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Portland, OR – Although not the "official" opening game for the new Viking Pavilion, Head Coach Barret Peery's crew broke in the new basketball arena at Portland State with a 119-89 exhibition victory over Multnomah.
 
The NAIA team from northeast Portland put on an eye-opening performance, shooting 59 three-pointers among their 74 shot attempts against the Vikings. The Lions made 21 (.356), which was just enough to keep the Vikings on their toes.
 
"That was an awkward game; no centers," said Peery, referring to the smaller, but strong-shooting opponent. "Give them a lot of credit. They shot the heck out of the ball, which kept them in that 20-point range and made us really have to keep guarding. I thought our guys adjusted and played well."
 
As expected, Portland State set the tempo right away with its full-court pressure. The Vikings grabbed the lead early and didn't look back. But the Lions made just enough three-point field goals to make it interesting.
 
Of Multnomah's 40 first-half shot attempts, 32 were three-pointers. The Lions made 10, but trailed PSU 57-39 at halftime.
 
The Vikings superior size also made a difference as they had a 37-22 rebounding edge at the half. Brendan Rumel had a dozen points inside while Deante Strickland hit three treys and had 11 points from the outside.
 
When the Lions hit four quick three-pointers out of the halftime locker room they had cut the Viking lead to 62-51. Portland State eventually got the lead up over 20 and were able to keep it there.
 
Six players scored in double figures for PSU, with 18 points apiece from Holland Woods, Michael Nuga and Strickland. Jamie Orme had a double-double with 11 points, 14 rebounds and three steals. Nuga added 11 rebounds to go with his 18 points in 18 minutes. Woods also had eight assists and four steals.
 
"I thought it was a good game for us," said Peery. "The biggest thing was just getting guys out on the floor for the first time. I thought we had guys that were nervous, anticipating the excitement of the whole thing, so it was just good to get a game under our belt."
 
Portland State was strong in its two major points of emphasis: forcing turnovers and offensive rebounds. The Vikings turned the Lions over 21 times for 26 points. They also grabbed 25 offensive rebounds and scored 26 second chance points.
 
PSU shot 44-100 from the field, hit 9-29 three-pointers (.310) and 22-28 free throws (.786). The Vikings won the battle on the glass, 67-39.
 
Justin Martin scored 31 points and had eight assists for Multnomah. He made 9-23 three-point attempts and 11-26 shots overall. Ben Grandle added 17 points and 15 rebounds.
 
GAME NOTES: Portland State started guards Holland Woods and Derek Brown and forwards Jamie Orme, Robert McCoy and Brendan Rumel… Rashaad Goolsby scored 11 points with five rebounds off the bench… Rumel finished with 12 points and six rebounds in 16 minutes… Portland State will officially open the Viking Pavilion on Saturday, November 10 when it hosts UC Riverside in a 7:05 p.m. game. The Vikings open the season at Oregon on Tuesday in an 8 p.m. game televised on the Pac-12 Network.