Thompson Scores Game-High 20 In Loss To Aggies

Saturday, December 15

Portland, OR

8:00 PM

Oregon State

6-3

Texas A&M

4-4

Team	1	2	F
Texas A&M	33	34	67
Oregon State	30	34	64

Photo by: Scobel Wiggins/Oregon State Athletics

December 15, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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By: Oregon State Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – Ethan Thompson scored 20 points to lead Oregon State in a 67-64 loss to Texas A&M at the Dam City Classic on Saturday night.

After a back-and-forth second half, TJ Starks hit a 3-pointer that gave the Aggies a 63-57 lead with just over four minutes left. Savion Flagg added a layup to extend the lead.

Stephen Thompson Jr. made a layup to pull the Beavers within 65-62 with 34.6 seconds left. Wendell Mitchell missed the first of two free throws on the other end before Alfred Hollins did the same for Oregon State to make it 66-63.

Oregon State (6-3) couldn't score in a scramble under the basket and ultimately couldn't catch up to the Aggies.

Tres Tinkle had 17 points and six rebounds and Hollins finished with eight points and a career-high 10 rebounds.

Kylor Kelley had two blocks for Oregon State in the first half for his ninth straight game with multiple blocks, tying an Oregon State record with Scott Haskin.

Texas A&M jumped in front 22-16 early after back-to-back 3-pointers from Mitchell. The Beavers responded with a 7-2 run to get within 24-23, capped by Tinkle's layup.

Texas A&M led 33-30 at the half, led by Mahan with eight points.

Tinkle and Ethan Thompson hit consecutive 3-pointers to pull Oregon State ahead 36-35 early in the second half.

Mahan's fast-break dunk give the Aggies a 43-40 lead, but Thompson Jr. hit a 3-pointer to tie it. The teams wrestled for the lead much of the rest of the way until Starks' 3-pointer.

The Beavers were without senior center Gligorije Rakocevic for the third straight game because of a stress fracture in his foot. There is no timetable for his return.

Starks had 18 points and eight assists and Texas A&M won their third straight game. Brandon Mahan, John Walker III and Mitchell each added 10 points for the Aggies (4-4), who hadn't played for nearly two weeks because of a cancelled game.

The Beavers will play their first of three consecutive games at Gill Coliseum when they host Pepperdine (6-4) at 7 p.m. on Monday.

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