Nik Raivio News

Portland pulled away from Denver squad for a 72-62 nonconference men's basketball victory Saturday in front of 1,344 at the Chiles Center.

Hometown: Marysville What he did: Hit nine 3-pointers, including a 5-for-5 performance in an upset of UCLA, over three games as the Pilots advanced to the championship game of the 76 Classic in Anaheim over the weekend What's next: The 25th-ranked Pilots play at Idaho on Sunday night and go to the University of Washington two weeks later THE ...

Da'Sean Butler had a game-high 26 points to go with six rebounds, as eighth-ranked West Virginia downed Portland, 84-66, in the championship game of the 76 Classic.

The 25th-ranked University of Portland Pilots will try to get back on track tonight, as they invade Moscow to take on the Idaho Vandals in a non-conference affair at Memorial Gym.

Texas coach Rick Barnes and his Longhorns have been left out in the cold of the conference-on-conference made-for-TV matchups.

Eastern Connecticut remained unbeaten with its third straight overtime victory, defeating Connecticut College 75-74 on Sunday in New London.

The Gophers' victory over then-No. 9 Louisville was the only test for Tubby Smith's team in nonconference play last season.

Ranked for the first time in 50 years, the University of Portland Pilots will take on city rival, the Portland State Vikings this evening in a non-conference tussle at the Chiles Arena.

Portland is ranked for the first time in more than 50 years. In order to maintain its place in the Top 25, it will likely have to end a losing streak against a crosstown rival that features a player who began his career with the Pilots.

Last update: November 27, 2009 - 7:33 PM Minnesota v. Portland The Gophers hope to earn a shot at West Virginia and the 76 Classic championship with a win over Portland tonight.

Portland's Nik Raivio pulls a loose ball away from Minnesota's Lawrence Westbrook Friday night.

As the highest ranked team in the field, West Virginia was expected to reach the finals of the 76 Classic.

T.J. Campbell scored a season-high 23 points to lead Portland to a 61-56 upset of No.

Jared Stohl and T.J. Campbell scored 15 points each as Portland clobbered UCLA 74-47 Thursday night in the first round of the 76 Classic.

UCLA's basketball team heads into today's 76 Classic at Anaheim Convention Center, one of the toughest preseason tournaments, on the heels of a sluggish start with young players.

At this rate, the Pac-10 may only have one team dancing come March. It began with Oregon State losing a pair in Lubbock to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas Tech two weeks ago.

Nik Raivio scored 24 points to lead a big second-half turnaround as Portland registered an 88-81 victory over Oregon on Saturday.

Robin Smeulders scored 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead Portland to a 98-81 victory over Seattle in its home opener Tuesday.

Kirk Earlywine admits his team will "jump right into the fire" as the 2009-10 season officially gets underway this week with a trio of games in the span of four nights.

There is a reason - several, actually - why the University of Portland is expected to challenge West Coast Conference bully Gonzaga for this year's WCC title.