Kent State 78, at Portland 88

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots, fueled by a dominant second-half performance and a game-high 20 points from Cameron Williams, overcame a strong individual effort from Kent State’s Delrecco Gillespie to defeat the Golden Flashes 88-78 in a nonconference men’s basketball game Sunday at Chiles Center. A crowd of 1,033 saw the Pilots improve to 7-4, while Kent State, which entered as a heavy favorite according to predictive metrics, fell to 9-2. The game’s decisive stretch came early in the second half. After trailing 39-36 at halftime, Portland unleashed a 15-4 run over a four-minute span to seize control.… Read more...