TACOMA, Wash. -- Brenden Patrick's go-ahead jumper narrowly missed with two seconds left as the Lewis & Clark Pioneers lost 72-71 at the Puget Sound Loggers on Saturday.

Out of a timeout with eight seconds left, Patrick drove and tried an unsuccessful fadeaway from just beyond the free-throw line. Patrick had 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting. Ryan Cibull led the Pios with 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting from 3-point range.

The Pioneers held a lead as late as six minutes remaining in the game. 

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Key Moments

Lewis & Clark's last lead was with nine minutes left in the game. Neither team led by more than five in the second half. 

Trailing 68-63 with just under four minutes left, the Pios thrice brought the deficit to within one. The last occurred when Jalen Lowery scored on a layup with 46 seconds left and closed the gap to 72-71.

Puget Sound had two chances to extend the lead. Will Pohland missed a 3-pointer, but Grant Erickson snagged an offensive rebound. Paul Johnson, who led the Loggers with 21 points, missed the front end of a one-and-one, which set the stage for Patrick's go-ahead attempt for the Pios. 

The Pioneers (6-5, 0-3 NWC) used a 14-2 run and built a 43-35 lead with 1:10 left in the first half. Cibull had 14 of his 20 points in the first half. Lowery, who finished the game with nine points and a team-high six rebounds, had all five of his assists in the first half.

Deeper Look

• The Pios were competing without leading scorer Jack Henderson for the first time this season
• Puget Sound (6-7, 2-2 NWC) led the game in points in the paint, 48-26, while the Pios held a 24-16 edge in points off turnovers
• Lewis & Clark shot 10 of 17 from 3-point range (59 percent), a season high, on a season-low 17 attempts
• Cibull's six made 3-pointers matches the most by a Pios student-athlete this season
• Patrick had two blocks, the fifth time that's happened this season for Lewis & Clark
• 72 points allowed are the fourth most given up by the Pios this season

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark will play at Pacific and Willamette next weekend.