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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — There wasn't one specific thing coach Mark Few could point to in trying to explain Gonzaga's struggles against Portland.

It all went wrong.

"Just outplayed us, outexecuted us, outshot us," Few said. "When they got open shots, they made them. And we didn't. Literally every phase of the game."

Sixth-ranked Gonzagalost 87-80 to the Pilotson Wednesday night, snapping a 15-game winning streak.

Favored by 21 1/2 points according to BetMGM Sportsbook, the Bulldogs (22-2, 10-1 West Coast Conference) had won 20 straight against Portland — and 19 of those were by double digits. The Pilots' previous victory over the Zags came on Jan. 9, 2014, an 82-73 win in Portland. Gonzaga was ranked No. 18 in that game.

The Pilots had never defeated a team in the top 10. That win over the Bulldogs in 2014 was their last victory against a ranked opponent.

Portland led by as many as 15 points, but Gonzaga closed the gap in the final two minutes, coming as close as 84-80 with 30 seconds left. Portland, riding both its own momentum and the cheers of its home crowd, held on for the win and the fans rushed the court.

"I think when you have a program like ours, and we're having a season like we're having, I think you always feel like you've got to respond — but then you've got to respond. You can't be talking about it," Few said about the expectation that Gonzaga would eventually pull out the win. "You've got to bear down and get stops on defense."

Graham Ike had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Zags. The 6-foot-9 forward was coming off a 30-point performance in a win against rival Saint Mary's at home on Saturday and had earned his fourth WCC player of the week award. Before that, he missed three games with a sore right ankle.

"They had more effort, more energy than us tonight," Ike said. "Kudos to them, but we've got to flush it. ... Got to be better."

The Bulldogs are still without forward Braden Huff because of a knee injury.

Gonzaga's only other loss this season came in December to then-No. 7 Michigan, 101-61, at the Players Era Championship in Las Vegas.

The Pilots (11-14, 4-8) were coming off a 104-74 loss at Washington State and a 74-51 loss at Pacific before that. So it's no wonder they were heavy underdogs to Gonzaga.

"Everything has to happen right in a game like that," Portland coach Shantay Legans said. "They have to miss some key shots and some key free throws. And our guys played with a lot of confidence and kept their cool and kept their composure. And I think it helped playing at home. We've been pretty good at home. But every game we've been in, we've had a turnover here, or something like that. Tonight, it all came together."

Joel Foxwell led Portland with 27 points and eight assists. The Pilots hit 59% of their shots from the field, compared to 40% for the Zags.

Gonzaga will look to rebound Saturday against Oregon State, a team the Bulldogs will join next season in the rebuilt Pac-12 Conference.

Said Ike: "I can promise it won't happen again."

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Jonathan Kuminga reportedly is on his way out of Golden State, and the Warriors hope his departure brings them an inside presence he could never consistently provide.

The Warriors sent Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for center Kristaps Porzingis, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.

Golden State also reportedly is sending center Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round draft pick that originally belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Kuminga trade signifies that the Warriors are out of the running in the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes -- if such a sweepstakes exists. Golden State reportedly made several offers to the Milwaukee Bucks for their star big man but came away with the impression the Bucks are not trading Antetokounmpo before the trade deadline on Thursday.

Kuminga, 23, was selected seventh overall by the Warriors in 2021. After averaging 9.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 70 games (12 starts) as a rookie, Kuminga improved those numbers to 9.9 points and 3.4 rebounds in his second season, then to 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds the following campaign.

Then his career flattened out as he struggled with inconsistency and injuries. In the 2024-25 season, his averages dipped to 15.3 points and 4.6 rebounds as he played in only 47 games with 10 starts, leading to a strange offseason in which the restricted free agent wasn't sure the team still wanted him. The sides agreed on a two-year extension in late September.

He played in 20 games this season (13 starts), averaging 12.1 points though his 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game would be career bests.

Hield, 33, is playing in his 10th season. In 44 games this season, he is averaging 8.0 points and shotting 34.4% from behind the 3-point arc. Drafted sixth overall out of Oklahoma by the New Orleans Pelicans in 2016, Hield is a career 39.5% shooter from long distance and an 85.5% free-throw shooter.

Carrying a career 14.6 points-per-game average, Hield has played at least 80 games in seven seasons.

Porzingis is playing on an expiring $30.7 million contract as he goes through another season battling injuries. After playing in only 42 games for Boston last season, the 30-year-old Latvian has played in only 17 of the Hawks' 52 games this season.

He is averaging 17.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 24.3 minutes this season. The Warriors will hope Porzingis will be healthy enough to provide rim protection paired with the ability to stretch out opposing defenses with his 3-point shooting. Golden State, which had been gauging the trade market for Draymond Green, are expected to keep Green and hope Porzingis' presence can open some space inside for their veteran forward.

Porzingis, who hasn't played since Jan. 7 because of first Achilles tendinitis and more recently an illness, came to Atlanta in a three-team trade between the Hawks, Celtics and Brooklyn Nets last July.

The Warriors will be Porzingis' sixth club in his 10-year career. He spent his first four seasons (2015-19) with the New York Knicks after they selected him fourth overall in 2015 (though he missed the 2018-19 season because of injury). Every time he has changed teams has been the result of a trade.

Along with the Knicks, he spent time with the Dallas Mavericks (2019-22), Washington Wizards (2022-23), Boston (2023-25) and Atlanta (2025-26). He has career averages of 19.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 518 career games (512 starts).

He finished runner-up in Rookie of the Year voting in 2016, was named an All-Star in 2017-18 and won a championship with the Celtics in 2023-24.

Last month, the Hawks traded star guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards.

--Field Level Media

Kingston Flemings scored 18 points as No. 8 Houston cruised to a 79-55 home win over UCF in a Big 12 Conference tilt Wednesday.

Chris Cenac Jr. tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Milos Uzan added 12 points for Houston (20-2, 8-1 Big 12), which won its third straight game.

Riley Kugel led UCF (17-5, 6-4) with nine points. Themus Fulks, John Bol, Jamichael Stillwell and Jordan Burks all added eight points for UCF, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

A Flemings layup initiated a 12-0, first-half Houston run that broke open a closely contested game. The Cougars' lead swelled to 27-13 on a jumper from Cenac. Houston's stifling defense held the Knights to just six points over the last 8:16 of the first half. Fulks snapped the rally with a jumper at the 2:37 mark.

UCF shot 28% in the first half (7 of 25) and only hit 1-of-6 3-point attempts. The Cougars shot 44% in the first half and didn't make a 3-pointer in the opening 20 minutes but held a 20-6 edge on points in the paint, had six steals and forced seven UCF turnovers while maintaining a 23-15 rebounding advantage.

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The Cougars only had three turnovers and took a 33-19 halftime lead.

In the early going, Houston reeled off a 6-0 run and took a 15-8 lead on Uzan's alley-oop pass to Kalifa Sakho for a dunk. The Knights answered with a 3-pointer by Kugel and a Bol dunk as UCF closed within 15-13 at the 8:16 mark.

In the second half, Burks hit a trey to cut the Cougars' lead to 37-27, the closest the Knights would get the rest of the way. Houston was red-hot in the second half as the team shot 66% from the field (20 of 30) and took control of the game with a 12-4 scoring spree as Uzan's jumper led to a 51-31 lead with 13:27 to play.

For the game, UCF inched up to 30% shooting from the field and 28% (6 of 21) from distance. The Cougars shot 54% for the game, which made up for them only connecting on 3 of their 19 3-point attempts.

--Field Level Media

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Army soldiers gather at the site, following millitant attacks, in Quetta

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