National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 81, Portland St. 59
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 30, 2014
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Scott Brown, # Michael Greenstein
Attendance: 5040

Oregon 81, Portland State 59: Jalil Abdul-Bassit set career highs of 19 points and five 3-pointers, all in the first half, as the host Ducks rolled past the Vikings.

Joseph Young contributed 19 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and four steals as Oregon (4-2) snapped a two-game losing streak. Dillon Brooks set career highs with 16 points and 14 rebounds and Jordan Bell had 10 points, 10 rebounds and a career-best six of the Ducks’ school-record 12 blocked shots.

DaShaun Wiggins scored 15 points off the bench for Portland State (4-1), which shot just 25.8 percent from the field. Braxton Tucker and Bryce White added 10 points apiece for the Vikings.

Portland State jumped out to an 8-2 lead before Oregon took control with a 27-1 run with the lead reaching 20 on Abdul-Bassit’s 3-pointer with 9:22 left in the first half. The Vikings pulled within 14 on two free throws by Tim Douglas with 2:03 left before the Ducks scored the final six points for a 50-30 lead at the break.

The onslaught continued in the second half as Brooks hit a 3-pointer to make it 73-46 with 7:49 remaining. White’s layup with 5:20 remaining was Portland State’s final basket.

GAME NOTEBOOK: G Casey Benson scored 13 points and had three of Oregon’s 11 3-pointers. … The Vikings were 4-of-20 from 3-point range. … Bell fell two blocks short of the school mark set by Blair Rasmussen against Davidson on Dec. 27, 1984.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland St.   Oregon
DaShaun Wiggins 15 Scoring Jalil Abdul-Bassit 19
Iziahiah Sweeney 2 Assists Joseph Young 7
Bryce White 8 Rebounds Dillon Brooks 14
Tim Douglas 5 Free Throws Made Joseph Young 6
DaShaun Wiggins 2 Steals Joseph Young 4
Collin Spickerman 2 Blocks Jordan Bell 6
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland St. 59 25.8 4-20 21-29 6 35 4 6 9
Oregon 81 45.3 11-26 12-13 19 44 12 5 11