KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Mason Bierbrauer scored a game-high 25 points, one of five Oregon Tech players in double-figures, as the Hustlin' Owls defeated the Seattle Mountaineers, 103-91, in an exhibition game at Danny Miles Court.
 
Tech led 67-47 at the break and withstood a second half rally by the traveling team to improve to 8-0 all-time in the series.
 
Davon Bolton hit three-straight 3's in the opening minutes, as Seattle took an 11-5 lead – as the former Central Washington star scored 33 of his game-high 42 points in the opening half.
 
The Owls answered with a 10-0 run behind 3's from Gylan Payne and Kyle Bittle, with Bierbrauer dialing up 3's in a 17-4 run that extended OIT's lead to 44-29.
 
Trailing 77-55 in the second half, former Chicago State star Cameron Jernigan and Bolton each scored six in a 15-3 run, as the Mountaineers cut the margin to 80-72 with 10 minutes left. However, Jared Sucher canned a big triple and Payne knocked down another, as the Owls pushed the lead to 93-76 and put the game away.
 
Transfer Caleb Bowden had 15 points and 10 rebounds, with Payne and Brody Rygh each had 11 – as 15 different OIT players saw action in the win.
 
The Hustlin' Owls open the regular-season on Friday, traveling to Prescott, Ariz., for the Embry-Riddle Halloween Classic, meeting Ottawa (Ariz.) at 1 p.m. – live on 92.5 KLAD-FM.