PORTLAND, Ore. – Keegan Shivers and Blake Jensen combined to score Oregon Tech's final 20 points over the last nine minutes, as the Hustlin' Owls outlasted Multnomah, 78-70, at Jim Skagen Court.
 
Shivers scored a season-high 24 points, converting 6-straight free throws inside the final 55 seconds, with Jensen scoring 10 of his 12 points after halftime – adding 11 rebounds for his third-straight double-double.
 
Kam Osborn canned a 3-pointer to open the second half, giving the Owls (12-3, 8-1 CCC) a 42-34 lead – surpassing the 1,000-point mark for his OIT career. However, the Lions methodically worked their way back in the game – as inside baskets by Kadeem Nelson pulled the hosts within 50-49.
 
From there, it was a battle – as the game was played between 1-and-6 points for the next 10 minutes. Leading 65-64, Jensen scored off an offensive rebound and following a defensive stop, Shivers drained a 28-foot 3-pointer to push the Owls lead to six.
 
Keilan Torkornoo pulled Nomah (11-4, 7-3) within 72-68 with a second-chance runner – but Shivers put the game on ice from the foul line.
 
OIT never trailed in the game, scoring the first 11 points – including a triple from Shivers – holding the Lions without a made field goal for the first six minutes. A Shivers 3-point play gave Tech a 21-8 lead – but Nomah was able to battle back on the strength of Nelson, who scored a season-high 21 points off the bench.
 
Osborn and Grant Tull each scored nine for the Owls, with Jamison Guerra and Jackson Cooper tallying eight. OIT shot 54% from the field on the night and finished with a 40-29 rebound edge.
 
Marje Windfield scored 13 points and Braedon Edison scored 12 in the loss for the Lions.
 
Tech returns home for the next four games, beginning Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. against Walla Walla.