USF Fights Back But Loses To Portland State

11/14/2026 6:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco men's basketball team battled back from deficits over 20 points but couldn't take the lead away from Portland State as the Vikings beat the Dons, 84-68 on Saturday at War Memorial Gym at Sobrato Center.

With the loss, the Dons fell to 3-1 on the season, their first loss of the season.

For the second straight game, USF dug itself into a hole initially as Portland State jumped out to a 16-2 lead with 12:55 left in the first half before Ndewedo Newbury made two free throws to snap the scoring drought. Yoav Vitlem swung the momentum more in favor of the Dons for the time being when he scored on a layup with an and-1 to cut…