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Jermaine Ballisager Webb points to a teammate after making a basket versus San Diego at Chiles Center.
Maury Neipris
74
San Diego SD 11-20,5-13 WCC
87
Winner Portland UP 13-18,6-12 WCC
San Diego SD
11-20,5-13 WCC
74
Final
87
Portland UP
13-18,6-12 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
San Diego SD 36 38 74
Portland UP 32 55 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Pilots Use 22-0 Second Half Run to Beat San Diego

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland overcame a second half double digit deficit with a 22-0 run and defeated the San Diego Toreros 87-74 in the regular season finale Saturday afternoon at the Chiles Center.

Garrett Nuckolls led five Pilots (13-18, 6-12 WCC) in double figures with 20 points, while seniors Jermaine Ballisager Webb and Matus Hronsky added 18 and 17 points, respectively, on Senior Day.

Portland outscored the Toreros (11-20, 5-13) by a 55-38 margin in the second half as Ballisager Webb and Hronsky accounted for 27 of those.

The Pilots were playing without starting forward Cameron Williams (concussion) for the third consecutive game, while NaVaughn Long (hand) was also added to Portland's extensive injury list and was unavailable.

Assane Diop led San Diego with 16 points.

How it Happened
San Diego got off to a fast start and raced out to a 16-5 lead. Portland's defense would pick up and force eight first half turnovers by the Toreros, but USD shot 56 percent from the field to go up 36-32 at the break.

San Diego extended their lead to 53-39 on a Diop layup before Portland stormed back with a 22-0 run spurred by 10 points from Ballisager Webb and a pair of three-pointers from Hronsky. Ballisager Webb's dunk made it 61-55 with 9:16 remaining, but the Toreros pulled back withing 64-62 two minutes later. Nuckolls buried a three and then hit a pull up jumper to bookend a 7-0 run and give the Pilots some breathing room. Hronsky followed with two more threes to push the margin to double figures and San Diego was unable to mount another rally.

Game Notes
  • Portland recognized Sam Noland, Matus Hronsky and Jermaine Ballisager Webb during a pregame Senior Day ceremony.
  • San Diego shot 54 percent for the game and the Pilots finished at 52 percent.
  • Portland forced 15 turnovers and committed just seven, leading to a 20-9 margin in points off turnovers.
  • Portland also had a 31-24 rebounding advantage.
  • The Pilots controlled the paint with a 46-36 margin.
  • The game had zero ties and just the one lead change.
     
Up Next
The Pilots will now prepare for the Credit 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship hosted at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas March 5-10. The official bracket will be announced on Sunday and Portland will find out who its opponent will be in the opening round on Thursday night: Pepperdine or San Diego.

 
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