BEAVERS RALLY TO WIN OREGON STATE 71, ARIZONA STATE 68.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Oregon State coach Jay John walked off the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. court, made eye contact with a fan and said: ``How about that?'' Down by 15 points early in the second half, Oregon State rallied for a 71-68 win over Arizona State on Wednesday in the first round of the Pac-10 Tournament. Oregon State had 15 offensive rebounds, took care of the basketball in the second half and won against Arizona State for the first time in three tries this season. Oregon State's reward is a date with Pac-10 regular-season champion UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX at 2:50 p.m. today. ``I want to play running time (today),'' John joked. Center Kyle Jeffers paced the Beavers (13-17) with 20 points and nine rebounds (six offensive). Arizona State guard Kevin Kruger had a game-high 22 points and was 5 for 7 from 3-point range. Oregon State won despite losing starting forward and leading scorer Sasa Cuic early in the game due to a high right ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling . He was on crutches afterward and won't play today. After Arizona State led 45-30, Oregon State went on a 7-0 run and eventually took the lead at 71-61 lead with 1:58 left, but the Beavers nearly squandered squan·der tr.v. squan·dered, squan·der·ing, squan·ders 1. To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate. See Synonyms at waste. 2. it. Antwi Atuahene made a layup with 15 seconds left to cut the Beavers' lead to 71-68. Oregon State then lost the ball as Bryson Krueger deflected a Beavers pass against the press and got the ball back for ASU ASU Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ASU Appalachian State University ASU Arkansas State University ASU Angelo State University ASU Alabama State University ASU Australian Services Union . But Kruger threw the ball away on the right wing in an attempt to get it to Krueger with 0.1 seconds left. ``I just threw a bad pass,'' Kruger said. Rob Evans This article is about the basketball coach. For the Christian singer-songwriter, see The Donut Man. Rob Evans (born September 7 1946 in Hobbs, New Mexico) is a college basketball coach with his most recent head coaching stint at Arizona State University. might have coached his last game for Arizona State. The Sun Devils
Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Oregon State's Chris Stephens drives to the basket between ASU's Craig Austin, left, and Kevin Kruger. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press |
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