232 N.A.I.A. DISTRICT TITLE Highlight of the 1955-56 season was the Viking's inspired win over the highly-touted Portland University Pilots. Portland State had easily beaten Pacific University on the preced: - ing night. The championship game was a real thriller, with the Vikes erasing a fifteen-point deficit in the third quarter to win with a story-book finish 66-63. At Kansas City, Portland State had another tough first-round draw, the fifth-seeded Eau-Claire of Wisconsin. Nevertheless, the Vikings made a strong showing before bowing to the Wisconsin squad, 84-76. DISTRICT CHAMPS
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