The Portland Pilots make their first NCAA women’s basketball tournament appearance since 1997 when they play Oklahoma at 6 p.m. Saturday in Pauley Pavilion.
Portland, a 12-seed, earned an NCAA tourney berth after it won the West Coast Conference tournament championship, beating Gonzaga 64-60. Oklahoma, a 5-seed, advanced to the NCAAs as an at-large team, having shared the Big 12′s regular season title with Texas.
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No. 12 Portland (23-8) vs. No. 5 Oklahoma (25-6)
Time: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles
On air: Pac-12 Network
Betting line: Sooners by 8½
Next up: Winner plays UCLA-Sacramento State winner Monday at Pauley Pavilion
Series: In the lone game between the two teams, Oklahoma beat Portland 83-70 in 1986.
NET rankings: Oklahoma 38, Portland 79
Portland in NCAAs: The Pilots are 0-4, having lost first-round games from 1994-97.
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