Final
Northern Arizona defeats Portland State 93-86
Jan 17, 2010 - 11:24 PM PORTLAND, Ore.(AP) -- Cameron Jones scored 24 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 93-86 win over Portland State on Sunday.Shane Johannsen added 19 points for the Lumberjacks (9-9, 3-4 Big Sky), who snapped the Vikings' 13-game home winning streak. Eric Platt chipped in 18 points.
Dominic Waters led Portland State (8-10, 3-3) with 26 points. Phil Nelson added 20 points.
Northern Arizona shot a sizzling 71 percent from the floor for the game. After hitting their first nine shots, and 13 of their first 16, the Lumberjacks put the game away with a 23-6 run that spanned eight minutes of both halves. They led 52-34 after Julian Olubuyi hit a 3-pointer with 16:23 to play.
The Vikings closed to within five points late in the game but the Lumberjacks held on.
Northern Arizona's reserves outscored Portland State's bench 47-11.
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NORTHRN ARIZONA 93
PORTLAND ST 86 FINAL
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Northern Arizona 81, Portland State 76 2nd - 1:28Jan 17 5:52 PM - NCAA BB
NORTHRN ARIZONA 39
PORTLAND ST 28 HALFTIME
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