schlabach gave the Beacons (12-15, 10-11) the 10-point cushion – but Tech answered in a hurry. Jamison Guerra hit a fade away jumper and turned a steal into a 3-point play, cutting the deficit in half. Blake Jensen capped an 8-0 run with a dunk, getting OIT within 74-72.
 
Trailing 76-72, Jensen stole an inbounds pass near mid-court and drove for a fastbreak dunk, pulling the visitors within a basket with 53 seconds left. Following a defensive stop, Tech had their final chance with three seconds remaining, as Elmore caught a pass in the corner and launched the trey, rimming out – with a Jensen contested put back attempt missing at the horn.
 
OIT played from behind the entire night – tying the game at 29-29 late in the first half and again at 40-40 early in the second half – but the Beacons had an answer. A 12-1 run gave the hosts their largest lead of the night at 52-41, before Tech battled back late.
 
Guerra and Keegan Shivers each scored 18 points in the loss – with Guerra recording a career-high seven rebounds. Jensen recorded his fifth-straight double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds – the first OIT player with 5-straight double-doubles since 2008 (Christian Cavanaugh).
 
Schlabach led BU with 18 points, with Angeles, Luke Smith and Spencer Hoffman all scoring 13.
 
Tech closes out the regular-season tomorrow at Corban, with tip-off set for 5 p.m.