National Basketball Association
Oregon 81, Portland St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Scott Brown, # Michael Greenstein
Attendance:
5040
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Oregon 81, Portland State 59: Jalil Abdul-Bassit set career highs of 19 points and five 3-pointers, all in the first half, as the host Ducks rolled past the Vikings.
Joseph Young contributed 19 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals as Oregon (4-2) snapped a two-game losing streak. Dillon Brooks set career highs with 16 points and 14 rebounds and Jordan Bell had 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best six of the Ducks’ school-record 12 blocked shots.
DaShaun Wiggins scored 15 points off the bench for Portland State (4-1), which shot just 25.8 percent from the field. Braxton Tucker and Bryce White added 10 points apiece for the Vikings.
Portland State jumped out to an 8-2 lead before Oregon took control with a 27-1 run with the lead reaching 20 on Abdul-Bassit’s 3-pointer with 9:22 left in the first half. The Vikings pulled within 14 on two free throws by Tim Douglas with 2:03 left before the Ducks scored the final six points for a 50-30 lead at the break.
The onslaught continued in the second half as Brooks hit a 3-pointer to make it 73-46 with 7:49 remaining. White’s layup with 5:20 remaining was Portland State’s final basket.
GAME NOTEBOOK: G Casey Benson scored 13 points and had three of Oregon’s 11 3-pointers. … The Vikings were 4-of-20 from 3-point range. … Bell fell two blocks short of the school mark set by Blair Rasmussen against Davidson on Dec. 27, 1984.
Top Game Performances
Portland St. |
|
Oregon |
DaShaun Wiggins 15 |
Scoring |
Jalil Abdul-Bassit 19 |
Iziahiah Sweeney 2 |
Assists |
Joseph Young 7 |
Bryce White 8 |
Rebounds |
Dillon Brooks 14 |
Tim Douglas 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Joseph Young 6 |
DaShaun Wiggins 2 |
Steals |
Joseph Young 4 |
Collin Spickerman 2 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bell 6 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland St.
|
59 |
25.8 |
4-20 |
21-29 |
6 |
35 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
Oregon
|
81 |
45.3 |
11-26 |
12-13 |
19 |
44 |
12 |
5 |
11 |