Portland Pilots at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Calmese's 23 help Washington State knock off Portland 92-70
Calmese added eight assists and three steals for the Cougars (15-5, 5-2 West Coast Conference). Dane Erikstrup added 17 points while going 6 of 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) while they also had five rebounds. LeJuan Watts finished 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 15 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Chris Austin led the way for the Pilots (6-14, 1-6) with 23 points. Max Mackinnon added 12 points for Portland. A.Rapp also had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Washington State took the lead with 5:00 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 44-35 at halftime, with Erikstrup racking up 14 points. Washington State extended its lead to 73-57 during the second half, fueled by a 9-0 scoring run. Calmese scored a team-high 13 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
Both teams next play Thursday. Washington State visits Santa Clara and Portlandplays San Diego at home.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Portland Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Todd Jones Block. | 70 - 92 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Parker Gerrits missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 92 |
Statistics
 PORT |
 WSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 35-66 |
| 38.9 | Field Goal % | 53.0 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
| 19-26 | FT | 14-23 |
| 73.1 | Free Throw % | 60.9 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Attendance: 3,594 | Capacity:
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 17-1 | - | 29-6 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 3 | 26-9 |
| San Francisco | 13-5 | 4 | 25-10 |
| Santa Clara | 12-6 | 5 | 21-13 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Washington State | 8-10 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Loyola Marymount | 8-10 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Portland | 7-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 13 | 13-22 |
| Pacific | 4-14 | 13 | 9-24 |
| San Diego | 2-16 | 15 | 6-27 |