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Pineiro leads San Diego to opening-round win in WCC tourney

LAS VEGAS (AP) Isaiah Pineiro scored 16 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead San Diego to a 67-47 victory over Portland on Thursday night in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tournament.

Pineiro posted his 16th double-double this season and 10th in the last 11 games to lead the seventh-seeded Toreros (19-13) into a second-round matchup against No. 6 seed Santa Clara.

San Diego led 34-30 at halftime before shooting 50 percent in the second half in building a 10-point lead midway through the period that would remain in double figures.

Leaders
Points:	M. Shaver Jr.	14.8
Rebounds:	T. Akwuba	4.0
Assists:	J. Walker	3.3
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	M. Shaver Jr.	78.4%
3P%:	M. Shaver Jr.	35.9%
Steals:	M. Shaver Jr.	1.3
Blocks:	T. Akwuba	1.5

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Duke	32-6
2	Virginia	35-3
3	North Carolina	29-7
4	Gonzaga	33-4
5	Michigan State	32-7
6	Tennessee	31-6
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Michigan	30-7
9	Texas Tech	31-7
10	Florida State	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Virginia	35-3
2	Texas Tech	31-7
3	Michigan State	32-7
4	Duke	32-6
5	Auburn	30-10
6	Gonzaga	33-4
7	Kentucky	30-7
8	Purdue	26-10
9	North Carolina	29-7
10	Tennessee	31-6
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West Coast Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
4 Gonzaga	16-0	33-4
Saint Mary's	11-5	22-12
BYU	11-5	19-13
San Francisco	9-7	21-10
Loyola Marymount	8-8	22-12
Santa Clara	8-8	16-15
San Diego	7-9	21-15
Pepperdine	6-10	16-18
Pacific	4-12	14-18
Portland	0-16	7-25
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	64.9 (338)
Rebounds:	7.3 (341)
Assists:	11.5 (302)
FG%:	41.4% (315)
FT%:	67.1% (303)
3P%:	32.5% (273)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	74.7 (266)
Rebounds:	24.9 (218)
Assists:	15.8 (345)
FG%:	44.5% (232)
FT%:	71.4% (241)
3P%:	36.9% (320)