PORTLAND, OR- Saturday night was game two for the Patriots in the Bon Appetit Tip-Off Classic. The Patriots lost to a tough team from Linfield College 71-58 to drop to 0-2. The Pioneers improve to 2-0 on the young season.
 
The game was delayed over two hours due to a weather related power outage.
 
The Wildcats led 31-23 at the half. The Patriots kept it close in the second half, but could not catch them as they would lose 71-58.
 
Kyle Maloof was the leading scoring for the Wildcats. He netted 12 points.
 
For the Patriots Sean Word had 12 points and Emanuel Toms contributed 11.
 
Coach Jon Mack said, "I loved our effort and intensity throughout the game. We did a much better job of executing the game plan on the defensive end. We had two bad stretches of turnovers and poor shot selections that led to uncontested three point shots. That was enough to keep us at arms length. Each time we made comebacks, Linfield seemed to knock down big threes. This weekend was a great experience for our team against two unconventional style basketball teams. Although we didn't achieve the result we desired, there were a lot of lessons learned and areas of improvement that we need to correct as we prepare for a big week in the NCCAA."
 
The Patriots will head home to host the Infinito's Tip-Off Classic starting on Thursday, going through Saturday.