National Basketball Association
Auburn 71, Oregon St. 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Rick Crawford, # Steve Olson
Attendance:
1178
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Auburn 71, Oregon State 69: KT Harrell scored 20 points, including 10 straight during a key stretch in the second half, as the Tigers edged the Beavers in the consolation game of the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas.
Tahj Shamsid-Deen, K.C. Ross-Miller and Malcolm Canada each scored 11 points for Auburn (3-2), which shot 52.5 percent after being held to 35 points in Monday’s 18-point loss to Tulsa. Auburn forward Cinmeon Bowers, who opened the season with four straight double-doubles, battled foul trouble and finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Gary Payton II recorded his first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds for Oregon State (3-2), which lost its second straight despite shooting 49 percent and outrebounding the Tigers 30-24. Olaf Schaftenaar scored 13 points and Langston Morris-Walker chipped in 10.
Auburn shot 59.1 percent in the first half and led 41-35 at the break. The Beavers used a 13-3 run to claim a 54-50 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining, but Harrell answered with a 3-pointer and the Tigers pulled even at 56 with eight minutes to play.
Oregon State regained the lead on Morris-Walker’s 3-pointer before Harrell answered with 10 consecutive points. Schaftenaar drained a 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left to help Oregon State pull within 69-66, but Ross-Miller converted two foul shots to seal the victory.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Auburn G Antoine Mason missed his fourth straight game due to a sprained ankle. … Oregon State F Jarmal Reid scored three points before fouling out with 5:19 remaining. …Auburn shot 22-of-32 from the foul line and improved to 4-6 overall against current members of the Pac-12.
Top Game Performances
| Auburn |
|
Oregon St. |
|
KT Harrell 20 |
Scoring |
Gary Payton II 20 |
|
Malcolm Canada 2 |
Assists |
Malcolm Duvivier 3 |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 8 |
Rebounds |
Gary Payton II 12 |
|
K.C. Ross-Miller 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Langston Morris-Walker 3 |
|
K.C. Ross-Miller 5 |
Steals |
Malcolm Duvivier 2 |
|
Cinmeon Bowers 1 |
Blocks |
Daniel Gomis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Auburn
|
71 |
52.5 |
7-17 |
22-32 |
5 |
23 |
1 |
8 |
16 |
| Oregon St.
|
69 |
50.0 |
6-19 |
11-17 |
14 |
29 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
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