The Portland Pilots host the Pacific Tigers Thursday night in a West Coast Conference clash. Portland comes in with a record of 12-14 overall and 4-7 in the conference while Pacific is 12-13 and 5-5 in the West Coast Conference. This is their first meeting this season. Last year, Portland took both games. Portland is a 6 point favorite in this one. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. EST at the Chiles Center in Portland.
The West Coast Conference was always known as the conference that Gonzaga wins every year. But it has become so much more competitive this year as Gonzaga is still a power, but St. Mary's is even better. The Gaels are ranked 15th in the nation and are unbeaten in the WCC. Pacific has managed to hold its won with a record of 12-13 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
Jordan Ivy-curry recorded his first career double-double as we fell at BYU Saturday night. #UpRoar | #WCChoops
— Pacific Men's Basketball (@PacificMensBB) February 5, 2023
Pacific is coming off a loss to another one of those upper tier teams, BYU. BYU topped the Tigers 81-66 at BYU on Saturday. The Tigers only shot 38% from the floor and they had 18 turnovers to just 9 for BYU. Jordan Ivy-Curry led Pacific with 11 points and 11 rebounds while Judson Martindale chipped in with 10 points. Leading scorer Keylan Boone, who averages 12.5 points per game, only had 5 points in the loss. Pacific was well under its 76 point per game average.
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