Southern Oregon's Joe Juhala puts up a shot during Friday's game against Lewis-Clark State of Idaho.

ASHLAND — Gabe Reichle scored 15 points and Bryce Dyer had 13 with nine rebounds as Southern Oregon held off a late Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) comeback and escaped with a 73-69 victory over the No. 21-ranked Warriors on Friday afternoon at Lithia Motors Pavilion.

The Raiders (10-6, 5-5 Cascade Conference) neutralized 39% shooting by committing just four turnovers and grabbing 13 offensive rebounds. They led the physical contest by as many as 18 points midway through the second half and forced a turnover with six seconds left in a two-point game to secure their first Top 25 win. The Warriors fell to 13-4 and 8-3.

Reichle scored nine in the second half, finishing 5-of-10 from the field with three rebounds and two assists. He had a 3-pointer and a three-point play during a 17-7 run out of the break, which was capped by a steal and a fastbreak layup from Jacob Axmaker to put the Raiders up 53-35.

The Raider bench contributed 27 points, led by Joe Juhala’s 11 and four rebounds.

LC State cut the deficit to three with two minutes left on a John Lusting free throw, but Reichle responded by getting to the basket and finishing. He came up with a steal moments later, leading to a pair of Khalil Chatman free throws that made it 70-63.

SOU went on to miss four straight free throws, including the front ends of two one-and-one opportunities, to leave the door open for the Warriors. Lustig’s jumper cut the lead to one with 13 seconds remaining, but he lost the ball out of bounds while attempting get inside for the tie after Reichle split a pair at the line.

Dyer then iced the game with two free throws, topping off his sixth double-digit performance in SOU’s last seven games.

Mason Whittaker finished with seven points and six assists after coming up big late for the Raiders. Etan Collins had seven points, eight rebounds and three assists, and Axmaker made all three of his field-goal attempts for seven points off the bench.

MaCarhy Morris scored 19, John Lusting had 13, and Alton Hamilton added 11 for LC State.

SOU stays home for a matchup with Walla Walla (2-13, 1-10) at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Women’s Basketball

SOU 89, LEWIS-CLARK STATE 80: At Ashland, No. 4-ranked SOU maintained the upper hand over No. 19 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) in the highest-scoring women’s basketball game ever played at Lithia Motors Pavilion. The Raiders (16-0 10-0 CCC) matched the best start to a season in team history, constructing an 18-point lead with 8-of-9 shooting from 3 in the first half and holding on with gaudy numbers up and down the box score during a 58% performance from the field.

Morgan Baird and Meghan McIntyre had 13 points and 10 assists apiece — becoming the first Raiders this century to record double-doubles in those categories during the same game — and Clara Robbins went 9-of-11 inside with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals. SOU hit 10-of-15 3-point attempts overall, getting four triples from Bridgett McIntyre (16 points), two from Eliza Digiulio (16 points) and two more from Baird.

SOU overcame a 36-point eruption from Ellie Sander, who added five steals and two blocks to keep the Warriors (14-3, 8-3) competitive. The senior all-star shot 13-of-17 and broke the seven-year-old building’s single-game scoring record, bringing her team back within six points in the third and fourth quarters.

The win was the Raiders’ third against nationally-ranked competition this season. It was also their 30th consecutive regular-season victory dating back to last year.

They carved up LC State’s zone defense early behind Baird and Meghan McIntyre, who totaled 13 assists in the first half alone. DiGiulio’s bucket off a McIntyre feed put them up 37-19 just 13 minutes into the afternoon, but Sander poured in 17 points during the second quarter to get the lead down to 52-40 by halftime.

Darian Herring, who chipped in 11 points for the Warriors, finished inside to make it a six-point game midway through the third quarter. The Raiders answered with back-to-back buckets from DiGiulio and Emma Schmerbach.

They led 68-62 after Sander’s transition basket a minute into the fourth when Schmerbach stepped up again, getting to the line for two free throws before picking Herring’s pocket to go coast-to-coast for a layup. Robbins scored five times at the basket during the quarter and was assisted by Baird on every bucket.

In addition to her career-high assist total, Baird — a graduate student from Coquille who played the previous two seasons at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and the two before that at Portland State — eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her collegiate career.

McIntyre’s assist total was another career high, as was Robbins’ point total.

In nine previous matchups since LC State joined the CCC, the Warriors hadn’t surrendered more than 69 points against SOU.

The Raiders are home again Saturday, attempting to extend the win streak at 6:30 p.m. against Walla Walla (Wash.).

Men’s Wrestling

SOU 40, ARIZONA CHRISTIAN 6: At Glendale, Ariz., Adrian Chavez-Morales and Braylin Ruchti needed less than a minute to finish off wins by fall and Travis Thorpe added another as No. 9-ranked Southern Oregon thumped Arizona Christian in a Cascade Conference dual matchup Friday.

The Raiders accrued bonus points in seven different weight classes, bumping their record to 14-3 ahead of Saturday’s showdown at No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.).

Chavez-Morales, ranked No. 14 at 184 pounds, pinned Kaden Martin in 58 seconds just minutes after Ruchti’s 59-second pin of Anthony Aguilera at 174. Those occurred amid a string of six consecutive bonus-points for SOU, a run that started with Thorpe’s second-round pin of Albert Ambriz at 149.

No. 20 Dylan Straley (157) added a technical fall at 157, No. 11 Dylan Clark (133) and No. 7 Asher Ruchti (197) both won by major decision, and No. 2 Evan Potter (141) took a 5-3 decision from Channing Porter. Dylan Mann won by forfeit.

James Maheras (125) and Kaiden Cisneros (285) bookended the contest with ACU’s only victories.