Oregon State
Illinois-Chicago
Beavers Topple Illinois-Chicago, 74-54
December 22, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 22, 2010
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Jared Cunningham scored a career-high 22 points and Roberto Nelson added 14 to lead Oregon State to a 74-54 win against Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday night.
In their final tuneup before Pac-10 Conference play, the Beavers (5-6) led by 20 at halftime, and Illinois-Chicago got no closer than 17 afterward. Freshman Ahmad Starks had 12 points and made a career-high four three-pointers and freshman Devon Collier had 10 points.
Robo Krebs had 21 points and seven rebounds, and Paul Carter scored 19 points for the Flames (5-8), who defeated then-12th ranked Illinois four days earlier.
Nelson, a redshirt freshman guard, had the best of his four games as a collegian.
