National Basketball Association
Stanford 79, Oregon St. 66
When: 11:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Where: Maples Pavilion, Stanford, California
Officials:
# Deron White, # Marc Beasley, # DG Nelson
Attendance:
3007
By The Sports Xchange
Reid Travis scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help Stanford beat Oregon State 79-66 on Wednesday in a Pac-12 Conference game at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
Marcus Allen also scored 17 points for Stanford (14-13, 6-9 Pac-12), which will play host to No. 6 Oregon on Saturday. Cardinal guard Dorian Pickens scored 15 points, and Robert Cartwright added 10.
Drew Eubanks had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Oregon State (5-24, 1-15), which snapped a 14-game losing streak with a win over Utah on Sunday. Gligorije Rakocevic contributed 16 points for the Beavers.
Stanford outscored Oregon State 7-0 to start the game and went up 21-11 on a dunk by Josh Sharma. The Beavers cut the deficit to six on two free throws by Eubanks, but the Cardinal responded with a 9-0 run to take a 32-17 lead on a jumper by Travis.
The Beavers got within 12 on a 3-pointer by Stephen Thompson Jr., trailed by 11 following a layup by Rakocevic and cut the Cardinal's lead to 10 on a 3-pointer by Daine Muller. The Beavers were down 43-33 at the break after Muller missed a 3-pointer with six seconds to play in the opening period.
Stanford extended its lead to 15 early in the second half and went up by 20 on a dunk by Allen. The Cardinal took a 67-44 advantage on a 3-pointer by Christian Sanders and pushed the lead to 25 on two free throws by Marcus Sheffield.
Oregon State staged a 12-0 run to cut Stanford's lead to 69-56 with just over five minutes remaining. The Beavers got within 11 on a layup by Thompson with 2:34 remaining, but they were unable to cut the deficit to single digits.
Stanford shot 57.1 percent from the field despite making just 5 of 17 from 3-point range. Oregon State shot 44.9 percent overall, 8 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
Oregon St. |
|
Stanford |
Drew Eubanks 21 |
Scoring |
Marcus Allen 17 |
Drew Eubanks 3 |
Assists |
Marcus Sheffield 4 |
Drew Eubanks 14 |
Rebounds |
Reid Travis 8 |
Drew Eubanks 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Sheffield 5 |
Kendal Manuel 3 |
Steals |
Dorian Pickens 4 |
Drew Eubanks 1 |
Blocks |
Michael Humphrey 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon St.
|
66 |
44.9 |
8-21 |
14-20 |
13 |
24 |
1 |
5 |
21 |
Stanford
|
79 |
57.1 |
5-17 |
10-15 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
13 |
11 |