SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Portland Pilots defeated the San Francisco Dons 69-57 in West Coast Conference basketball action Thursday night at War Memorial Gym. Kevin Bailey and Alec Wintering scored 20 points each to pace the Pilots. Portland outscored the Dons 36-21 in the second half to pull away down the stretch.

The Pilots (13-10, 4-7 WCC) outrebounded USF by a 39-28 margin and held the Dons (9-15, 3-9) to 36 percent shooting for the game.

Wintering finished 3-for-6 from beyond the arch and 9-of-10 at the free throw line on the night. He added seven assists and three rebounds.

Bailey finished 6-of-10 from the field and 7-of-8 from foul line and also grabbed six rebounds. Senior center Thomas van der Mars collected a game-high 13 rebounds and blocked two shots. He is now one block shy of tying the school career record of 103.

Junior guard Bryce Pressley also had a solid game finishing with nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

San Francisco was led by junior guard Tim Derksen with a team-high 17 points, while Mark Tollefsen was the only other USF player in double figures with 10 points.

Portland looked to be in control early after jumping out to a 10-0 lead and had a 20-7 margin midway through the first period. The Dons responded by forcing the Pilots into nine first half turnovers and closed the half with a 12-4 run for a 36-33 halftime lead.

The Pilots committed just five turnovers in the second half and held the Dons to 23 percent shooting in the period.

Portland finished at 44 percent from the field overall and made 9-of-18 three-pointers.

The Pilots will conclude the road trip at Santa Clara on Saturday at 5 p.m. The game will be streamed live on TheW.tv and radio coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. on Sports 910 (KMTT).