PORTLAND, Ore. -- In their first game at home since Dec. 8, the Lewis & Clark Pioneers lost 92-67 to the Whitworth Pirates on Friday at Pamplin Sports Center.

Jack Henderson scored 24 points, Jayden Simpson and Brenden Patrick had 12 apiece, and Jalen Lowery added 10. Whitworth shot 58 percent for the game.

Whitworth led the majority of the game. The Pios were 42 percent from the floor.

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Key Moments

There were three lead changes in the first five minutes of the game. Lowery had all 10 of his points in the opening 20 minutes on 4 of 7 shooting. Patrick added seven points and made 3 of 5. 

At one point, Whitworth (14-2, 7-1 NWC) held a lead of 27 and hit 58 percent from the floor including eight 3-pointers. The 18th-ranked Pirates had a 35-9 edge in bench points with eight in double figures overall. JT McDermott scored 16 points out of the starting lineup, and Jerry Twenge had 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the bench.

Lewis & Clark (6-9, 0-7 NWC) trailed 47-25 with 2:50 to go, but scored the final five points of the half to get within 17 at halftime. Patrick hit a three, his only try of the game, and Henderson scored a layup in the final stretch of the opening period. 

Deeper Look

• Henderson's 24 points is the fourth most by a Pioneers scorer this year, and his third game this season with at least that many
• He finished 6 for 6 from the free-throw line on a night where the Pios shined at the stripe (14 of 16)
• Simpson went 4 for 8 from the field, had four rebounds and a steal, while Patrick made 5 of 8 overall
• Ryan Trunkett was the Pios best scorer off the bench with five on 2 of 5 shooting to go with five rebounds, two assists and a steal

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark faces the Whitman Blues on Saturday.