Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --- The San Francisco Dons dealt the Portland Pilots an 81-74 loss Thursday night in West Coast Conference action at War Memorial Gymnasium. Senior forward Luke Sikma scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Pilots, but Portland struggled to 38 percent shooting from the field in the loss.

Portland (14-5, 2-2 WCC) had its four game winning streak against the Dons snapped with the loss. San Francisco (9-10, 3-1) moved into a second-place tie with the Gonzaga Bulldogs with the victory.

Sikma collected his eighth double-double of the season for the Pilots. Senior guard Jared Stohl led the Pilots with 19 points despite shooting just 3-for-10 from the field. Stohl was 11-for-11 from the free throw line. Nemanja Mitrovic and Tim Douglas added 11 points each for the Pilots.

Sophomore guard Michael Williams led four Dons players in double figures with 18 points, 15 coming in the decisive second half.

San Francisco led by a 31-28 margin at the half and then erupted for a 17-point lead early in the second period. Portland would cut the deficit to five at 60-55 on a three-pointer and runner in the lane by Douglas with 6:32 remaining. The Dons quickly responded 6-0 run and a three-pointer by Angelo Coloiaro with 3:57 remaining gave USF a 69-57 lead. The Dons made enough free throws in the closing minutes to secure the victory.

The Dons took a 31-28 halftime lead after a rugged first 20 minutes. Foul trouble plagued both teams in the opening period as Blackwell paced the Dons with eight points and eight rebounds, while Stohl made eight free throws to pace the Pilots.

Portland will conclude the road trip with a game at Santa Clara (11-9, 2-2) on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Broncos knocked off Gonzaga, 85-71, on Thursday night. The game will be televised live on Comcast SportsNet Northwest and on the radio at 800 AM (KPDQ).