National Basketball Association
Colorado 76, Portland 63
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2016
Where: Earle A. Chiles Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials:
# Horace Shields, # Daryl Gelinas, # Nate Harris
Attendance:
2720
By The Sports Xchange
Xavier Johnson scored 19 points to help Colorado beat Portland 76-63 on Saturday night at the Chiles Center in Portland, Ore.
Josh Fortune had 14 points for Colorado (6-2), which pulled away in the last eight minutes. Derrick White scored 13 points, George King had 12 and Wesley Gordon grabbed 10 rebounds.
Jazz Johnson scored a game-high 18 points for Portland (4-3). Alec Wintering had 17 points and eight rebounds. D’Marques Tyson came off the bench to score 14 points.
Portland maintained a slight lead through much of the first half. The Pilots went up 13-10 on a 3-pointer by Tyson midway through the first half and led by as many as eight on several occasions.
The Pilots were leading 25-17 with just over four minutes remaining, but the Buffaloes mounted a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to one on two free throws by Xavier Johnson. Colorado tied the score on a layup by King, but Portland led 30-28 at the break.
Colorado went up 35-33 on a 3-pointer by Xavier Johnson early in the second half. The Buffaloes extended the lead to five on a 3-pointer by Bryce Peters.
The Pilots clawed back to get within three on a 3-pointer by Tyson with just under nine minutes remaining, but the Buffaloes responded with a 9-0 run to take a 60-48 lead on a layup by Xavier Johnson. They led by as many as 14 points in the final minutes.
Portland cut the deficit to single digits on a layup by Wintering with 2:24 to go, but the Pilots couldn't get any closer.
Colorado shot 43.1 percent from the field and amassed a 38-28 rebounding advantage. Portland shot 40.4 percent and committed 18 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Portland |
|
Xavier Johnson 19 |
Scoring |
Jazz Johnson 18 |
|
Derrick White 3 |
Assists |
Alec Wintering 3 |
|
Wesley Gordon 10 |
Rebounds |
Alec Wintering 8 |
|
Xavier Johnson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jazz Johnson 6 |
|
Derrick White 3 |
Steals |
Alec Wintering 2 |
|
Josh Fortune 2 |
Blocks |
Philipp Hartwich 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado
|
76 |
43.1 |
5-19 |
21-30 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
| Portland
|
63 |
40.4 |
5-19 |
16-20 |
6 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
18 |
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