Beavers Fall to Ducks, 73-68
February 28, 1999
EUGENE - Alex Scales scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half to help lead the Ducks to a 73-68 win over Oregon State in front of a sold out McArthur Court Saturday night. Three other Ducks scored in double figures to help avenge an earlier loss to the Beavers in Corvallis.
Scales ended up four-of-nine from the field and seven-of-nine from the charity stripe as well as pulling down four rebounds.
"He kind of rushed some things and really settled down after the half," Oregon Head Coach Ernie Kent said about Scales. "He has so much energy, but once he settled down he really helped carry us in the second half."
Terik Brown had a solid game in his final Civil War as a Duck, hitting four-of-six from beyond the three-point arc on the way to 15 points on the night. Oregon's Mike Carson almost recorded a double-double with 13 points and a team-high nine rebounds, and Darius Wright chipped in with 12 points and seven assists. Deaundra Tanner led all scorers with 21 points for the Beavers, but was six-of-24 from the field. Josh Steinthal kept the Beavers close for most of the game with clutch shooting, going five-for-six from three-point range and seven-for-11 from the field for a total of 19 points. Jason Heide added 13 for Oregon State.
Oregon held the lead for the entire first half, scoring the first eight points of the game. Oregon State clawed back to tie it at 11-11, but Oregon pulled away for an eight-point halftime lead when Yasir Rosemond hit from long range and the Ducks went into the locker room with a 35-27 lead.
The Ducks pushed the lead to 12 in the second half on a lay-up by Carson, 43-31. Then Steinthal and Sasha Petrovic came alive, combining for 11 points to fuel a 17-3 run that gave them their first lead when a Steinthal three-pointer made it 48-46. The lead went back and forth, until five-straight points by Wright gave the Ducks a 10-point lead at 68-58.
The Beavers wouldn't give up, sparked by Tanner, who scored the final 10 points for the Beavers. His three-ball with 32 seconds left cut the lead to, 69-66. However the Ducks made four of their final six free throws, including two by freshman Frederick Jones to ice the game with nine seconds left to give Oregon the five-point victory.
