Oregon State - USC Post Game Notes
January 04, 2009 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2009
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Tonight's announced attendance was 4,719.
• Oregon State will return to action Thursday, Jan. 8, to face the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz. at 7:30 p.m. The game is to be televised by Fox Sports Net.
TEAM NOTES
• Head coach Craig Robinson recorded his sixth career victory at Oregon State.
• With the win, the Beavers snap a 21-game Pac-10 losing streak, 23-game streak against Pac-10 opponents and a nine game overtime losing streak. The last time the Beavers beat a Pac-10 opponent was Feb. 22, 2007 against Washington in Corvallis. The last time the Beavers won an overtime game was Dec. 6, 2003 over Kansas State in three overtimes.
• Sunday's meeting between Oregon State and USC was the 120th all-time. With the victory, the Beavers improve to 34-29 all-time when playing in Corvallis.
• Oregon State forced 10 first half turnovers and forced 18 turnovers on the game.
• In the second half Oregon State shot 71.4 percent from 3-point range (5-for-7) and 56.5 percent from the field (12-for-23). On the game Oregon State shot 50 percent from the field going 25-for-50.
• Five players registered at least one steal in the first half for Oregon State.
• The Beavers scored 32 points in the paint.
• Oregon State scored 18 points off turnovers.
• Oregon State held a 20-7 advantage in bench scoring. The Beaver bench held a 12-0 advantage in the second half.
• The Beavers recorded six more steals than USC earning an 11-5 advantage.
• In overtime, Oregon State was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and hit its only 3-point attempt.
• Oregon State held USC to just 14 percent from the field in overtime (1-for-7).
• The Beavers overcame a 15-point second half deficit to force overtime.
PLAYER NOTES
• Junior Roeland Schaftenaar tied his career best by scoring a game high 18 points (3-for-6 3-pt), marking the third time Schaftenaar has scored in double-figures this season.
• Schaftenaar tied his career best in assists with six (tied game high), set a career best in minutes played with 40, and set season bests with seven rebounds and three steals (tied game high).
• Senior Rickey Claitt set a career best with three steals (tied game high).
• Sophomore Calvin Haynes scored 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting making for double-digit scoring performances in each of the six games he has played in this season.
• Haynes played a career high 35 minutes and recorded a season best four assists.
• Sophomore Omari Johnson recorded his sixth double-digit scoring performance with 11 points shooting perfect from the field (4-for-4; 2-for-2 3-pt).
• Junior Seth Tarver recorded a game high eight rebounds.
