National Basketball Association
Oregon St. 77, California 71
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Where: Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon
Officials:
# Daryl Gelinas, # Verne Harris, # Frank Harvey
Attendance:
7208
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Gary Payton II nearly posted a triple-double while leading Oregon State to a 77-71 victory over visiting California on Saturday at Gil Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore.
Payton had 20 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and four steals for Oregon State (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12). Freshman forward Tres Tinkle scored 15 points. Freshman guard Stephen Thompson Jr. had 11.
Freshman forward Jaylen Brown had 20 points and seven rebounds for Cal (12-5, 2-2). Senior guard Tyrone Wallace scored 17 points, junior guard Jordan Mathews had 16 points and freshman forward Ivan Rabb had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Oregon State staged a 10-0 run to take a 14-8 lead. Cal cut the deficit to three midway through the opening period, but the Beavers outscored the Golden Bears 8-2 over the final 3:02 to take a 38-27 lead into the break.
Oregon State went up by 14 early in the second half and led by 11 before Cal mounted a 12-3 run to get within two.
The Beavers quickly reclaimed momentum and went ahead 58-50.
The Bears rallied once more to get within two on a 3-pointer by Mathews with 1:01 remaining, but did not get closer.
Top Game Performances
| California |
|
Oregon St. |
|
Jaylen Brown 20 |
Scoring |
Gary Payton II 20 |
|
Tyrone Wallace 6 |
Assists |
Gary Payton II 8 |
|
Ivan Rabb 10 |
Rebounds |
Gary Payton II 11 |
|
Ivan Rabb 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Gary Payton II 4 |
|
Tyrone Wallace 1 |
Steals |
Gary Payton II 4 |
|
Jaylen Brown 2 |
Blocks |
Cheikh N'diaye 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| California
|
71 |
52.2 |
8-16 |
15-23 |
12 |
30 |
6 |
1 |
16 |
| Oregon St.
|
77 |
42.9 |
3-7 |
20-27 |
15 |
25 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
