Washington State 49, at Portland 62

PORTLAND, Ore. (Interstat) — The Portland Pilots used a dominant third-quarter surge to pull away from the Washington State Cougars and secure a 62-49 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Friday night at the Chiles Center. A crowd of 840 saw the Pilots improve to 8-7 overall, while the Cougars fell to 2-14. The game was tightly contested through the first half, with the teams tied at 14 after the first quarter and Portland holding a narrow 26-24 lead at halftime. The decisive shift came immediately after the break, as the Pilots opened the third quarter on a 14-2… Read more...