LAS VEGAS  (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, but the No. 16 Gonzaga women's basketball team fell to No. 2-seeded Portland in the West Coast Conference Championship game, 64-60. 

Kaylynne Truong added 18 points, five assists and three steals for GU (28-4). Eliza Hollingsworth was the other Bulldog to score in double figures with 11. Defensively, the Zags held WCC leading scorer Alex Fowler to just 15 points as she averages 17.9. The Bulldogs also outrebounded the Pilots, 40-27.

Portland (23-8) snapped a six-game losing streak against the No. 16 Zags — with its last win coming in the tournament semifinals during the 2019-20 season. The Pilots won the tournament championship that year before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Portland scored seven unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take a lead of 58-50. But Gonzaga scored the next nine points to take a lead on Ejim's jumper from the free-throw line with 43.9 seconds left. 

Fowler drove into the lane before finishing a contested shot. She was fouled on the play and sank the free throw for a 61-59 lead with 37.8 seconds left.

Ejim was called for an offensive foul with 31.4 seconds left and Portland guard McKelle Meek made two free throws at the other end to make it 63-59. Gonzaga missed a 3-pointer, but Calli Stokes grabbed the offensive rebound and was fouled with 14.7 left before making 1 of 2 free throws for a three-point deficit.

Gonzaga trapped Meek in the corner and a jump ball was called with the possession arrow favoring Gonzaga with 11.5 left. After a delay due to an injury to Kaylynne Truong, Portland forced another tie-up and took possession at 6.2 seconds to close the game. 

All-Tournament Team: Kaylynne Truong and Yvonne Ejim were both named to the WCC All-Tournament Team after their performances in the semifinal and championship games. 

Up Next: The Zags will wait to see their seeding for the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday, March 12. The show begins at 5 p.m. on ESPN.