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Men’s basketball uses strong second half to down Portland

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By Kimberly Paschal | Sports Editor

The Saint Mary’s men’s basketball team tipped off the WCC Tournament with a quarterfinal match against the Portland Pilots. In what started off to be a bit of a rocky game, the Gaels used a second half surge to defeat the Pilots 81-58.
Portland started off strong with as much as an 8-2 lead, but the Gaels quickly battled to take a 12-10 lead. From that point on, the Gaels led for the rest of the game. The Gaels took a 25-10 lead and it looked like they were going to silence the Pilots much like they did during conference play, but the Pilots weren’t going to go out without putting up a fight.