USD @ Portland, Thursday, 7pm

UP Hosts San Diego and No. 24 Saint Mary’s at Chiles Center

Portland (14-6, 2-3 WCC) vs. San Diego (4-16, 0-5)
January 27, 2011 • 7:00 PM • Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center - 4,852)
TV: CSN NW
Radio: 800 AM (KPDQ)
Live Audio/Stats: PortlandPilots.com
Series: USD leads 42-26
Last Meeting: POR 72, USD 57 (2010 WCC Tournament)


Portland (14-6, 2-3 WCC) vs. #24 Saint Mary’s (17-3, 5-0)
January 29, 2011 • 4:00 PM • Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center - 4,852)
TV: ESPNU
Radio: 800 AM (KPDQ)
Live Audio/Stats: PortlandPilots.com
Series: SMC leads 51-28
Last Meeting: SMC 69, POR 55 (2010 WCC Tournament)

This Week in Pilots Hoops…
The Portland Pilots (14-6, 2-3 WCC) continue West Coast Conference play by hosting the San Diego Toreros and 24th-ranked Saint Mary’s Gaels at the Chiles Center. Portland and San Diego (4-16, 0-5) meet on Thursday at 7 p.m., while the Gaels (17-3, 5-0) visit on Saturday at 4 p.m.


Game Coverage
Thursday’s game will be televised on Comcast SportsNet Northwest with Scott Lynn and Jody
Runge calling the action. Saturday’s game will nationally televised on ESPNU with Mark Neely
and Tim Welsh on the call. All Portland games will be aired live on the radio on 800 AM (KPDQ)
with Bill Johnson providing the play-by-play, including a 30-minute pregame show.


Ticket Information
Tickets for all Portland home games are available through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at
www.ticketmaster.com, over the phone at (800) 745-3000 or in-person at the Pilot Box Offi ce. The
Box Offi ce will also be open one hour before tip-off for walk-up sales. Saturday is Nacho Night,
featuring $5 and a deluxe nacho bar from 3-4 p.m. for $4.


Portland Briefly...
• The Pilots dropped a pair of WCC road games at San Francisco (81-74) and Santa Clara (72-59)
last weekend. Luke Sikma averaged 23.5 ppg and 12.0 rpg in the two games including a careerhigh
29 points against the Broncos.
• The Pilots are 10-0 this year at the Chiles Center and 35-4 at home since 2008-09.
• The Pilots are rated No. 56 nationally according to the NCAA RPI as of Jan. 24.
• Portland is eighth nationally in team three-point percentage (.414).
• Nemanja Mitrovic (59) and Jared Stohl (57) have made the second most 3-pointers of any teammates
in the nation. Mitrovic is No. 4 nationally in 3-point pct (.492).
• Luke Sikma is leading the WCC and is 11th in the nation in rebounding (10..
• Stohl led the nation in three-point percentage last season (.478) and is No. 2 all-time in the WCC
in career three-pointers. He currently has 302 career threes and trails only Jeff Fryer (LMU, 363).


About San Diego
• The Toreros snapped a six-game losing streak with a 76-65 win over Cal State Bakersfi eld on
Saturday.
• Chris Gabriel scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the win over the Roadrunners.
• USD has been held to less than 60 points in all fi ve WCC games, but have surrendered 70
points just once.
• The Toreros were picked to fi nish eighth in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Head coach Bill Grier returns one starter and fi ve lettermen from last year’s 11-21 team. Five
true freshmen are redshirting this season.


About #24 Saint Mary’s
• The Gaels are ranked No. 24 in the Coaches Poll this week and in fi rst place in the WCC heading
into Thursday’s game at Gonzaga.
• SMC’s 11-game winning streak was snapped Saturday at Vanderbilt (89-70).
• The Gaels’ only other losses this season came against No. 4 San Diego State (69-55) and No. 9
BYU (74-73). Saint Mary’s best win came against St. John’s (76-71).
• The Gaels are ranked No. 8 nationally in scoring at 82.5 ppg.
• Head coach Randy Bennett returns All-WCC honorees Mickey McConnell and Matthew Dellavedova
from a squad that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 last season.
• Bennett is in his 10th year overall and has led SMC to three NCAA Tournaments.

DaTruRochin wrote:What about adding some weight to a crumpled up paper ball, like some quarters or something? (as a nice tip for the people who have to sweep it all up)

Purplegeezer wrote:Back to plan B

DaTruRochin wrote:Boooooo!

Pilots Rout Toreros, Improve to 11-0 at Chiles Center

PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots led from start-to-finish in a 79-64 victory against the San Diego Toreros Thursday night before 2,001 fans at the Chiles Center. Senior guard Jared Stohl scored a game-high 16 points and Luke Sikma added 13 points and 11 rebounds as Portland improved to a perfect 11-0 at the Chiles Center. Freshman point guard Tim Douglas chipped in 14 points and six assists in his first career start for the Pilots.

Portland (15-6, 3-3 WCC) gained a 38-26 edge in rebounds and shot 49 percent from the field in the game. The Toreros (4-17, 0-6) were held to 40 percent from the field and 4-of-17 from three-point range.

Junior guard Eric Waterford added 12 points in just 14 minutes off the bench. Senior center Kramer Knutson had eight points and 10 rebounds.

Chris Gabriel and Matt Dorr paced the Toreros with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Portland led by as much as 22 points midway through the second period before San Diego mounted a brief rally. The Toreros capped an 11-0 run with a Dorr three-pointer, but the Pilots scored the next five points including a Waterford three-pointer to seal the victory.

