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Pilots Improve to 3-0 at Chiles Center with Victory over Lewis & Clark
PORTLAND, Ore. --- Ryan Nicholas and Kevin Bailey scored 12 points each as the University of Portland Pilots improved to 3-0 at the Chiles Center with a 78-73 victory over the Lewis & Clark Pioneers Tuesday night. All eleven Pilots to see action scored, including senior guard Derrick Rodgers with 11 points and four assists off the bench.
The Pilots (3-3) shot 51 percent from the field for the game, but never led by more than seven as the pesky Pioneers (3-1) drilled 14-of-26 three-pointers to keep the game close.
Portland led the entirety of the second half after being tied 36-36 at halftime. The Pilots opened the period with a 12-5 run capped by a Korey Thieleke jumper for a 48-41 edge. Back-to-back layups by Rodgers gave UP a 69-63 edge with 4:23 remaining, but Jason Luhnow drilled a three-pointer as Scott Pisapia was simultaneously fouled by the Pilots. Pisapia made one of two free throws to make it a 71-69 game with 2:17 left.
Bailey and Nicholas hit clutch runners in the final two minutes and then Nicholas drained a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach at 77-70 with 17 seconds remaining.
Senior Ross Erickson paced the visiting Pios with a game-high 26 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Quentin Sims added 15 points, going 5-for-10 from three-point range.
Portland committed just four turnovers in the game and racked up an 18-2 edge in points off of turnovers. The Pilots also held a decisive 34-16 margin in points in the paint and held a 30-24 edge on the boards.
The Pilots played without sophomore center Riley Barker, who battled a stomach virus. Freshmen Oskars Reinfelds and Jake Ehlers provided an offensive boost off the bench with season highs of eight and six points, respectively.
Portland will look for its first road win of the season when the team travels to Pullman, Wash. to take on the Washington State Cougars Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network, while radio coverage begins at 7 p.m. on True Talk 800 KPDQ.
