Late Tip-In Lifts Portland to One-Point Win Over Seattle

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — Dante Censori-Hercules tipped in a basket with one second remaining Saturday to give Portland a 54-53 men’s NCAA basketball victory over Seattle at Chiles Center.

The Pilots, trailing 27-19 at halftime, mounted a 35-point second-half comeback. James O’Donnell led Portland with 13 points. Seattle’s Jun Seok Yeo scored a game-high 14 points. The Redhawks had a chance to win after Censori-Hercules’ tip-in, but a last-second shot failed.

Portland improved to 12-14. Seattle fell to 15-10. Attendance was 2,059.