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
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Washington State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Pacific | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
San Diego | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Portland | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 1-4 |
2024-25 Big East Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
DePaul | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Marquette | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Xavier | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Providence | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Butler | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Creighton | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Georgetown | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
UConn | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
St. John's | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
Seton Hall | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Villanova | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |