Washington State handles Portland

| November 21, 2011 8:15 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Faisal Aden scored 21 points to lead Washington State to an 83-73 victory over Portland on Sunday night before 3,613 at the Chiles Center.

Brock Motum added 13 points and DaVonte Lacy 11 for Washington State (2-1). Kevin Bailey led Portland of the West Coast Conference (2-2) with 14 points.

The Cougars led most of the way. Portland's only lead came midway through the first half, but it was erased 30 seconds later on a layup by Motum.

Washington State made a 15-4 run, including 11 points by Aden, to take a 32-21 lead with six minutes left in the first half.

Portland managed to trim the Cougars' lead to 43-38 early in the second half, but Washington State answered with a 15-5 run to push its advantage to 58-43.

The Cougars then maintained a double-digit lead for most of the remainder of the game.

Washington State shot 56 percent from the field (28 of 50) while Portland hit only 40 percent (24 of 60).

It was the Cougars' second straight win since a season-opening loss at Gonzaga. WSU defeated Sacramento State on Thursday.

WSU plays Oklahoma on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. The Cougars will play either New Mexico or Santa Clara the following night, and another foe to be determined on Sunday.

WASHINGTON ST. (2-1)

Motum 6-9 1-2 13, Enquist 2-2 4-5 8, Capers 2-3 2-2 6, Moore 2-6 2-4 6, Aden 7-14 6-7 21, Ladd 3-8 1-1 8, Lacy 3-5 4-6 11, DiIorio 1-1 0-1 2, Shelton 2-2 4-6 8. Totals 28-50 24-34 83.

PORTLAND (2-2)

Nicholas 4-10 2-3 11, Mitrovic 4-12 1-2 11, Barker 0-2 2-3 2, Douglas 2-4 4-5 8, Carr 3-6 0-0 7, K. Bailey 2-9 9-10 14, Riley 0-2 0-0 0, van der Mars 5-6 0-1 10, Rodgers 4-6 2-4 10, Cason 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 20-28 73.

Halftime_Washington St. 43-33. 3-Point Goals_Washington St. 3-9 (Aden 1-2, Lacy 1-3, Ladd 1-4), Portland 5-21 (Mitrovic 2-8, Nicholas 1-3, K. Bailey 1-3, Carr 1-4, Riley 0-1, Cason 0-2). Fouled Out_Moore. Rebounds_Washington St. 28 (Moore 6), Portland 39 (Nicholas 7). Assists_Washington St. 16 (Moore 8), Portland 11 (Douglas 4). Total Fouls_Washington St. 25, Portland 25. A_3,613.