Portland State beats No. 25 Portland 86-82 in Pilots’s first game as ranked team in 50 years
By APThursday, December 3, 2009
Portland State beats No. 25 Portland 86-82
PORTLAND, Ore. — Dominic Waters scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and Portland State rallied for an 86-82 victory over No. 25 Portland in the Pilots’ first game as a ranked team in 50 years.
The Vikings (2-4) have won four consecutive games over cross-town rival Portland (5-2), which was ranked for three weeks in the 1958-59 season.
Portland led 74-62 with 9:20 left, but Portland State reeled off 10 straight points, including consecutive 3-pointers by Waters and Paul Guede, to quickly trim the deficit to 74-72.
Portland State took the lead at 81-80 when Waters hit a 3-pointer with 3 minutes remaining.
The Vikings pushed the lead to 85-82 on two free throw by Waters with 22 seconds left. Portland had a chance to tie but Nik Raivios 3-point attempt from the corner was off the mark.
Robin Smeulders led Portland with 20 points and nine rebounds. Raivio added 17 points, 15 in the first half, and topped the 1,000 mark for his career at Portland.
Portland State kept itself in the game with the 3-pointer. The Vikings hit 10 of 14 attempts from beyond the arc in the first half. Melvin Jones was 5 of 6 on 3s, and Phil Nelson and Dane Johnson had two each. Portland State shot 60 percent (15 of 25) on 3s for the game.
The 15 3-pointers tied a Chiles Center record, which was set in 1998 by Loyola Marymount and matched in 2003 by Oregon.
