The University of Portland men's basketball team will visit the Southern Utah University Thunderbirds in the quarterfinals of The Basketball Classic presented by ERACISM. Tip-off is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. (PT) at the America First Event Center in Cedar City, Utah.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and radio coverage begins at 2:30 p.m. on 1080 The Fan (KFXX). Live coverage links will be available at PortlandPilots.com.

The Pilots (19-14) earned the program's first postseason win in NCAA history after a dominant 94-73 home victory over New Orleans in the tournament's opening round on Saturday.

The winner of Portland-Southern Utah will face the winner of Fresno State-Youngstown State, which is being played tonight in Fresno. That will be a semifinals matchup on Monday with the other semifinal featuring South Alabama hosting Coastal Carolina. All games are being held on the campus of one of the participating schools.

The Basketball Classic featured 18 teams and is being administered a seasoned panel of basketball coaches and administrators with deep roots in the sport that previously conducted the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) from 2009-19.
 
This is Portland's seventh postseason appearance since transitioning to Division I prior to the 1958-59 season.

Portland Men's Basketball Postseason History (NCAA)

• 1959 NCAA Tournament (1st Round Loss to DePaul – 57-56)
• 1996 NCAA Tournament (1st Round Loss to Villanova – 92-58)
• 2009 CIT (1st Round Loss to Pacific – 82-76)
• 2010 CIT (1st Round Loss to Northern Colorado – 81-73)
• 2011 CIT (1st Round Loss to Hawaii – 76-64)
• 2015 CIT (1st Round Loss to Sacramento State – 73-66)
• 2022 The Basketball Classic Presented by ERACISM (1st Round Win vs. New Orleans – 94-73)