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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (2-1) vs. NEVADA WOLFPACK (3-1)
Wednesday, November 25, 7 p.m. • Lawlor Events Center (11,536), Reno, NV
 
Live Video: www.NevadaWolfPack.tv
Live Audio: www.NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Live Stats: www.nevadastats.com

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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (2-1) vs. MULTNOMAH LIONS (2-4)
Saturday, November 28, 7:05 p.m. • Peter W. Stott Center (1,500), Portland, OR
 
Live Video and Audio: www.GoViks.com • Play-by-play: Tom Hewitt • Pre-game show: 6:45 p.m.
Live Stats: www.ViksLive.com

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THE OPENING TIP
Portland State continues its "Tour of the West" this week as it goes to the University of Nevada for a Wednesday evening game at 7 p.m. The Vikings (2-1) are in the midst of four out of six on the road. The four road games include opponents from the Western Athletic Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pac-12 Conference and Ohio Valley Conference.
     
The good news is PSU opened the "Tour" with a convincing 79-61 win at Texas Rio Grande Valley on Sunday afternoon. SO F Isaiah Pineiro (24 points, 14 rebounds) and GR F Cameron Forte (16 points, 10 rebounds) paced PSU in a game in which the Vikings led by double digits most of the way.
     
Portland State meets Nevada of the Mountain West for the first time in five seasons. The Wolfpack (3-1) will be playing its first home game of the season. A live video stream can be found at www.nevadawolfpack.tv, with live audio at www.NevadaWolfPack.com/audio, and live stats at www.nevadastats.com. All links can be found at www.GoViks.com by clicking on the Game Day box.
     
The Vikings come home on the weekend to face Multnomah University in a Saturday evening game. That one tips off at 7:05 p.m. at the Stott Center. The Lions are 2-4 with a Tuesday evening game prior to facing the Vikings.
     
Tickets, live video, audio and stats can all be found at GoViks.com.
 
COMING UP
Portland State's big cross-town rivalry game against the University of Portland comes up on Dec. 2. The Vikings host the game this season at the Stott Center. PSU will try to stop a four-game losing streak to the Pilots.
 
GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. NEVADA
• ALL-TIME SERIES: PSU leads the all-time series, 4-3. The most recent meeting was a 79-73 Nevada win in Reno on Dec. 20, 2010. The teams have met only once in the last 14 seasons... Nevada leads 3-1 in Reno.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Tyler Geving (86-100, 7th season) is 0-1 all-time against Nevada. He has on 0-3 record all-time against Mountain West schools. Wolfpack Head Coach Eric Musselman (3-1) is in his first season.
• VIKINGS VS. THE MOUNTAIN WEST: Portland State is 21-52 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference. Nevada is PSU's only MWC opponent this year.
 
NEVADA WOLFPACK
• The University of Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Wolfpack was 9-22 last season, 5-13 and ninth in the MWC.
• Nevada has four returning starters and eight returning letterwinners from last season.
• This year, Nevada has started out 3-1, including a win over Big Sky Conference school Montana State (83-62). The Wolfpack will be playing its first home game, having gone 1-1 in away games and 2-0 in neutral site games.
• Nevada has held opponents to .343 field goal shooting while blocking 30 shots through four games. The Wolfpack also has a +3.7 rebound advantage over opponents. However, they shoot only .254 from three-point range.
• SR G Marqueeze Coleman is leading the Wolfpack with 24.8 points per game. He also has a team-high 11 assists while shooting .500 from the field and .811 at the line.
• JR G DJ Fenner averages 15.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
• SR F AJ West leads the team with 11.3 rebounds per game.
 
GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. MULTNOMAH
• ALL-TIME SERIES: Portland State and Multnomah will be meeting for the first time in history.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Tyler Geving (86-100, 7th season) has never faced Multnomah. He has a 12-0 record against lower division schools. Lions Head Coach Curt Bickley (163-229/13th season) has never faced the Vikings.
• NON-CONFERENCE DOMINANCE: Portland State has won six straight non-conference home games. The Vikings are 40-6 in non-conference home games over the last nine years, including 23-6 against Division I schools and 17-0 against lower division schools.
 
MULTNOMAH LIONS
• Multnomah University is an NAIA member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Lions were 9-23 in 2014-15.
• This season, Multnomah has started out 2-4. The Lions face New Hope Christian College on Tuesday prior to facing the Vikings.
• The Lions like to run-and-gun. They shoot more than 40 three-pointers per game and are averaging 15.0 made. Multnomah averages 95.0 points, but is giving up 102.2.
• SR G Blake Updike is averaging 27.5 points and has made 27 three-pointers in six games.
• SR F Jordan Paris averages 15.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game.
 
SUSTAINABLE AND RECYCLABLE VIKING QUICK NOTES
WINNING LINES
• Portland State is 2-1 this season, 1-0 at home, 1-1 on the road.
• PSU has won six straight non-conference home games dating to 2013.
Stott Stuff
• PSU has gone 151-56 in 207 games at the Stott Center since the 1996-97 season. Including home games at Memorial Coliseum (12-6) and the Rose Garden (19-9), the Vikings are 182-71 at home over 20 seasons.
• Portland State is 58-27 at home in six seasons under Tyler Geving.
• Since the start of the 2006-07 season, PSU is 95-30 at home, including 55-26 in Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament games.
• Portland State has lost only six non-conference home games in the last nine seasons (40-6). PSU is 23-6 against Division I schools, and 17-0 against lower division schools over that span.
 
