Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Portland Pilots
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
57 - 86
57 - 86
Portland cruises past Southern Utah 86-57
After missing his first two shots, van der Mars hit four in a row as Portland (5-3) jumped to a 16-5 lead and never trailed. Van der Mars made a layup to start the second half, and did not take a shot from the field the rest of the way. He went 5 of 8 from the line in the second half to cap his scoring.
Ryan Nicholas, who leads Portland in scoring and rebounding, had just six points but had a game-high nine rebounds. Kevin Bailey scored 16 points and Volodymyr Gerun added a career-best 12 points.
Trey Kennedy scored 12 points and Juwan Major added 10 to lead Southern Utah (1-4). The Thunderbirds have a four-game losing streak.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Race Parsons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Marshall. | 57 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:31 | John Bailey made Layup. | 54 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:33 | John Bailey Offensive Rebound. | 54 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Casey Oliverson Block. | 54 - 84 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 PORT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-55 | FG | 31-67 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 6-14 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 10-15 | FT | 18-22 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 23 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Chiles Center
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,013 | Capacity:
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,013 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |