PORTLAND, Ore. – First-year Portland Pilots head coach Terry Porter knows a little bit about quality point guard play. The two-time NBA All-Star saw plenty lot of it Friday night as senior Alec Wintering led the Pilots to a 71-55 victory against UC Riverside to give Porter his first collegiate win. A crowd of 2,601 fans at the Chiles Center watched Wintering erupt for 24 points, a career-high eight rebounds and eight assists in the winning effort.
Portland sophomore Jazz Johnson added 17 points, including all three of his three-point attempts, while junior forward Gabe Taylor added 15 points and eight rebounds.