Sacramento State Hornets @ Portland State Vikings
Tolbert scores 26, Sacramento St. beats Portland St. 71-61
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jordan Tolbert scored a career-high 26 points and Sacramento State beat Portland State 71-61 on Saturday for its first Big Sky Conference win on the road.
Justin Strings and Joshua Patton each added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets (6-15, 3-5), who snapped a 10-game losing skid away from home dating to last season.
Sacramento State, which rallied from 16 points down to beat Portland State (13-8, 3-5) 80-75 in the conference opener on Dec. 30, pulled away with a 15-4 run for a 12-point lead with 2:01 remaining. Strings scored seven points during the surge, include a 3-point play off a dunk.
Bryce Canda had 19 points to lead the Vikings, who missed 18 shots from long range and finished 22-of-64 (34 percent) shooting from the field. Portland State entered the game scoring a conference-best 89.3 points per game.
Game Information
Portland, OR
Referee:Shawn Cather
Referee:Doran Gotschall
Referee:Layne Barney
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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