PORTLAND, Ore. — Robert Sacre had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Steven Gray added 15, including four in the final 11 seconds, as Gonzaga escaped with a 67-64 victory over Portland on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs (15-8, 5-3 West Coast Conference) have won 16 straight and 30 of 31 against the Pilots.
Jared Stohl and Nemanja Mitrovic each scored 16 points to lead Portland (16-7, 4-4), which hasn’t beaten Gonzaga at home since 1996. Luke Sikma added 14 points and 16 rebounds.
The Bulldogs trailed 34-28 at intermission but opened the second half with a 23-7 run to take a 51-41 lead. Reserve Marquise Carter led the turnaround, scoring all seven of his points during the run.
Portland rallied with 3s by Stohl and Tim Douglas to close the gap to 53-51 with 5:33 to play but couldn’t get any closer.
Sacre gave the Pilots a chance when he missed two free throws with 45 seconds left and Gonzaga up 63-59. Douglas, who finished with 14 points, cut the deficit to two with a driving layup before Gray sealed the win with four free throws.
Stohl drained three 3s and Mitrovic had two in the first five minutes to give Portland a 17-4 lead, but the Pilots made just 5-of-21 shots the remainder of the first half.
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