National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 76, Quinnipiac 68
When: 11:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 29, 2013
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Scott Harris, # Randy McCall, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
3297
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Oregon State 76, Quinnipiac 68: Angus Brandt returned from a knee injury to score 21 points and lead the Beavers past the visiting Bobcats.
Roberto Nelson added 19 points and six assists and Hallice Cook scored a season-best 12 for Oregon State (8-4). Devon Collier tallied 11 points for the Beavers, who improved to 6-1 at home.
Umar Shannon scored 18 points and made five 3-pointers while Ike Azotam added 17 points for Quinnipiac (6-5). Ousmane Drame recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Bobcats, who shot just 34.2 percent from the field and 6-of-21 from 3-point range.
Quinnipiac rattled off 15 straight second-half points to turn a 12-point deficit into a 50-47 advantage. The Beavers answered with a 12-1 burst to take an eight-point lead and held off the Bobcats’ last charge.
Brandt missed two games with a knee injury but didn’t appear rusty while scoring 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting in the first half. Oregon State scored the final five of the half for a 39-29 lead at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oregon State G Langston Morris-Walker was called for a flagrant 1 foul with 7:05 remaining after hitting Drame in the nose and eye and Drame never returned to the contest. … The Bobcats had 19 offensive rebounds en route to a 43-36 edge on the boards. … The Beavers open Pac-12 play at Colorado on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
| Quinnipiac |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Umar Shannon 18 |
Scoring |
Angus Brandt 21 |
|
Shaq Shannon 5 |
Assists |
Roberto Nelson 6 |
|
Ousmane Drame 12 |
Rebounds |
Angus Brandt 5 |
|
Ike Azotam 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Roberto Nelson 7 |
|
Kasim Chandler 1 |
Steals |
Challe Barton 1 |
|
Ike Azotam 2 |
Blocks |
Daniel Gomis 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Quinnipiac
|
68 |
34.2 |
6-21 |
12-16 |
14 |
37 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| Oregon St.
|
76 |
46.4 |
6-16 |
18-22 |
16 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
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