National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 64, Colorado 58
When: 4:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: Coors Events Center, Boulder, Colorado
Officials:
# Tom Nally, # Gregory Nixon, # Tony Padilla
Attendance:
10105
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Oregon State 64, Colorado 58: Eric Moreland recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Beavers snapped a five-game losing streak.
Roberto Nelson scored all 15 of his points in the second half and Joe Burton added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon State (14-17, 4-14 Pac-12). Nelson avoided being fouled and drove for a basket with 13 seconds left to give the Beavers a 62-58 lead.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored the final 12 Buffaloes' points and finished with 18 as Colorado (20-10, 10-8) remains squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble and will be the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 tournament. The Buffaloes played their second straight game without Andre Roberson - the nation's leading rebounder at 11.5 per game, who reportedly has mononucleosis.
Colorado went on a 12-0 run - five by senior Sabatino Chen, playing his final home game - to take a 21-14 lead with 8:29 left in the first half. The Beavers responded as Moreland scored seven of his 11 first-half points to help trim the deficit to 29-27 at the break.
Nelson's 3-pointer 43 seconds into the second half gave the Beavers the lead for good and they stretched it to 49-41 on Moreland's bucket with 10:15 remaining. The Buffaloes chipped the deficit to 56-53 on Dinwiddie's 3-pointer with 2:02 left, but could get no closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Colorado fell to 44-7 at home under coach Tad Boyle. ... Oregon State won in Boulder for the first time in eight tries. ... The teams combined to make 18 of 20 free throws.
Top Game Performances
Oregon St. |
|
Colorado |
Eric Moreland 17 |
Scoring |
Spencer Dinwiddie 18 |
Roberto Nelson 3 |
Assists |
Askia Booker 3 |
Joe Burton 10 |
Rebounds |
Xavier Johnson 7 |
Roberto Nelson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Spencer Dinwiddie 8 |
Roberto Nelson 1 |
Steals |
Spencer Dinwiddie 5 |
Eric Moreland 2 |
Blocks |
Xavier Johnson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon St.
|
64 |
43.9 |
6-14 |
8-9 |
11 |
36 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
Colorado
|
58 |
35.0 |
6-21 |
10-11 |
13 |
28 |
5 |
9 |
11 |