National Basketball Association
Oregon 79, Portland St. 70
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2011
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Scott Harris, # Michael Irving, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance:
5712
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E.J. Singler had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Oregon to a 79-70 victory over visiting Portland State on Monday.
Garrett Sim and Devoe Joseph added 13 points apiece as the Ducks (6-2) improved to 5-0 at home.
Chehales Tapscott scored 16 points, Lateef McMullan added 14 points and Charles Odum tallied 12 for Portland State (5-4), which fell to 0-4 on the road.
Oregon appeared on its way to an easy victory after a dunk by Tony Woods with 6:48 remaining gave the Ducks a 65-51 lead.
But the Vikings made things interesting with eight straight points and eventually cut their deficit to 71-68 on Michael Harthun’s 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining. But Joseph scored eight points on a field goal and six free throws down the stretch as the Ducks held on.
Earlier in the half, Oregon had begun to pull away with an 8-0 run, and Sim’s 3-pointer gave the Ducks a 56-43 lead with 11:03 left.
The Vikings led 20-16 after Charles Odum’s layup with 9:10 to go in the first half before Oregon responded with a 14-4 run. Singler scored the first six points and added a 3-pointer later in the spurt. The Ducks led 34-27 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Portland St. |
|
Oregon |
|
Chehales Tapscott 16 |
Scoring |
E.J. Singler 19 |
|
Charles Odum 5 |
Assists |
Devoe Joseph 6 |
|
Nate Lozeau 5 |
Rebounds |
E.J. Singler 7 |
|
Chehales Tapscott 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Devoe Joseph 6 |
|
Charles Odum 1 |
Steals |
Johnathan Loyd 3 |
|
Nate Lozeau 1 |
Blocks |
Tony Woods 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Portland St.
|
70 |
42.9 |
5-19 |
17-20 |
8 |
26 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Oregon
|
79 |
45.8 |
7-20 |
18-23 |
18 |
33 |
7 |
7 |
|
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