Feb. 24, 2011
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State outscored Stanford 13-5 in the last 2:18 to claim an 87-80 win at Gill Coliseum on Thursday night.
Jared Cunningham had 17 of his team-high 21 points in the second half for Oregon State (10-16, 5-10 Pac-10), which had lost four straight and 10 of its previous 12.
Calvin Haynes added 14 points and Roberto Nelson 12 points for the Beavers, who shot 61.5 percent overall (32-52) after hitting just 36.6 percent of their shots in the previous eight games.
Jeremy Green poured in a game-high 24 points for Stanford (13-14, 6-10 Pac-10), which has now lost four straight. It was Green's 11th 20-point game of the season and sixth in his last seven games overall.
Aaron Bright added 15 points (5-5 from three-point territory) while Anthony Brown chipped in with 12 points. Jarrett Mann dished out 10 assists.
Stanford bolted out to a 41-35 halftime lead, thanks to a 53.6 percent shooting clip over the first 20 minutes. The Cardinal's biggest lead was 25-12 at the 11:13 mark of the first half.
The lead was traded three times in the last five minutes before Cunningham's three-point play with 1:29 left put the Beavers ahead for good at 80-77. After a Stanford miss, Oregon State's Devon Collier scored after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Cunningham and Haynes had dunks off Collier assists in the closing seconds to ice the game.
Oregon State's 61.5 percent shooting was the highest by an opponent since Arizona made 70.0 percent (35-50) back on Mar. 7, 2009.
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NOTES: Stanford slipped under the .500 mark for the first time this year ... The Cardinal is now 6-10 with two Pac-10 games remaining (at Oregon, at California) ... Oregon State won its first game in the series since Mar. 25, 2009, when the Beavers posted a 65-62 overtime victory in the semifinals of the CBI ... Stanford connected on 13 three-pointers, matching its season-high total also accomplished against Virginia back on Nov. 18. The school record for most triples in a game is 15 ... Aaron Bright's 15 points matched a career high, as the freshman also scored 15 points at Oklahoma State back on Dec. 21, 2010 ... Jarrett Mann dished out at least 10 assists for the second time this season. He finished with a career-best 11 handouts against Washington State two weeks ago in a game where Stanford also tallied 20 assists ... Josh Owens entered Thursday's game having made 16-19 (84.2 percent) from the field in seven career games against Oregon State. On Thursday, he was just 3-11 with six points in 26 minutes ... Stanford reached the 40-point plateau by halftime for the third time this year ... The Cardinal's 23 rebounds were a season low. No player finished with more than four boards.
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Head coach Johnny Dawkins:
Opening Statement:
"Well, it's always difficult to lose a game like that. Give credit to Oregon State, they kept fighting and made it a ballgame. We knew they would be competitive in the second half. They have beaten some good teams here at home."
On Stanford's three-point shooting:
"We like to get high-percentage shots and the threes were open tonight. They were great looks for our guys, and our kids were able to knock them down tonight."