San Diego beats pesky Portland 85-82 behind Carter's 21 pts (Feb 25, 2017)
SAN DIEGO (AP) Olin Carter III scored 21 points and Cameron Neubauer had 18 points and San Diego outlasted Portland's comeback attempt with an 85-82 win on Saturday.
Tyler Williams' 3 with 17:29 left gave San Diego (13-17, 6-12 West Coast Conference) a 51-38 lead, but Portland rallied with a 15-4 run and trailed by two with 9:34 left.
D'Marques Tyson made a 3 to give Portland an early 17-12 lead before the Toreros went on a 12-2 run during which Jose Martinez hit back-to-back 3s for a 24-19 lead.
Gabe Taylor's layup with 6:14 before halftime brought the Pilots to within 24-23, but San Diego went on a 19-8 run and led 43-31 at intermission.
Brett Bailey added 12 points and eight rebounds for San Diego, Martinez and Williams each scored 11 and Juwan Gray 10.
Tyson led Portland (10-21, 2-16) with 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting, Gabe Taylor had 16 points and nine rebounds and Rashad Jackson and Jazz Johnson each scored 14.
