Saterfield leads Portland St to 1st win over Oregon St.
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- — Jorell Saterfield scored a career-high 26 points and Portland State beat Oregon State 79-66 on Saturday night for its first win in the series.
Portland State (2-2) took the lead for good on Isiah Kirby's 3-pointer with 6:44 remaining. Jordan Pope's jumper pulled Oregon State within 70-66 with 2:32 to play before the Vikings closed on a 9-0 run.
Saterfield, a 6-foot-4 junior transfer from UTEP, was 8-of-17 shooting from the floor. Hunter Woods added 19 points and the pair combined for seven of the Vikings' eight 3-pointers. Kirby finished with 12 points.
Glenn Taylor Jr. scored a career-best 25 points to lead Oregon State (3-1), which had won 16 straight in the series. Pope added 14 points.
Oregon State shot 50% from the floor but committed 12 turnovers in the first half and trailed 37-33 at the break.
The Beavers opened the second half on a 13-3 run for their largest lead of the game, 46-40, with 13:17 to play. But they went cold from there, finishing the half 9-of-24 shooting from the field (37.5%) that included missing 8 of 9 from 3-point range.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Chad Shepherd
- David Hall
- Scott Brown
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Portland State | 5-4 | 3 | 13-9 |
| Idaho State | 5-4 | 3 | 10-10 |
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| Montana State | 5-5 | 3.5 | 10-13 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-5 | 4 | 13-9 |
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| Weber State | 2-7 | 6 | 8-15 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's | 10-0 | - | 20-3 |
| San Francisco | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-6 |
| Gonzaga | 7-3 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Santa Clara | 7-4 | 3.5 | 15-9 |
| Oregon State | 6-4 | 4 | 16-7 |
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| Pepperdine | 3-7 | 7 | 9-14 |
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| Pacific | 2-9 | 8.5 | 7-18 |
| San Diego | 1-10 | 9.5 | 4-20 |
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