PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland head coach Terry Porter returned to the NBA arena that hangs his jersey in the rafters and came away with a pair of wins this weekend. Porter and the Pilots knocked off Oregon State, 53-45 on Sunday before an announced crowd of 8,334 fans on Sunday at Moda Center, home of the Portland Trail Blazers where Porter played 10 seasons. The Pilots also defeated South Dakota, 85-82, on Friday night.
It marks the first win over a Pac-12 opponent for the Pilots since beating Oregon and UCLA during the 2009-10 season.
The backcourt duo of senior Alec Wintering and sophomore Jazz Johnson, who entered the game as the No.