Masic scores 25 as Portland defeats Long Beach State 78-73 in opener
AP
Nov 07, 2023
Portland Pilots, Ore. (AP) Vukasin Masic had 25 points in Portland's 78-73 win against Long Beach State Beach in a season opener on Monday.
Masic also had seven rebounds for the Pilots. Tyler Harris added 17 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line, and they also had 12 rebounds. Tyler Robertson shot 5 for 12 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points.
Jadon Jones led the Beach in scoring, finishing with 23 points and three steals. Marcus Tsohonis added 17 points for Long Beach State. In addition, Aboubacar Traore had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
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Portland plays Wednesday against Lewis & Clark at home, and Long Beach State visits DePaul on Saturday.
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1st Half
LBST
Beach
31
PORT
Pilots
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Beach gains possession)
19:35
Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
19:33
Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
19:31
Lassina Traore misses two point layup
19:29
Pilots defensive rebound
19:18
+2
Vukasin Masic makes two point layup
0-2
18:52
Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
18:50
Vasilije Vucinic defensive rebound
18:39
Vasilije Vucinic turnover (traveling)
18:20
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
18:18
Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
18:03
+3
Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Vukasin Masic assists)
0-5
17:50
Jadon Jones turnover (traveling)
17:28
+2
Tyler Robertson makes two point layup
0-7
17:18
Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
17:16
Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
17:10
+2
Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk
2-7
17:02
Lassina Traore personal foul
16:59
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point dunk
2-9
16:46
Jadon Jones misses three point jump shot
16:44
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
16:28
Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
16:26
Tyler Harris offensive rebound
16:24
Tyler Harris personal foul
16:08
Amari Stroud misses three point jump shot
16:06
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
15:58
Amari Stroud shooting foul (Tyler Harris draws the foul)
15:58
TV timeout
15:58
+1
Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-10
15:58
+1
Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-11
15:33
Vasilije Vucinic blocks Marcus Tsohonis's two point jump shot
15:31
Pilots defensive rebound
15:05
Pilots 30 second timeout
15:03
Marcus Tsohonis personal foul
14:51
Jadon Jones shooting foul (Alimamy Koroma draws the foul)
14:51
+1
Alimamy Koroma makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-12
14:51
Alimamy Koroma misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:51
Amari Stroud defensive rebound
14:44
+2
Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup
4-12
14:29
Amari Stroud personal foul
14:13
Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
14:11
Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
13:53
Alimamy Koroma shooting foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
13:53
+1
Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-12
13:53
+1
Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-12
13:29
+2
Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)
6-14
13:12
Aboubacar Traore misses three point jump shot
13:10
Noah Jordan defensive rebound
13:01
AJ George shooting foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
13:01
+1
Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
6-15
13:01
+1
Tyler Robertson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-16
12:44
Lassina Traore turnover (bad pass) (Noah Jordan steals)
12:26
Juan Sebastian Gorosito turnover (bad pass)
12:05
Noah Jordan shooting foul (Jadon Jones draws the foul)
12:05
+1
Jadon Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 3
7-16
12:05
Jadon Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 3
12:05
Jadon Jones misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:05
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
11:35
Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
11:35
Beach defensive rebound
11:35
+2
AJ George makes two point layup
9-16
11:35
Juan Sebastian Gorosito shooting foul (AJ George draws the foul)
11:35
TV timeout
11:35
AJ George misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:35
Noah Jordan defensive rebound
11:11
Vukasin Masic turnover (Aboubacar Traore steals)
11:11
Juan Sebastian Gorosito personal foul
10:56
Aboubacar Traore misses three point jump shot
10:54
Juan Sebastian Gorosito defensive rebound
10:42
Alimamy Koroma turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
10:37
Messiah Thompson misses three point jump shot
10:35
