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Portland, Ore. • Joel Bolomboy had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Weber State snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-82 overtime victory over Portland Friday night at the Far West Classic.
Ryan Richardson had 18 points for the Wildcats (6-5). Jeremy Senglin shot 17, including the 3-pointer at the buzzer that sent the game to overtime.
Alex Wintering led the Pilots (5-7) with 26 points.
Weber State led 35-26 at the half before pushing the lead to as many as 12 points. But Portland closed the gap and took a 61-60 lead with 5:09 left in regulation on D'Marques Tyson's 3-pointer.
Knotted at 69, Taylor Gabe hit a layup with 41 seconds to give Portland the lead. But Senglin's 3-pointer at the buzzer tied the game at 73 and sent it into overtime.
Jazz Johnson's 3-pointer gave the Pilots at 78-75 lead in the extra period, before Senglin again came through with a 3 and Kyndahl Hill dunked to give Weber State an 84-78 advantage. The Wildcats led the rest of the way.
It was the opening game of the Far West Classic at Portland's Moda Center. The Wildcats took a 26-17 lead in the first half on Zach Braxton's layup, but the Pilots came to 28-26 on Jarrell Marshalls' jumper and free throw. The Wildcats answered with a 7-0 run to push the lead to 35-26.
Bolomboy's layup with 12:34 to go in the game made it 53-41.
Portland closed within six points midway through the half, had a 15-6 run capped by Tyson's pull-ahead 3-pointer.