Portland was efficient from the free throw line finishing 16-for-19, while the Toreros were 18-for-24 at the charity stripe. The Pilots also had 19 assists on 27 field goals, compared to San Diego’s nine assists on 21 field goals.

The Pilots carried a 35-25 lead into halftime behind Sikma’s 11 points and five rebounds.

Portland will put its home winning streak on the line Saturday when the No. 24-ranked Saint Mary’s Gaels visit the Chiles Center. Saint Mary’s (18-3, 6-0) is alone in first place in the WCC standings after defeating Gonzaga on Thursday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the game will be aired live on ESPNU. Tickets are still available through all Ticketmaster outlets or 90 minutes prior to tip-off at the Pilot Box Office. General admission seating is available for $5 as part of ‘Nacho Night’ with a $4 Nacho bar from 3-4 p.m.



Newspaper Box Score
San Diego vs Portland
01/27/11 7:00 PM at Portland, Ore. {Chiles Center}
At Portland, Ore. {Chiles Center}

PORTLAND 79, SAN DIEGO 64

SAN DIEGO (4-17, 0-6 WCC)
GABRIEL, Chris 5-7 3-4 13; DORR, Matt 3-8 4-4 12; GINTY, Devin 3-8 2-2 9;
MACKIE, Jordan 1-4 6-6 8; MANRESA, Chris 4-6 0-2 8; NORRIS, Darian 3-12 2-2
8; RANCIFER, Ken 2-7 1-4 6; MILES, Cameron 0-1 0-0 0; KRAMER, Dennis 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 21-53 18-24 64.

PORTLAND (15-6, 3-3 WCC)
STOHL, Jared 5-11 2-2 16; DOUGLAS, Tim 4-8 4-4 14; SIKMA, Luke 5-10 3-3 13;
WATERFORD, Eric 4-6 2-2 12; KNUTSON, Kramer 3-6 2-3 8; MITROVIC, Nemanja 2-5
3-4 7; HANNIBAL, Jasonn 3-4 0-1 6; RILEY, Tanner 1-4 0-0 3; NICHOLAS, Ryan
0-0 0-0 0; BARKER, Riley 0-1 0-0 0; RODGERS, Derrick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-55
16-19 79.

San Diego..................... 25 39 - 64
Portland...................... 35 44 - 79

3-point goals--San Diego 4-17 (DORR, Matt 2-4; GINTY, Devin 1-6; RANCIFER,
Ken 1-2; NORRIS, Darian 0-3; MACKIE, Jordan 0-2), Portland 9-24 (STOHL,
Jared 4-10; DOUGLAS, Tim 2-4; WATERFORD, Eric 2-3; RILEY, Tanner 1-3;
MITROVIC, Nemanja 0-3; SIKMA, Luke 0-1). Fouled out--San Diego-GABRIEL,
Chris, Portland-None. Rebounds--San Diego 26 (MACKIE, Jordan 6), Portland 38
(SIKMA, Luke 11). Assists--San Diego 9 (NORRIS, Darian 3; DORR, Matt 3),
Portland 19 (DOUGLAS, Tim 6). Total fouls--San Diego 19, Portland 17.
Technical fouls--San Diego-None, Portland-None. A-2001

Rob's Jacket wrote:Sorry folks, I've had my head buried in the sand since the USF game. What'd I miss?

Stohl, Sikma help Portland beat San Diego 79-64

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Jared Stohl hit four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Portland to a 79-64 victory over San Diego on Thursday night.

Luke Sikma added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pilots (15-6, 3-3 West Coast Conference), who broke a two-game skid. Freshman Tim Douglas, making his first start of the season, had 14 points and six assists.

The Toreros (4-17, 0-6), who were led by Chris Gabriel's 13 points, shot just 39.6 percent (21 of 53), while Portland hit 49 percent (27 of 55). The Pilots also had a 38-26 advantage on the boards but hit just 9 of 24 shots from beyond the arc.

The Pilots led the entire way. San Diego let Portland push its advantage to 65-43 before reeling off 11 unanswered points to narrow the gap to 65-54 with 5:15 left.

But Portland held a 14-10 edge the rest of the way.

“When you lose two in a row and you’ve only lost four all year, change for change sake is good,” Reveno said. “It was good for Eric, good for Tim … it was good for everybody just to mix it up.

“I think the result was that the combination of the two guys at our point guard spot played really well.”

There is no telling if the Douglas-for-Waterford switch will stand the test of time, but Reveno said he’ll go with Douglas as a starter again on Saturday when first-place Saint Mary’s visit at 4 p.m.

PurplePrideTrumpet wrote:
Now we have to teach them that if the Pilots are up 15 and the shot clock is off you're not getting your free Chipotle for 3-pointer #10 because they're going to do the right thing and dribble out the clock.

DaTruRochin wrote:I really like the switch...

First off I think TD starting instills a different mentality, not like he just has to jump in there and try to force the issue and be a spark. I think that's part of the problem, when he was just inserted he pressed to try to make the most out of his limited minutes. With the starting minutes it lets him calm down, run the offense and let the game come to him.

From Waterford, he's been just a basket case as of late when he makes mistakes. Bringing him off the bench lets him calm down and be more settled without the "starting point guard" pressure that seems to be getting to him. Hopefully it allows for him to get his composure back.

In both ways I think the switch is a psychological thing, and in the grind of a long season it helps both players. Now the back court talent level goes up significantly with this next game... It should be a nice little test for Timmy, thats for sure, but it's awesome that Rev has the confidence in him this early in his Pilot

career.