Messiah Thompson offensive rebound
10:27
Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
10:25
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
10:07
+2
Alimamy Koroma makes two point jump shot (Juan Sebastian Gorosito assists)
9-18
9:53
Jadon Jones turnover (bad pass)
9:40
Chris Austin turnover (Varick Lewis steals)
9:34
Lassina Traore misses two point dunk
9:32
Chris Austin defensive rebound
9:27
AJ George blocks Vukasin Masic's two point layup
9:25
Vukasin Masic offensive rebound
9:20
Tyler Robertson turnover (bad pass) (AJ George steals)
9:15
+2
Marcus Tsohonis makes two point layup
11-18
9:11
Tyler Robertson shooting foul (Marcus Tsohonis draws the foul)
9:11
+1
Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-18
9:11
Vasilije Vucinic offensive foul
9:11
Vasilije Vucinic turnover (offensive foul)
8:51
Varick Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:49
Noah Jordan defensive rebound
8:37
Chris Austin misses three point jump shot
8:35
AJ George defensive rebound
8:25
+3
Marcus Tsohonis makes three point jump shot (Messiah Thompson assists)
15-18
8:06
Tyler Robertson misses two point layup
8:04
Pilots offensive rebound
8:00
TV timeout
7:39
+2
Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot
15-20
7:35
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point layup
7:33
Tyler Robertson defensive rebound
7:28
Vasilije Vucinic misses three point jump shot
7:26
Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
7:23
Chris Austin personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
7:23
+1
Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-20
7:23
+1
Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-20
7:11
Amari Stroud shooting foul (Vukasin Masic draws the foul)
7:11
+1
Vukasin Masic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-21
7:11
Vukasin Masic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:11
Lassina Traore defensive rebound
6:59
Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
6:57
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
6:47
Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
6:45
Chris Austin offensive rebound
6:36
+2
Vasilije Vucinic makes two point dunk (Vukasin Masic assists)
17-23
6:25
+2
AJ George makes two point jump shot
19-23
6:04
Vukasin Masic misses three point jump shot
6:02
Isa Silva defensive rebound
5:55
Isa Silva misses three point jump shot
5:53
Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
5:46
Isa Silva personal foul (Chris Austin draws the foul)
5:46
+1
Chris Austin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-24
5:46
+1
Chris Austin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-25
5:31
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
5:29
Pilots defensive rebound
5:29
Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Tyler Robertson draws the foul)
5:29
Tyler Robertson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:29
Lassina Traore defensive rebound
5:20
Marcus Tsohonis misses three point jump shot
5:18
Alimamy Koroma defensive rebound
5:07
Alimamy Koroma misses three point jump shot
5:05
AJ George defensive rebound
4:54
Marcus Tsohonis misses two point jump shot
4:52
AJ George offensive rebound
4:44
AJ George misses two point jump shot
4:42
Vukasin Masic defensive rebound
4:33
Vukasin Masic misses two point layup
4:31
Marcus Tsohonis defensive rebound
4:28
+2
Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup (AJ George assists)
21-25
4:10
Tyler Robertson misses three point jump shot
4:08
Beach defensive rebound
3:50
+3
Jadon Jones makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)
24-25
3:25
+2
Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot (Tyler Robertson assists)
24-27
3:15
Alimamy Koroma shooting foul (Marcus Tsohonis draws the foul)
3:15
TV timeout
3:15
Marcus Tsohonis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15
+1
Marcus Tsohonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-27
3:05
Vasilije Vucinic turnover (lost ball) (Jadon Jones steals)
2:54
Jadon Jones misses two point jump shot
2:52
Jadon Jones offensive rebound
2:46
+3
Messiah Thompson makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)
28-27
2:18
+2
Tyler Robertson makes two point layup
28-29
1:54
Aboubacar Traore offensive foul
1:54
Aboubacar Traore turnover (offensive foul)
1:38
Tyler Harris turnover (traveling)
1:24
+2
Lassina Traore makes two point jump shot
30-29
1:09
+3
Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Vucinic assists)
30-32
0:52
Lassina Traore misses two point jump shot
0:50
Tyler Harris defensive rebound
0:41
Juan Sebastian Gorosito misses three point jump shot
0:39
Beach defensive rebound
0:39
Vasilije Vucinic personal foul (Lassina Traore draws the foul)
0:39
Lassina Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:39
+1
Lassina Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2
31-32
0:37
Beach 30 second timeout
0:30
Tyler Harris turnover (bad pass) (Jadon Jones steals)
