National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 77, Rice 69
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 19, 2015
Where: Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, Texas
Officials:
# Pat Boeh, # Paul Janssen, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
1981
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Gary Payton II had 19 points and seven assists as Oregon State recorded a 77-69 victory over Rice in nonconference play at Houston on Thursday.
Junior guard Malcolm Duvivier added 14 points and made four 3-pointers for the Beavers (3-0). Freshman forward Tres Tinkle scored 12 points and was 10-of-12 from the free-throw line.
Freshman guard Marcus Evans scored 18 points to lead the Owls (0-3). Sophomore swingman Egor Koulechov added 16 points and freshman forward Marquez Lechter-Ellis had 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
Two free throws by Evans moved Rice within 70-63 with 2:09 remaining but Payton answered with a three-point play to get the cushion back to 10 with 1:02 left. A 3-pointer by Koulechov trimmed the Oregon State lead to six with 16 seconds to play but the Owls didn't score again.
The Beavers held a 19-point lead after scoring the first eight points of the second half, capped by Duvivier's 3-pointer with 16:26 to play. The Owls pecked away and crept within 66-59 on Koulechov's 3-pointer with 6:59 remaining.
Rice used an early 10-1 run to take a six-point advantage and the game was later tied at 27 before the Beavers closed the first half out strong. Oregon State went on an 8-2 burst to take a six-point advantage and later scored the final six points of the half to take a 44-33 lead into the break.
Top Game Performances
| Oregon St. |
|
Rice |
|
Gary Payton II 19 |
Scoring |
Marcus Evans 18 |
|
Gary Payton II 7 |
Assists |
Max Guercy 9 |
|
Tres Tinkle 6 |
Rebounds |
Max Guercy 7 |
|
Tres Tinkle 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Marcus Evans 7 |
|
Gary Payton II 6 |
Steals |
Marquez Letcher-Ellis 2 |
|
Gary Payton II 1 |
Blocks |
Marquez Letcher-Ellis 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oregon St.
|
77 |
52.0 |
10-22 |
15-22 |
16 |
26 |
1 |
11 |
12 |
| Rice
|
69 |
44.9 |
8-26 |
17-22 |
14 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
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