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Florence Dallow celebrates the big win.
91
Gonzaga Gonz 22-9,14-4 WCC
92
Winner Portland UP 17-13,11-7 WCC
Gonzaga Gonz
22-9,14-4 WCC
91
Final
92
Portland UP
17-13,11-7 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT 1 F
Gonzaga Gonz 20 9 31 17 14 91
Portland UP 22 11 22 22 15 92

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Pilots Take Overtime Thriller 92-91 Over Gonzaga to Close Regular Season

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots ended the regular season with an absolute thriller, taking down the Gonzaga Bulldogs in overtime at home 92-91 for their first regular season win over the Zags since 2009 and their first at the Chiles Center since 2001. The Pilots finish the regular season at 17-13 and 11-7 in WCC play.
 
Nicole Anderson scored a team-high and season-high 20 points with four 3-pointers, scoring eight of those 20 points in overtime. Florence Dallow, Lainey Spear and Dyani Ananiev all scored 15 points and Rhyan Mogel and Tiffany Barbosa had 10 points each to round out the double-digit scorers. All of Dallow's 15 points came in the fourth quarter.
 
The Pilots hit 13 3-pointers in the game, a season-high, along with 27 free throws, also a season-high. The Pilots had 19 assists as a team as well. Portland played shorthanded towards the end, with four players fouling out and only six players available in overitme.
 
Defensively, the Pilots forced 15 steals and 26 turnovers. Dallow, Mogel, Ananiev and Barbosa all had three steals each in the contest.
 
How it Happened
 
Portland came out hot, hitting a quick 3-pointer and a fastbreak layup to jumpstart the action. After two quick Gonzaga baskets, Portland put together a 6-0 run to go up seven. But the Zags were able to respond with an 8-0 run themselves. The Pilots and Bulldogs traded baskets the rest of the quarter, with Portland's late 7-0 run giving them a two-point lead.
 
The second quarter saw the Pilots take over. They forced eight turnovers and added four steals, stifling the Zags on their way to an 11-2 run over a long stretch of the second. Gonzaga ended the quarter on a 7-0 run to make it just a four-point lead for the Pilots at the half 33-29.
 
Gonzaga scored 29 points in the third quarter to put the pressure back on the Pilots. The Zags made eight free throws in the quarter and worked their way into the paint, with Lauren Whittaker and Zeryhia Aokuso dictating the action for them. But the Pilots didn't let the lead extend by much, keeping it at 60-55 Gonzaga.
 
After being held scoreless the entirety of the game, Dallow took over in the fourth. After the Zags pushed their lead to nine points, Dallow hit back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game back up at 66 points a piece. Aokuso and Whittaker continued to work their way to the line, but the Pilots never faltered. After two Whittaker free throws put the Zags up three with just over eight seconds to play, the Pilots pushed it down court, with Dallow trailing behind for the shot. Dallow shot, and Dallow delivered, hitting the 3-pointer to take it into overtime.
 
Anderson hit the first two shots of the quarter, a pair of 3-pointers that made it a six-point game. The Pilots never trailed in the overtime period after that first Anderson 3-pointer with 4:28 on the clock remaining. Whittaker's last-second 3-pointer was too little too late, with the Pilots taking down the Zags 92-91 in OT.
 
Game Notes
  • Anderson had a team-high 20 points in the game for Portland. It's the first time she's scored 20 points this season.
  • Anderson's hit 56 3-pointers on the year, tied for the eight-most 3-pointers by any Pilot in a single season. It's the most by any Pilot since the 2019-20 season, when Maddie Muhlheim hit 60 3-pointers.
  • Dallow, Ananiev and Spear all had 15 points while Mogel and Barbosa added 10 points each.
  • Dallow's 15 points all came in the fourth quarter, including the game-tying 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to send it to overtime.
  • Portland's 13 3-pointers are the most by the Pilots in a game this season.
  • Portland's 27 free throws were a season high.
  • The Pilots forced 26 turnovers and added 15 steals.
  • This is the first overtime win for the Pilots this season.
  • This is Portland's first win over Gonzaga in the regular season since 2009, and their first at the Chiles Center since 2001. 
Up Next
 
The Pilots await their officiual tournament fate, with the bracket yet to be announced for the 2026 Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Basketball Championship. The tournament runs from Thursday, March 5 through Tuesday, March 10. Check PortlandPilots.com for more information on how to follow along.
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