Box Score SALEM, Oregon – Liam Ruttledge scored a career-high 22 points, and he was one of four Loggers in double figures during the Puget Sound men's basketball team's 99-79 win at Willamette Saturday evening.
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Ruttledge shot 6-for-11 from the floor and 8-for-9 from the free-throw line for his second game with at least 20 points this season.
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Taj Phillips flirted with a triple-double, netting 18 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and matching his career-high in assists with nine.
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Grant Erickson's season-high 18 points came from the free-throw line, where he shot 10-for-12. Erickson also pulled down 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
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Drew Gillette scored 12 points off the bench, marking the third time in the last four games that he has scored in double figures.
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Puget Sound opened the game with an 11-1 run through four minutes, and it never trailed at any point of the game.
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The Loggers' road stretch continues next week at Pacific and Linfield, Jan. 13-14.
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