Portland beats Villanova 83-71 in Phil Knight Invitational
Moses Wood gets up for the beautiful slam dunk
Moses Wood gets up for the beautiful slam dunk
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Moses Wood scored 16 points and Portland beat Villanova 83-71 on Friday in the Phil Knight Invitational.
Villanova (2-4) has lost three straight games, including an overtime loss to Iowa State on Thursday to drop below .500 for the first time since March 7, 2012.
Vasilije Vucinic's layup with 4:16 remaining in the first half gave Portland the lead for good. The Pilots had an eight-point lead at halftime and scored the first 10 points of the second half.
Wood added six rebounds and three blocks for the Pilots (5-3). Tyler Robertson scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 12 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and added seven rebounds and eight assists. Kristian Sjolund recorded 14 points and shot 5 for 7 (2 for 3 from 3-point range).
Caleb Daniels finished with 18 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats. Villanova also got 14 points from Jordan Longino. Brandon Slater had 11 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Verne Harris
- Jose Carrion
- Robert Riley
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Oregon State | 6-4 | 3.5 | 16-7 |
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| Pepperdine | 3-6 | 6 | 9-13 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 9-1 | - | 18-3 |
| St. John's | 9-1 | - | 18-3 |
| Creighton | 8-2 | 1 | 15-6 |
| UConn | 7-3 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Villanova | 5-5 | 4 | 12-9 |
| Providence | 5-5 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Xavier | 5-6 | 4.5 | 13-9 |
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