TACOMA, Washington – The Puget Sound men's basketball team aims to bounce back when it hosts Lewis & Clark Friday, Jan. 20, at 8 p.m.
 
Tough Tuesday
The Loggers suffered an 81-80 loss against Pacific Lutheran in Memorial Fieldhouse Tuesday night. The Loggers led by 15 points in the first half, and they had a five-point lead with less than three minutes left in regulation. However, PLU scored the game-winning basket with four seconds on the clock, and a shot at the final buzzer didn't fall for the Loggers.

Close calls
The Loggers have played in seven games decided by five points or less, and Puget Sound is 4-3 in those games.
 
Sharing is caring
Five Loggers scored in double figures against PLU. It marked the fourth time this season that at least five Loggers scored at least 10 points in a game.
 
Mussie's a menace
Mussie Teclemariam has scored at least 10 points each of his last eight games, with a scoring average of 15.3 points during that stretch.
 
Banging the boards
Mussie Teclemariam and Grant Erickson are both averaging 6.4 rebounds per game, which is tied for sixth in the Northwest Conference.
 
What's a rut
Liam Ruttledge is shooting 40.6-percent from 3-point range this season, and his 41 makes rank fifth in the NWC.
 
Set 'em up
Taj Phillips ranks third the NWC for assists per game (4.8). He has at least five assists in eight games this season.
 
Scouting Lewis & Clark (9-6, 3-3 NWC)
The Pioneers enter Friday's game with consecutive wins over Linfield and Pacific Lutheran. Brenden Patrick (21.2) and Jack Henderson (19.9) are two of the top three leading scorers in the NWC. The Pioneers rank third in scoring offense (83.3) and second in turnover margin (+9.5). Lewis & Clark holds the conference's second-best 3-point percentage (38.6-percent), but the team is second-to-last in rebounding (32.1).