Cardinal lose 14-point lead
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Stanford men’s basketball team blew a double-digit lead and then trailed by as many as 17 before falling to Portland State 87-78 on Sunday night.
Deontae North had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Portland State in a PK80 tournament seventh-place game at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Bryce Canda added 17 points for the Vikings (5-2), who erased a ninepoint halftime deficit.
Reid Travis had 28 points and 14 rebounds for Stanford (3-5).
Portland State trailed by as many as 14 in the first half, but it cut that to nine at halftime and to five, 49-44, on Michael Mayhew’s three-pointer with 16:54 left. The Vikings made it 55-all on Jamie Orme’s basket about five minutes later.
Mayhew hit a threepointer that made it 58-57, Portland State’s first lead since the opening minutes. The Vikings led by as many as six points, saw the Cardinal close within three, then went ahead 72-62 after a 7-0 run capped by Holland Woods’ steal and basket with 4:43 remaining.
Portland State built the lead to 17 in the closing minutes before settling for the nine-point victory.
Woods added 13 points for the Vikings, all in the second half. North, who made 9 of 10 free throws and had three steals, scored 14 of his 22 points after halftime.
Both Stanford and Portland State were in the Motion Bracket of the 16-team tournament. The field included No. 1 Duke and No. 4 Michigan State.
The three-day event, dubbed the PK80, celebrated Nike co-founder Phil Knight’s 80th birthday.
Stanford fell 79-71 to Ohio State on Friday. The Cardinal opened the tournament on Thanksgiving with a 108-87 loss to No. 7 Florida.
Stanford, which is 2-1 all-time against Portland State, will host Montana on Wednesday.