Oregon State
Stanford
Oregon State Loses To No. 1 Stanford
January 11, 2001 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2001
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
STANFORD, Calif. - Oregon State's monotonous game plan worked wonders for 20 minutes. That wasn't nearly long enough to beat top-ranked Stanford.
Casey Jacobsen hit four 3-pointers and scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half as the Cardinal managed one point in the first eight minutes, but came alive in plenty of time to beat Oregon State 73-49 on Thursday night.
Reserve Julius Barnes had a career-high 15 points, and Jason Collins had 13 in Stanford's first game since ascending to No. 1. In their Pac-10 home opener, the Cardinal (14-0, 3-0) remained undefeated - but the undermanned Beavers made it as difficult as they could.
Oregon State (6-8, 0-2), which dressed just eight players for the game, opened the game in an excruciatingly slow offense while playing tough defense. The Beavers profoundly frustrated the overanxious Cardinal, who didn't score until Jacobsen made one free throw nearly five minutes in.
Barnes' jumper with 12 minutes left in the half was the Cardinal's first field goal. In between, Stanford made five turnovers, committed four fouls and stood around on defense as the Beavers used the full shot clock on nearly every possession.
Stanford also held Oregon State scoreless for seven minutes at one point, but twins Jarron and Jason Collins both got in early foul trouble and spent most of the first half on the bench as the Beavers clung to their lead. Barnes had 10 points in the first half, but his teammates went 3-for-13.
The Beavers even led in the final minute of the first half, but Stanford opened the second half in an uncharacteristic full-court press. The defensive exertion seemed to spark the Cardinal, who made runs of 11-2 and 11-3 in the second half led by a barrage of long 3-pointers from Jacobsen.
Adam Masten led the Beavers with 13 points, and Jason Heide added 10. Oregon State forward Brian Jackson, one of just three Beavers taller than 6-foot-9, fouled out with 18:05 left, and Heide followed him in the closing minutes, leaving Oregon State with one player on its bench.
Barnes' performance was a welcome sign for Stanford after its bench was held scoreless in a win over Arizona on Saturday. Curtis Borchardt, who missed both of the Cardinal's road games in Arizona with an Achilles' tendon injury, had six points and five rebounds while playing strong defense inside.
After seeing Oregon State in pregame warmups, the Cardinal's student section began chanting "It's all over!" before the national anthem.
By halftime, the Stanford crowd had a new respect for the Beavers. When Heide limped off the court with an apparent ankle injury with two minutes left, the crowd gave him a loud ovation.
Stanford beat Oregon State for the eighth straight time at Maples Pavilion.
