National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Portland 53, Oregon St. 45
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2016
Where: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
Officials: # Deron White, # Rick Batsell, # Mike Schypers
Attendance: 8334

Portland guards Jazz Johnson and Alec Wintering combined for 29 points while leading the Pilots over cold-shooting Oregon State 53-45 Sunday in the Dam City Classic at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

The Beavers (3-9) shot only 28 percent from the field while losing their fifth consecutive game. Freshman guard JaQuori McLaughlin had more than half of his team's points with 23 on 8-of-17 shooting from the field. His teammates were a combined 6 of 33 (18.2 percent).

Oregon State also made only 5 of 18 3-point attempts (27.8 percent).

Johnson had 15 points and Wintering had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists. Forward Gabe Taylor added 12 points and nine rebounds for Portland (7-3). Center Philipp Hartwich did not score but had a game-high 12 boards, contributing the Pilots outrebounding the Beavers 44-24.

Neither team took a double-digit lead until Wintering made a jumper with 6:38 left to give Portland a 43-33 advantage. Wintering scored eight consecutive points for the Pilots in that stretch.

Portland built its lead to 48-36 with 4:09 left thanks to a 2-of-15 shooting sequence for Oregon State.

A free throw by guard Stephen Thompson Jr. cut Portland's lead to 51-45 with 41 seconds left. After Thompson made a steal, he failed to convert a layup. Taylor was fouled with 22 seconds remaining, and he made two free throws to cement the victory.

Portland sank 20 of 51 field-goal attempts (39.2 percent) and 6 of 18 3-point tries.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland   Oregon St.
Jazz Johnson 15 Scoring Jaquori McLaughlin 23
Alec Wintering 4 Assists Kendal Manuel 3
Philipp Hartwich 12 Rebounds Drew Eubanks 4
Gabe Taylor 3 Free Throws Made Stephen Thompson Jr. 5
Alec Wintering 1 Steals Stephen Thompson Jr. 4
Philipp Hartwich 3 Blocks Drew Eubanks 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland 53 39.2 6-18 7-10 5 43 3 1 16
Oregon St. 45 28.0 5-18 12-20 5 21 3 10 7