Portland Pilots at BYU Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
George's 20 lead BYU past Portland 71-58
George added nine rebounds for the Cougars (12-5). Fousseyni Traore scored 12 points and added eight rebounds. Spencer Johnson went 4 of 6 from the field to finish with nine points. The Cougars picked up their seventh straight victory.
The Pilots (8-9) were led in scoring by Kristian Sjolund, who finished with 32 points and six rebounds. Juan Sebastian Gorosito added nine points for Portland. In addition, Michael Meadows finished with eight points and two steals.
BYU got a team-high seven points across the first half from Johnson, but it was only enough to head to the locker room with the score tied at the half 26-26. BYU took the lead for what would be the final time on Traore's layup with 19:48 left in the contest. His team would outscore Portland by 13 points in the final half.
NEXT UP
BYU's next game is Thursday against Loyola Marymount on the road. Portland visits Saint Mary's (Cal) on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Gideon George Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Mike Meadows missed Free Throw. | 58 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Mike Meadows made Free Throw. | 58 - 71 |
Statistics
 PORT |
 BYU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-48 | FG | 24-49 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-27 | FT | 14-19 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 25 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Provo, UT
Attendance: 13,793 | Capacity:
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 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 35-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |