National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon St. 66, Towson 46
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 26, 2011
Where: Towson Center, Towson, Maryland
Officials: # Haywood Bostic, # Bernard Clinton, # Tim Nestor
Attendance: 3119

Devon Collier scored 13 points and visiting Oregon State cruised to a 66-46 win over Towson University on Saturday with President Obama and his family in attendance.

Jared Cunningham, Joe Burton and Roberto Nelson added 12 points apiece for Oregon State (5-1), which went 2-1 on its 10-day East Coast trip.

The Beavers opened the trip with an overtime win over Texas before losing 64-62 to No. 22 Vanderbilt.

Towson (0-5) trailed by eight early in the second half before Oregon State pulled away with a 28-10 run. Marcus Damas recorded his first career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Oregon State coach Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama, has the Beavers off to impressive start. Picked to finish eighth in the Pac-12 preseason media poll, Oregon State begins a five-game homestand on Dec. 4.

Towson outrebounded Oregon State 33-19, but the Tigers committed 21 turnovers. Towson lost its home opener for the first time in six years.
Top Game Performances
 
Oregon St.   Towson
Devon Collier 15 Scoring Marcus Damas 18
Roberto Nelson 4 Assists Kris Walden 4
Devon Collier 5 Rebounds Marcus Damas 10
Challe Barton 2 Free Throws Made Marcus Damas 8
Joe Burton 4 Steals Marcus Damas 1
Joe Burton 1 Blocks Marcus Damas 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oregon St. 66 47.2 8-21 8-17 15 19 3 11
Towson 46 40.5 2-6 10-15 9 34 3 3