National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 69, Howard 53
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Melvin Landry, # Casey McClellan, # Michael Reed
Attendance:
3879
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Oregon State 69, Howard 53: Eric Moreland had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the host Beavers defeat the Bison for their fourth consecutive victory.
Roberto Nelson had 14 points and seven assists and Devon Collier added 12 points as Oregon State (8-2) improved to 6-0 at home.
Mike Phillips had 15 points and Prince Okoroh added 13 for Howard (3-9), which has lost all six of its road games.
The Bison made just 1 of their first 11 field-goal attempts while digging an early double-digit hole. Collier’s layup made it 14-2 just five-plus minutes into the contest and the Beavers used a 13-4 run later in the half to take a 12-point lead.
Oregon State led 33-23 at the break and led comfortably the entire second half. Collier hit two free throws to give the Beavers their biggest lead at 64-42 with 4:46 left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Beavers were 22-of-27 from the free-throw line compared to 11-of-18 for the Bison. … Howard went 2-of-8 from 3-point range to raise its season percentage to 20.9. … Oregon State G Ahmad Starks had just nine points after scoring 22 against Howard last season.
Top Game Performances
| Howard |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Mike Phillips 15 |
Scoring |
Eric Moreland 14 |
|
Simuel Frazier 4 |
Assists |
Roberto Nelson 7 |
|
Alphonso Leary 5 |
Rebounds |
Eric Moreland 10 |
|
Prince Okoroh 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Roberto Nelson 7 |
|
Theodore Boyomo 2 |
Steals |
Challe Barton 2 |
|
Alphonso Leary 1 |
Blocks |
Jarmal Reid 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Howard
|
53 |
38.5 |
2-8 |
11-18 |
12 |
26 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
| Oregon St.
|
69 |
43.8 |
5-11 |
22-27 |
14 |
32 |
3 |
6 |
16 |
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