Loyola Can’t Come Back at Portland

Pooh Jeter scored 15 points and Donald Wilson had 14 to lead Portland to a 74-57 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday.

Matthew Knight had 17 points for Loyola Marymount, 9-8 overall and 1-3 in the West Coast Conference.

Portland, which shot 56% from the field, used an 11-0 run to take the lead for good at 16-9. It stretched the first-half lead to 13 points before settling for a 36-26 lead at the break.

Knight scored six points during an early second-half spurt that helped the Lions cut the deficit to 43-39. But the Pilots (13-6, 2-2) methodically pulled away, building a 64-47 lead with 2:47 to play.

Loyola Marymount shot only 36% from the field, and starting guards Charles Brown and Damian Martin were a combined two for 17. Strong offensive rebounding kept the Lions in the game.