National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 100, Texas 95
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 19, 2011
Where: IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # John Gaffney, # Gary Prager
Attendance:
4187
By SportsDirect Inc.
Junior Jared Cunningham made 8-of-8 free throws in overtime and scored a career-high 37 points to lead Oregon State to a 100-95 victory over Texas in the semifinals of the TicketCity Legends Classic in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday.
Cunningham made 20-of-23 free throws and eclipsed his personal-best for points of 35 set on Nov. 16 against Hofstra. Cunningham sent the game to overtime with a pair of free throws with 8.3 seconds remaining to tie it at 81-81.
Texas freshman Myck Kabongo had a chance to win the game at the buzzer but his shot was blocked by Eric Moreland.
JāCovan Brown led Texas (2-1) with 25 points, making 8-of-13 from the field with five 3-pointers. Kabongo added 13 points, Sheldon McClellan and Jonathan Holmes had 12 apiece, and Alexis Wangmene finished with 11 for Texas.
Oregon State (4-0) also 17 points from Devon Collier and 14 from Angus Brandt.
The Beavers will meet Vanderbilt in Monday's final, while Texas will play North Carolina State in the consolation game.
Top Game Performances
Texas |
|
Oregon St. |
J'Covan Brown 25 |
Scoring |
Jared Cunningham 37 |
J'Covan Brown 9 |
Assists |
Joe Burton 4 |
J'Covan Brown 6 |
Rebounds |
Jared Cunningham 9 |
Myck Kabongo 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jared Cunningham 20 |
J'Covan Brown 3 |
Steals |
Devon Collier 3 |
Jaylen Bond 1 |
Blocks |
Kevin McShane 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas
|
95 |
55.0 |
7-18 |
22-30 |
15 |
30 |
3 |
8 |
|
Oregon St.
|
100 |
49.2 |
7-18 |
31-43 |
16 |
31 |
6 |
7 |
|