Date: 11/19/2012 05:29 AM
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Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum (bah-TOOM’) scored 21 points apiece and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Chicago Bulls 102-94 last night for their first-three-game winning streak since the beginning of last season. LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points and 13 rebounds as all of Portland’s starters were in double figures.
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Deshaun Thomas tied a career high with 31 points and led No. 4 Ohio State to a 77-66 win over Washington and the championship of the Hall of Fame Tip Off tournament yesterday. C.J. Wilcox led Washington with 18 points and Abdul Gaddy had 15. The Huskies had earned the right to play Ohio State with an overtime win Saturday over Seton Hall.
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Elias Harris scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and No. 19 Gonzaga topped South Dakota 96-58 yesterday. Przemek Karnowski, a 7-foot-1 freshman from Poland, led the Bulldogs with 20 points off the bench. The Bulldogs head to the Old Spice Classic in Florida to face Clemson on Thanksgiving.
SEATTLE (AP) – Eddie Johnson and Zach Scott scored to give Seattle a 2-0 lead, but Robbie Keane was awarded and converted a penalty kick in the 68th minute last night that clinched the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 4-2 aggregate victory over the Sounders in the Western Conference finals and a spot in the MLS Cup final for the second straight year. Seattle staged a rally but fell short trying to come back from a 3-0 deficit after getting overwhelmed in the first leg of the Western Conference finals last week.
