COOS BAY — The scoreboard at Prosper Hall got a workout Tuesday night when the International Basketball League made its first stop on the South Coast.

The Portland Chinooks and Central Oregon Hotshots combined to put up more than 200 shots during their game — and made more than half of those attempts.

By the time it was over, and Portland’s Larry Smith had made the last of his six fourth-quarter 3-pointers, the Chinooks had a 161-134 victory.

The Chinooks will be back in action tonight against the West Coast Flyers in a 7 p.m. game on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus.

Fans who turn out for the game can expect more of the same as the former college players race up and down the court and fire up shots from all over, whenever they can’t get the ball inside for a layin or dunk.

“Offensively, most of these guys are pretty close to being at the highest level,” said Central Oregon coach Joe Becerra, in his third year as an IBL coach and first with the Hotshots.

It would be hard for anyone who watched Tuesday’s game to argue with him.

All but one of the 15 players who suited up for the two teams scored in double figures and four had at least 30 points. The crowd of about 100 fans who showed up for the game saw 32 3-pointers, as well as a number of dunks, none bigger than a high-flying jam by Portland’s Marc Williams over two defenders in the fourth quarter.

“That was an unbelievable performance,” said Mikal Duilio, the owner of the Hotshots and co-founder of the league with Portland coach Terrance Dickens. “You can only do so much when a team shoots like that.”

Portland led by as many as 19 points in the first half before the Hotshots trimmed the margin to 76-63 at halftime. The Chinooks stretched the lead again, going up 100-81 on a jumper by former Oregon State standout Chris Stephens with four minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Then Central Oregon rallied to make the game interesting, pulling within 107-102 when Shawn Hampton scored the last six points of the third quarter. A 3-pointer by Doug Lamb on the opening possession of the final quarter cut the lead to 107-105.

That was as close as Central Oregon got as Portland surged back in front with a 13-1 run and never looked back. The game was essentially over long before Smith’s flurry of 3-pointers in the closing minutes, but those long shots thrilled the fans who remained in the gym.

Smith said the players hope the fans have a good time at the games.

“The kids enjoy it,” he said.

So do the players, who love the up-tempo style.

“It’s a blast,” said Smith, who played for Eastern Oregon University when he was in college, then took a regular job for several years before joining the IBL last year.

“There’s nothing like it,” he said.

Most players in the IBL don’t make much money during the league’s season, when they are paid up to $500 a game. The big bucks come if they get a chance to play in one of the foreign leagues.

“This is a foot in the door,” Smith said.

“It’s a great league,” said Becerra. “It gives the guys an opportunity for exposure. And it’s good for the fans.”

Most of Portland’s team members have just come off a season playing in Europe, and five of the team’s top players aren’t even back in the United States yet, Dickens said.

The players like to come back to the United States because the seasons don’t conflict, which was by design, he said.

“We’re the only minor league playing in the spring,” he said, adding that the league gets many players returning from Europe and also some who play in the National Basketball Development League, the in-season minor league for the NBA.

Last year, Portland reached the IBL’s championship game, losing by four points to Elkhart, Ind.

The team is off to a slow start this year, Dickens said, because the players are still learning to play together as a unit as they return from Europe. The squad on the floor Tuesday included mostly guards.

That worked out fine, with Kenny Tate scoring 31 points, Stephens adding 30 and Williams scoring 23.

Central Oregon, like Portland, has had few chances to play together as a team. Some of the players in town Tuesday hadn’t even practiced with the group yet, Becerra said.

Jeff Dunn had seven 3-pointers and 35 points to lead the Hotshots. Cliff White added 25 and Hampton had 20. Phillip Freeman had 15 points, 12 rebounds and four impressive blocked shots.

While the fans were watching the action on the floor Tuesday, Duilio was watching the fans, trying to get a feel for their excitement level. He’s interested in having a team that will play all or some of its games in Coos Bay.

“We’re trying to gage if Coos Bay could support its own team,” he said. “The only thing I can sense with the crowd is they love it, there’s just no connection with the players.”

Duilio said because of the league’s business model, a team can be successful with moderate sponsorship and a fan base of about 400 people. Most of the teams in the league have strong attendance. Edmonton, the first team in Canada, drew more than 2,000 for a game last week, while Elkhart, the defending champion, had 3,300 for a game last week and a crowd of nearly 6,000 last year.

Portland, one of the few large cities with a team, has among the lowest attendance because there is so much to do in the city that the team often is an afterthought, Duilio said.

“(In Coos Bay), we would be the biggest show in town,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a stretch to say Coos Bay could have a team.”

The IBL currently has 18 teams, and has commitments from several others for next year. In addition to Edmonton, a second international team, from China, will arrive next week and be based in Blue River, at the U.S. Basketball Academy.

That team was supposed to be in town by today to face the Chinooks. Instead, Portland will face a squad of players from across the country who should provide plenty of competition and another entraining evening, Duilio said.

Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and those ages 55 and older.

Portland 161, Central Oregon 134

Central Oregon    31    32    39    32    —    134

Portland    39    37    31    54    —    161

CENTRAL OREGON (134): Jeff Dunn 36, Cliff White 25, Shawn Hampton 20, Jadae Bonds 16, Phillip Freeman 15, Doug Lamb 12, Terry Horton 11.

PORTLAND (161): Larry Smith 34, Kenny Tate 31, Chris Stephens 30, Marc Williams 23, Devin Smith 13, David Fisher 12, Brennon Martin 10, Chris Nixon 8.