Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Portland State Vikings
· NCAA Men's Basketball
86 - 88
Portland State holds off Southern Utah 88-86
Forte's free throws with 24 seconds left and Pineiro's at 11.7 seconds pushed the Vikings lead both times back to three. Calaen Robinson made two free throws with 3.7 seconds left to make it 88-83 and John Marshall's 25-footer for Southern Utah capped the scoring at the buzzer.
The Vikings and Thunderbirds went back and forth between a 60-all tie at the 10:32 mark and Trey Kennedy's 3-pointer that tied it at 78 with 2:14 left. Pineiro then had a key sequence for Portland State with a 3-point play that gave the Vikings the lead for good and a blocked shot that led to Donivine Stewart's free throw and an 82-78 lead.
Robinson and Zach Gengler added 14 points each for Portland State (12-17, 8-10 Big Sky), which earned the eighth seed and will meet ninth-seeded Northern Colorado in the conference tournament on Tuesday.
James McGee led Southern Utah (5-23, 3-15) with 17 points. The Thunderbirds, as the No. 10 seed, will face seventh-seeded Portland State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | John Marshall made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Thompson. | 86 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Calaen Robinson made Free Throw. | 83 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Calaen Robinson made Free Throw. | 83 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Christian Thompson. | 83 - 86 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 PRST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 31-57 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 4-8 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 15-21 | FT | 22-28 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 622 | 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 |