PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Killian Tillie had 22 points, Corey Kispert added 18 and top-ranked Gonzaga rallied in the second half to beat Portland 85-72 on Thursday night for its 12th straight victory over the Pilots.
Ryan Woolridge scored 15 points for Gonzaga (15-1), which opened West Coast Conference play with its seventh straight win. The Bulldogs lone loss this season came in the Bahamas on Nov. 29 to Michigan.
It was the fifth consecutive loss for Portland (8-8, 0-1). JoJo Walker led the Pilots with 15 points.
The Pilots surprisingly took a 42-35 lead into halftime, stunning the sizable contingent of Zags fans at the Chiles Center.
A 16-0 run early in the second half gave the lead back to Gonzaga.
COLORADO 74, NO. 4 OREGON 65
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) McKinley Wright IV scored 11 of his 21 points in the final 5 minutes, and Colorado beat another ranked team, taking down Oregon.
Tyler Bey added 15 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Buffaloes (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) improved to 9-0 all-time against the Ducks (11-3, 0-1) in Boulder.
Colorado also moved to 2-1 against ranked teams this season. The Buffaloes are 19-32 under coach Tad Boyle versus teams in the AP Top 25 since he took over in 2010-11. He accounts for 30% of Colorados 63 wins over ranked opponents since 1949-50.
This was a matchup between the teams picked to finish first (Oregon) and second (Colorado) in the Pac-12 preseason media poll.
NO. 14 MICHIGAN STATE 76, ILLINOIS 56
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Cassius Winston had 21 points and Xavier Tillman scored 19 to lead Michigan State past Illinois.
The Spartans (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten) have won six straight and have won their first three conference games to stay alone in first place.
