Portland made a first half blow out competitive in the second half but still lost by 10 to the Warriors last night. The 130 - 120 final has the Trail Blazers leaving Golden State at 28 - 39 and 5 games out of playoff contention. Deni Avdija led the Blazers with 34 points. Rookie Donovan Clingan also put in another solid performance; 15 points, 9 rebounds.
It's back to the Moda Center for the Knicks tomorrow night..
College Basketball:
The Oregon State Women hit a last second shot to knock off Gonzaga 63-61 yesterday in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament. The Beavers play Portland in the championship game today at 1.
College Baseball:
Number 8 Oregon State plays Washington State today and tomorrow. First pitch from Corvallis at 5:35 today.
Number 9 Oregon plays Grand Canyon University today and tomorrow. First pitch has been moved up to 4:05 from PK Park due to forecasted poor weather.
Those are the D1 Baseball poll rankings. The two teams are next to each other in most of this week’s rankings.
The Beavers and Ducks are ranked 11 and 12 respectively in the Baseball America poll. The coaches slot the Ducks 10th ahead of the Beavs 11th. The biggest discrepancy is the writers with OSU at 8th and the Ducks at 12th.
College Softball:
Number 12 Oregon tied a school record with 20 RBI in their 22 - 4 win over Abilene Christian University yesterday.
Local:
The U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard National Championships are at Mt. Bachelor on now through the 15th
