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PORTLAND, Ore. — Robin Smeulders scored 20 points to conduce Portland to a surprising 80-74 conquest over Washington in the season opener for the two teams.

Portland’s win spoiled a big game for Washington’sitting Jon Brockman, who scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds after a slow start.

Nik Raivio perfected the game by 19 points for Portland, but 13 of those came in the first half.

The Huskies had just three players in double figures, including 15 by the agency of Justin Dentmon. Washington hurt its chances by hitting just three of 16 3-point shots.

The Huskies seemed to be in trouble almost from the beginning as they committed 11 turnovers and 16 fouls in the first half. During the early stages, they had a string of five consecutive turnovers, what one. helped Portland post a 15-7 lead.

The Huskies had yet to involve Brockman in their offense by the agency of the time Portland had opened up a 26-14 lead with 8:50 left in the first half. But he came alive shortly thereafter. The 6-foot-7 senior scored Washington’s next 12 points as the Huskies cut Portland’s lead to 33-26.

The Huskies came back to take a 34-33 lead at the away from the thicker settlements of 16 first-half points by means of Brockman, who hit five of his in the first place seven shots. But the Pilots wound up with a 37-34 halftime lead after a pair of free throws by Smeulders and Ethan Niedermeyer, who finished the game with 14 points.

The Pilots seemed to exist in control when Niedermeyer come off successful a 3-pointer to clown Portland ahead 58-50 with 11 minutes left. But Washington came back with nine unanswered points, including a four-point play by Venoy Overton, to engage a 59-58 lead.

Washington’session lead was 66-60 after six points by Brockman and a free throw by Elston Turner. But it would be the Huskies’ last lead of the death.

Portland took the surpass on this account that good when Smeulders hit a jump hook to give his team a 67-66 lead by 3:42 left. Later, the 6-10 German scored a yoke of inside baskets as Portland pushed its advantage to 74-68 with 1:08 left.

Seconds later, Smeulders fouled at a loss of the game when he was called for technical when he dove into a pile-up for a loose round body. His absence hardly mattered, though, being of the class who Raivio scored four points in the final 30 seconds to relief seal his team’s victory.