SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The Portland Pilots led for all but two minutes and used stingy defense to pull out a 55-49 victory against the San Diego Toreros Thursday night in West Coast Conference men's basketball action at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Sophomore Josh McSwiggan led the Pilots (7-13, 1-6 WCC) with 15 points, while freshmen Tahirou Diabate and JoJo Walker added 11 points apiece.
Portland held junior guard Isaiah Wright to a season-low three points on 1-of-8 shooting. Wright scored a career-high 30 points in San Diego's 81-74 win at Portland on January 4. Isaiah Pineiro led the Toreros (13-6, 4-3) with 26 points and 11 rebounds.