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St. Mary's vs Portland Final: 86-64 - Recap
The battle between St. Mary's and Portland didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Portland was handed a 86-64 defeat on Thursday at University Credit Union Pavilion.
St. Mary's was a favorite by -19.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.
St. Mary's got 27 points from Malik Fitts and another 21 points from Jordan Ford. Tommy Kuhse contributed 8 assists, while Elijah Thomas cleaned the glass with 6 rebounds.
Portland got 18 points from Tahirou Diabate in a losing cause and another 17 points from Isaiah White. Chase Adams contributed 3 assists for them, while Tahirou Diabate had 6 rebounds.
St. Mary's was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Portland won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 30-25.
St. Mary's heads into a battle against BYU. Portland, meanwhile, will have their next action against Santa Clara.