TACOMA, Wash. - Knowing it would be the final game of the season, the Puget Sound Loggers gave it all they had but the Lewis & Clark Pioneers hit their shots to take a 76-73 win in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday night at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma.

Puget Sound took the early lead as both teams played a balanced first half that saw 13 lead changes.  After the first 20 minutes, the Loggers held a 32-29 lead going into the halftime break.  Senior Colin Koach (Portland, Ore./Franklin) led the way with seven points and four rebounds as the Loggers held the three-point lead.

In the second half, the Pios turned to the three-pointer and it paid off as they hit six of 11 attempts from behind the arc to build up a lead.  The Loggers continued to play until the tank hit empty as a three-point attempt by senior Bryce Levin (Everett, Wash.) bounced out, allowing the Pioneers to leave Tacoma with the 76-73 victory.

The Loggers were led by 19 points from Koach, who also added nine rebounds in his final collegiate game.  Sophomore Nadav Heyman (Corvallis, Ore.) finished with 11 points while Kaleb Shelton (Tacoma, Wash./Lincoln) came off the bench to add 10 points and 10 rebounds.  The Loggers outrebounded the Pios, 44-35.

Lewis & Clark was led by 21 points from Tyler Tsukazaki.  James Hollins added 19 points while Kyle Meeuwsen chipped in 13 points.  Josh Kollasch also added 12 points as the Pios got all by two points from their starting five.  

The Loggers finish the season with a record of 9-16 overall and 5-11 in NWC play.