Lafayette Leopards @ Portland Pilots
Austin scores 20 off the bench, Portland downs Lafayette 74-64
PORTLAND, Ore. -- — Chris Austin's 20 points off of the bench helped lead Portland to a 74-64 victory over Lafayette on Saturday night.
Austin shot 6 of 11 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Pilots (5-8). Austin Rapp scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 6 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added eight rebounds. Kelson Gebbers shot 2 for 4 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 10 points.
Justin Vander Baan led the Leopards (5-7) in scoring, finishing with 17 points and two steals. Lafayette also got 11 points and four assists from Mark Butler. Alex Chaikin also had 11 points.
Portland entered halftime up 31-22. Austin paced the team in scoring in the first half with 12 points. Portland used a 14-3 second-half run to come back from a one-point deficit and take the lead at 55-45 with 8:56 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Rapp scored nine second-half points.
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Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Rick Crawford
Referee:Mark Cook
Referee:Layne Barney
2025-26 Standings
| Patriot League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 8-1 | - | 16-6 |
| Colgate | 7-2 | 1 | 13-9 |
| American University | 6-3 | 2 | 13-9 |
| Lehigh | 5-4 | 3 | 9-13 |
| Loyola Maryland | 4-5 | 4 | 8-14 |
| Army | 3-6 | 5 | 9-13 |
| Boston University | 3-6 | 5 | 8-14 |
| Holy Cross | 3-6 | 5 | 8-14 |
| Lafayette | 3-6 | 5 | 6-16 |
| Bucknell | 3-6 | 5 | 6-16 |
| West Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 9-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Santa Clara | 9-1 | 0.5 | 18-5 |
| Saint Mary's | 8-1 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Pacific | 6-4 | 3.5 | 15-8 |
| San Francisco | 5-5 | 4.5 | 13-10 |
| Washington State | 5-5 | 4.5 | 10-13 |
| Oregon State | 4-6 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
| San Diego | 4-6 | 5.5 | 10-13 |
| Seattle U | 3-7 | 6.5 | 14-9 |
| Portland | 3-7 | 6.5 | 10-13 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2-8 | 7.5 | 11-12 |
| Pepperdine | 1-9 | 8.5 | 6-17 |
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