WHO IS HOT?
• The Vikings are shooting .513 from the field as a team.
• GR F Cameron Forte is averaging 19.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and shooting .622 from the field. Forte has two 20-point games and a double-double.
• SO F Isaiah Pineiro had a huge game off the bench for the Vikings, scoring 24 points with 14 rebounds in the win at UTRGV. He made 11-14 field goals and 2-2 free throws. Pineiro is shooting .684 for the season.
• GR G Donivine Stewart has six assists and zero turnovers in 56 minutes of play.
• Portland State has held opponents to .338 shooting from the field.
• The Vikings are outrebounding opponents by 7.0 per game.
 
WHO IS NOT?
• Portland State is shooting .634 from the free throw line.
• The Vikings have committed 67 fouls in three games.
• GR F Cameron Forte is averaging 4.0 turnovers per game.
• PSU's top returning scorer from last season, JR F Braxton Tucker has missed the first three games of the season while recovering from injury.
 
DEFENSIVE DOMINANCE: Portland State has held all three opponents under 36% shooting from the field this season. Overall, opponents are shooting .338 from the field and .238 from three-point range.
 
KEY ADDITIONS: With nine new players on the Viking roster this season, Head Coach Tyler Geving was counting on some big contributions from the newcomers. So far, he hasn't been disappointed.
• GR F Cameron Forte, a transfer from Georgia, leads the Vikings in scoring (19.3) and rebounding (8.7).
• SO F Isaiah Pineiro had a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds at UTRGV.
• GR G Donivine Stewart, a transfer from SIUE, has six assists and no turnovers at point guard, while averaging 4.0 points.
• JR F De'Sean Parsons, a transfer from Salt Lake CC, has started two games and has a team-high four steals while averaging 5.3 points.
• JR G Khari Holloway, a transfer from Mesa CC, is averaging 16.0 minutes per game.
• JR C Namdi Okonkwo, a transfer from Western Wyoming JC, had nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 15 minutes against PLU.
• For good measure, RS JR G Calaen Robinson, a transfer from Arizona State, is averaging 9.7 points while shooting .526 from the field.
 
FORTISSIMO: GR F Cameron Forte has been loud and strong with his performance in his first three games as a Viking. In 65 minutes of playing time, Forte has scored 58 points with 26 rebounds. He is 23-37 from the field (.622).
• Forte has two 20-point games.
• He has one double-double on the season.
 
WHITE IS BACK: JR G Bryce White was limited to only 13 games last season due to back problems, but he appears to be quite healthy this year. White is averaging 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals while shooting .500 from the field. He has also made 7-14 from three-point range.
 
SWAT STATS: SR C Collin Spickerman set a PSU record for blocked shots per game (2.48) last season while leading the Big Sky Conference. Spickerman has six blocks this season and 78 blocks in 32 career games, ranking fourth in PSU history.
• Spickerman blocked four shots and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in the season opener at Grand Canyon (11/13).
• Spickerman scored a career-high 13 points in the win at UTRGV (11/22).
 
VIKINGS SIGN HENDERSON, RUMEL FOR '16-'17
Portland State men's basketball coach Tyler Geving has announced the signing of two high schoolers to National Letters of Intent for the 2016-17 academic year.
     
The Vikings have signed Tyrell Henderson of Tempe, AZ and Brendan Rumel of Tucson, AZ during the early signing period.
     
"We are excited about signing two kids who are outstanding students and who are both high character kids," said Geving. "They are both very disciplined on and off the court and these are traits we are looking for in our recruits. These are two players we expect to be big contributors over the next four years."
     
Henderson is a 6-3 combo guard who attends Corona del Sol High School. He is part of a program that has routinely won state championships. It is also the former high school of current Viking guard Calaen Robinson.
     
"Tyrell comes from Corona Del Sol program where they have won four consecutive Arizona State Championships," said Geving. "He brings a winning attitude to our program as well as being an outstanding student. Tyrell is a versatile player who takes pride in guarding the other teams top player. He has a high basketball IQ and I'm excited to coach him over the next four years."
     
Rumel, a 6-10 forward, plays at Rincon High School. As a junior he averaged 17.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. He also has shooting range for a big man, hitting 25 three-pointers over the past two seasons.
     
"Any time we can get a high school kid with height and skill, we feel very fortunate," Geving said. "Brendan has a high ceiling as a player and we feel he is going to make great strides over the next four years. He has the ability to score inside and can also step outside to shoot it. Brendan is another outstanding student with high character.  We are looking for him to make a big impact on our program."
 
SEASON HIGHLIGHT REEL
• With a 105-60 win over Pacific Lutheran (11/13), Portland State had its first 100-point performance in a counting game since a 102-47 win over Walla Walla on Dec. 3, 2011. It was the most points by a Viking team since a 108-56 win at Montana on Mar. 1, 2008. GR F Cameron Forte had 22 points and eight rebounds and JR G Bryce White scored 20 points with four assists.
• SO F Isaiah Pineiro posted 24 points and 14 rebounds in a 79-61 win at UT Rio Grande Valley (11/22). GR F Cameron Forte had a double-double as well with 16 points and 10 rebounds.