Portland fans watched in amazement, as their team was dominated throughout the game but came away with the 97-85 upset of Minnesota. A frustrated Minnesota coach Bob was interviewed after the game. "I kept thinking that we'd be able to come back and pull out the win. I mean we did everything right and controlled the flow of the game, but ended up just short countless times. Even as things wound down I was confident because we were so dominant out there. But eventually I saw that the better team wasn't going to get the win today."

Portland coach Bob agreed. "I've been on the other end of this plenty of times, too. It's frustrating to watch when you've clearly got the better team out there but can't get the win. As for today, we'll consider ourselves lucky and be more than happy to get the win."

Portland was led by Vanderveer (11 points, 12 boards, 2 assists, a block), Holmes (7 points, 8 assists, 2 steals, a block), Mcneil (11 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a block). Minnesota was led by Jensen (26 points, 5 assists, 2 steals), Daniels (11 points, 13 boards, 2 assists, a block), Powers (9 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, a steal, 2 blocks).

With this win, Portland jump to 23-18 and 13-5 at home. They hold at #4 in the Northwest and improve to #6 overall in the Western Conference. Minnesota are now 29-12 with today's loss. They hold at #1 in the Northwest and remain at #2 overall in the Western Conference.

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