Oregon State
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Beavers Fall To No. 17 Oregon, 91-62
February 16, 2002 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 16, 2002
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Frederick Jones scored 23 points and Luke Ridnour added 20 as No. 17 Oregon beat Oregon State 91-62 Saturday night and moved into a three-way tie for first place in the Pac-10.
Luke Jackson finished with 19 points for the Ducks (18-7, 10-4 Pac-10), who improved to 14-0 at McArthur Court and moved into a tie atop the conference with USC and Stanford.
Philip Ricci had 20 points and nine rebounds for Oregon State (10-14, 3-11). Floyd North III added 11 points.
The Ducks, winners of eight straight against the Beavers, defeated Oregon State for the 17th time in 18 games. Oregon last lost to Oregon State at home in 1992.
The Ducks' 10-4 conference record is their best start since 1975-76. The 29-point victory tied the largest margin of victory by Oregon in the series, equaling a 42-13 win on Feb. 11, 1921.
Oregon State used a 21-10 run to close within 28-25 with 6:10 left in the first half. Oregon closed out the first half with a 17-2 run and led 45-27 at the break.
The Ducks hit three 3-pointers in the run, which also included an alley-oop dunk by Jones.
Oregon State scored four of the first six points in the second half, closing with 15 points.
Oregon scored 13 consecutive points in a 22-4 run that extended its lead to 69-36 at the 13:17 mark.
With 6:35 remaining, Anthony Lever hit a 3-pointer to give the Ducks an 82-45 lead, their largest lead of the game.
The Ducks extended their best home start since 1937-38, when they went 16-0.
