National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 74, Eastern Kentucky 62
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Jim Schipper, # David Hall
Attendance:
3571
By The Sports Xchange
Junior guard Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 26 points to lead Oregon State to a 74-62 nonconference victory over Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday at Corvallis, Ore.
Sophomore forward Tres Tinkle contributed 21 points, eight rebounds and three steals for the Beavers (5-3). Junior forward Drew Eubanks added 10 points for Oregon State.
Junior forward Nick Mayo and sophomore guard Asante Gist scored 15 points apiece to pace Eastern Kentucky (4-5). Freshman guard Dedric Boyd added 12 points for the Colonels.
Eastern Kentucky gave the Beavers a fight until Oregon State used a 13-4 run to turn a 57-54 advantage into a 12-point cushion. Tinkle capped the surge with a jumper with 2:44 remaining.
The Colonels moved within 70-62 on two free throws by Boyd with 1:29 to play before Eubanks put the game away with back-to-back dunks.
Gist connected on three consecutive 3-pointers to give Eastern Kentucky a 35-31 halftime lead.
Mayo's basket 52 seconds into the second half gave the Colonels a six-point lead before Oregon State responded with 12 consecutive points -- capped by Tinkle's jumper -- to take a 43-37 lead with 15:24 remaining.
Tinkle's 3-pointer with 10:31 to play pushed the Beavers' advantage to 53-45. Eastern Kentucky cut its deficit to three on a 3-pointer by senior guard Dillon Avare with 8:36 remaining before Oregon State took charge.
The Beavers started strong and held an 18-9 lead after a dunk by junior center Gligorije Rakocevic with 12:37 left in the half. However, the Colonels answered with a 15-2 burst to take a four-point lead before Oregon State went on an 11-2 surge to grab a 31-26 edge just prior to Gist's personal half-ending shooting spree.
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Kentucky |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Asante Gist 15 |
Scoring |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 26 |
|
Nick Mayo 4 |
Assists |
Stephen Thompson Jr. 6 |
|
Nick Mayo 9 |
Rebounds |
Tres Tinkle 8 |
|
Dedric Boyd 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Zach Reichle 2 |
|
Dedric Boyd 2 |
Steals |
Tres Tinkle 3 |
|
Zach Charles 2 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Eastern Kentucky
|
62 |
45.5 |
9-24 |
3-6 |
11 |
23 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
| Oregon St.
|
74 |
55.6 |
7-17 |
7-14 |
21 |
33 |
4 |
9 |
12 |
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