Men's Basketball Upsets Ninth-Ranked Arizona
January 24, 1999
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Deaundra Tanner hit a running jumper with 28.3 seconds left as Oregon State came back to beat No. 9 Arizona 60-59 Saturday night, snapping the Beavers' 17-game losing streak to the Wildcats.
Arizona's A.J. Bramlett was fouled with 3.1 seconds left, but missed both free throws. Oregon State's Clifton Jones was immediately fouled and missed his two free throws, but Arizona couldn't come up with the ball before time ran out.
It was the first win for Oregon State (10-7, 4-4) over Arizona (13-3, 5-2) since an 84-61 victory Dec. 2, 1989.
Tanner scored 16 points to lead the Beavers. Jones added 13 points and nine rebounds.
Richard Jefferson had 20 points for Arizona. Jason Terry, who scored 37 in Thursday night's 85-83 win at Oregon, had just five points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Arizona's last five games have been decided by a total of eight points.
Arizona led 59-56 with under a minute left, but Oregon State got two free throws from Josh Steinthal to pull to 59-58 with less than 46 seconds left.
Terry got tied up at midcourt, and the Beavers won the ball on the alternating possession. Tanner then drove inside the lane and hit a soft, running jumper to put Oregon State up 60-59 with 28.3 seconds to go.
Arizona had one last possession, but had the ball knocked away with 9.6 seconds left. Bramlett was fouled by Oregon State's Jason Heide, but both of Bramlett's shots hit the back of the rim.
