National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 87, Chicago St. 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 16, 2012
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# David Hall, # Keith Kimble, # Chris Rastatter
Attendance:
4183
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Oregon State 87, Chicago State 77: Roberto Nelson matched his career-high with 34 points and Devon Collier scored 25 off the bench to lead the host Beavers to their third straight victory.
Nelson, a 6-3 junior guard, also matched his career high by making six 3-pointers on seven attempts for Oregon State, which is 7-2 for the second consecutive season. The Beavers secured their best record to start back-to-back seasons since 1983-84.
Nate Duhon scored a season-high 18 points and Quinton Pippen had 13 for the Cougars (3-9).
The Beavers outscored Chicago State 24-15 over the final 8:35 of the first half to take a 44-36 lead. Olaf Schaftenaar started the run by sinking back-to-back 3-pointers. Oregon State started the second half with a 13-5 run and the Cougars never crawled back within single digits.
Collier, a 6-8 junior forward, made 10 of 15 shots while producing his fourth 20-point game this season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Nelson is averaging 23.2 points in the last four games. … Oregon State junior guard Ahmad Starks, who came in leading the team in scoring at 14.9, went scoreless while playing limited minutes. Sophomore guard Challe Barton filled in and had a career-high six assists. … The Beavers are 7-0 when leading with five minutes remaining this season.
Top Game Performances
Chicago St. |
|
Oregon St. |
Nate Duhon 18 |
Scoring |
Roberto Nelson 34 |
Jamere Dismukes 4 |
Assists |
Challe Barton 6 |
Matt Ross 10 |
Rebounds |
Devon Collier 8 |
Nate Duhon 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Roberto Nelson 8 |
Jamere Dismukes 3 |
Steals |
Roberto Nelson 3 |
Jeremy Robinson 1 |
Blocks |
Olaf Schaftenaar 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Chicago St.
|
77 |
44.3 |
8-17 |
7-9 |
15 |
36 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
Oregon St.
|
87 |
47.5 |
8-17 |
21-35 |
18 |
39 |
5 |
10 |
15 |