National Basketball Association
Arizona 72, Oregon St. 61
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, March 9, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Michael Irvine, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance:
N/A
By SportsDirect Inc.
Arizona 72, Oregon State 61: Kyle Fogg scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and Jesse Perry had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Wildcats downed the Beavers in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals.
Solomon Hill added 12 points as fourth-seeded Arizona (23-10) overcame a seven-point halftime deficit and will meet Colorado in Saturday’s championship game.
Roberto Nelson scored 19 points, Devon Collier tallied 15 and Jared Cunningham added 14 for ninth-seeded Oregon State (19-14).
The Wildcats trailed 34-27 at halftime before starting the second half with a 20-3 run to take a 10-point lead. Perry and Nick Johnson each scored six points during the stretch while Oregon State missed 16 of its first 17 second-half shots until Cunningham scored on a layup with 11:32 remaining.
Fogg’s outside jumper gave Arizona a 58-44 advantage with 6:39 to play.
The Beavers shot only 27.3 percent in the second half after making 50 percent of their first-half shots.
Oregon State built its halftime lead by overcoming a nine-point deficit with an 18-1 run that included 13 straight points. Cunningham’s three-point play gave the Beavers a 25-23 lead and Collier’s dunk culminated the stretch and gave Oregon State an eight-point lead.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona was 9 for 18 from 3-point range. … The Beavers hadn’t won a Pac-12 tournament game since 2006 before this season’s two victories. … Hill fouled out with 5:30 to play when he was whistled for his fourth foul and then drew a technical while disputing the call. … Oregon State guard Ahmad Starks made his lone 3-point basket with one minute remaining after making eight in the first two games of the tournament.
Top Game Performances
| Oregon St. |
|
Arizona |
|
Roberto Nelson 19 |
Scoring |
Kyle Fogg 22 |
|
Joe Burton 2 |
Assists |
Nick Johnson 5 |
|
Devon Collier 8 |
Rebounds |
Jesse Perry 11 |
|
Roberto Nelson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Fogg 7 |
|
Jared Cunningham 3 |
Steals |
Solomon Hill 3 |
|
Devon Collier 2 |
Blocks |
Angelo Chol 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oregon St.
|
61 |
37.7 |
5-13 |
10-15 |
9 |
32 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
| Arizona
|
72 |
47.1 |
9-18 |
15-22 |
11 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
12 |
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