National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 79, Portland St. 70
When: 10:00 PM ET, Monday, December 12, 2011
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials: # Scott Harris, # Michael Irving, # Bobby McRoy
Attendance: 5712

E.J. Singler had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Oregon to a 79-70 victory over visiting Portland State on Monday.

Garrett Sim and Devoe Joseph added 13 points apiece as the Ducks (6-2) improved to 5-0 at home.

Chehales Tapscott scored 16 points, Lateef McMullan added 14 points and Charles Odum tallied 12 for Portland State (5-4), which fell to 0-4 on the road.

Oregon appeared on its way to an easy victory after a dunk by Tony Woods with 6:48 remaining gave the Ducks a 65-51 lead.

But the Vikings made things interesting with eight straight points and eventually cut their deficit to 71-68 on Michael Harthun’s 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining. But Joseph scored eight points on a field goal and six free throws down the stretch as the Ducks held on.

Earlier in the half, Oregon had begun to pull away with an 8-0 run, and Sim’s 3-pointer gave the Ducks a 56-43 lead with 11:03 left.

The Vikings led 20-16 after Charles Odum’s layup with 9:10 to go in the first half before Oregon responded with a 14-4 run. Singler scored the first six points and added a 3-pointer later in the spurt. The Ducks led 34-27 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
 
Portland St.   Oregon
Chehales Tapscott 16 Scoring E.J. Singler 19
Charles Odum 5 Assists Devoe Joseph 6
Nate Lozeau 5 Rebounds E.J. Singler 7
Chehales Tapscott 8 Free Throws Made Devoe Joseph 6
Charles Odum 1 Steals Johnathan Loyd 3
Nate Lozeau 1 Blocks Tony Woods 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Portland St. 70 42.9 5-19 17-20 8 26 2 2
Oregon 79 45.8 7-20 18-23 18 33 7 7