Gonzaga fans weren't put through much stress Thursday night during an 81-50 win over Portland from the Spokane Arena. After nearly succumbing to a 20-point lead

The Gonzaga women's basketball team was on the brink of an all-out collapse — similar to the two overtime setbacks where it coughed up double-digit leads this season. The Bulldogs dug deep, though, crawling out from under mostly self-inflicted misery and holding off the Portland Pilots 76-71 in a West Coast Conference game Thursday at Chiles Center in Portland.

Gonzaga wasn’t exactly lighting it up at 34.3% from the field in the opening half, but it hardly mattered due to Portland’s penchant for dry spells and turnovers. It added up to an 18-point halftime lead,

Gonzaga put down the clamps to knock off Portland, 81-50, Thursday night in a West Coast Conference tilt from the Spokane Arena.