Portland St. stays hot, tops North Dakota 70-68

Feb 2, 2014, 12:33 am

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Gary Winston scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting as Portland State won its fourth straight game, beating North Dakota 70-68 Saturday night.

Winston, who came into the game averaging nine points per game, scored in double-digits for the seventh consecutive game and eighth time in nine contests.

Portland State shot a season-high 61.4 percent (27 of 44) from the floor, recording 17 assists.

Winston's 3-pointer with 2:23 left gave the Vikings (11-8, 6-4 Big Sky) a 68-62 advantage. Troy Huff sandwiched a jumper and a layup around a missed 3-pointer by PSU's Tim Douglas, pulling North Dakota within two with 1:14 remaining.

DaShaun Wiggins pushed the lead to 70-66 with a jumper 25 seconds later before Jamal Webb's layup made it a two-point game with 43 seconds to go.

North Dakota forced a turnover but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Huff paced North Dakota(9-11, 6-4) with 20 points.