PORTLAND, Ore. --- After a close game throughout, the Portland Pilots led Montana State late in the fourth quarter and were still within reach during the closing seconds, but in the end the Bobcats escaped the Chiles Center with a 70-66 win on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Darian Slaga came off the bench to lead four Pilots in double figures with 17 points.
10 of Slaga's points came in the fourth quarter as the Pilots were able to build a five-point lead. Ashley Gray gave the Pilots their initial lead when she connected on a turn-around down low, and Slaga pushed the advantage to 58-53 when she drilled a three-pointer with 5:56 remaining.