What number would complete the pattern: 107 98 90 83 77 __ 68 65?

The missing number in the pattern is 72. Each number in the pattern is obtained by subtracting the position of the number from 108. For example, the first number 107 is obtained by subtracting 1 from 108, second number 98 is obtained by subtracting 2 from 108, and so on. Therefore, to obtain the missing number, we need to subtract 6 from 108 which gives us 102. Thus, the missing number is obtained by subtracting 7 from 102 which is equal to 72. The pattern then continues by subtracting 9 from 108 to get 99, and so on. Thus, the complete pattern is: 107 98 90 83 77 72 68 65.