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January 22, 2021
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BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State goes for the season sweep over Portland State after winning the previous matchup in Portland. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 21, when the Bengals shot 48.8 percent from the field while limiting Portland State’s shooters to just 33.9 percent on the way to a 64-57 victory.
SUPER SENIORS: Portland State has relied heavily on its seniors this year. James Scott, Khalid Thomas, Amari McCray and Paris Dawson have combined to account for 62 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 66 percent of all Vikings points over the last five games.
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Washington St. downs Portland St. for 69-60 win
December 14, 2020 GMT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Noah Williams scored 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Isaac Bonton scored 16 and Washington State held Portland State at bay with a 69-60 win on Sunday.
T.J. Bamba scored 15 points for Washington State and Andrej Jakimovski 12.
WSU (5-0) is off to its best start since 2017-18 when it started that season with six straight wins. The Cougars are receiving votes in the AP Top-25 for the first time since that season.
The five wins have been by a combined 22 points.
Charles Jones’ layup with 10:31 remaining brought the Vikings within 44-41 with 10:31 left. Bamba followed with a 3-pointer 28 seconds later and Washington State gradually began to pull away.
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