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West Coast Tournament - Santa Clara Downs Portland 91-67 - Match Report
The battle between Santa Clara and Portland didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Portland was handed a 91-67 defeat on Sunday at Orleans Arena.
Santa Clara won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -8.5-point spread as favorites.
Jalen Williams had 24 points for Santa Clara and PJ Pipes chipped in with 21 points. Jalen Williams had 6 assists for them, while Josip Vrankic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Portland got a 19-point performance from Chris Austin, who was supported by 14 points from Tyler Robertson. Moses Wood had 2 assists in a losing cause for Portland, while Moses Wood grabbed 6 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Santa Clara were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Santa Clara had a 38-30 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.