Oregon State holds off Portland State late, wins 67-62
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- — Zach Reichle and Jarod Lucas each scored a season-high 15 points and Oregon State held off Portland State for a 67-62 victory on Tuesday night.
Warith Alatishe added 13 points and 11 rebounds for Oregon State (4-3), his second double-double of the season.
Khalid Thomas split a pair of free throws to give Portland State a 62-61 lead with 2:13 remaining. Rodrigue Andela made a layup for the Beavers with 24 seconds to play. Reichle and Alatishe each made two free throws to end it.
James Scott scored 16 points to lead the Vikings (2-4). Paris Dawson had 13 points and Thomas 11.
Ethan Thompson, who hasn't missed a start for the Beavers in 101 games, had just seven points on 2-of-11 shooting, snapping his 15-game streak scoring in double figures, dating to last season.
Portland State opened the second half on a 24-9 run to pull to 45-43, and then a 12-2 surge gave the Vikings their first lead, 58-57 with 4:00 remaining.
The Beavers beat Portland State 81-76 last season and lead the series 15-0.
Oregon State, which had Sunday's game against Southern California postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Trojans' program, is scheduled to host Stanford on Dec. 31.
Portland State is scheduled to play at Eastern Washington on Dec. 31.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Southern Utah | 12-2 | - | 19-3 |
Weber State | 12-3 | 0.5 | 17-5 |
Eastern Washington | 12-3 | 0.5 | 13-7 |
Idaho State | 8-6 | 4 | 13-10 |
Montana State | 8-6 | 4 | 11-9 |
Montana | 7-9 | 6 | 13-12 |
Northern Colorado | 6-8 | 6 | 10-10 |
Portland State | 6-8 | 6 | 9-12 |
Sacramento State | 5-9 | 7 | 8-11 |
Northern Arizona | 4-10 | 8 | 5-15 |
Idaho | 1-17 | 13 | 1-20 |
2020-2021 Pac-12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Oregon | 14-4 | - | 19-5 |
USC | 15-5 | - | 21-6 |
Colorado | 14-6 | 1 | 20-7 |
UCLA | 13-6 | 1.5 | 17-8 |
Arizona | 11-9 | 4 | 17-9 |
Oregon State | 10-10 | 5 | 14-12 |
Stanford | 10-10 | 5 | 14-12 |
Utah | 8-11 | 6.5 | 11-12 |
Arizona State | 7-10 | 6.5 | 10-13 |
Washington State | 7-12 | 7.5 | 14-12 |
Washington | 4-16 | 11 | 5-20 |
California | 3-17 | 12 | 8-19 |